bighairdontcare
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whatever the case may be, I believe that this had to do with MONEY.
How accurate is this quote? The reason I wonder is because the same expression was used for the murders: "It was a sophisticated operation." (Mike DeWine) The operation, then, could refer to the murder plan rather than the marijuana growing. It was "something bigger" than the outcome of a personal grudge against one person. I don't know. But I do know reporters, in their frenzy, can be careless with the facts -- and with quotes. Just sayin'.
ETA: Listening to that CNN reporter, I got the impression that he was working hard to break a story. He learned that law enforcement was familiar with the family, suggesting that they were on LE's radar for criminal activities. Weren't they familiar with the family just because it was simply a large family that had lived in the region for many generations? He then said, based on that statement, that CNN looked into court records and found out that Dana (?) had some domestic-related charges. Some of her children (?) had drug-related offenses (not necessarily surprising if they were teens/young adults). Maybe CNN is on to something. Or maybe their report is breathless hype that has nothing to do with the murders. I guess we'll have to wait and see.
Something I find odd and maybe this is just me, but some of these people, held down regular jobs and all of them less than glamorous IMO. I don't understand why they would have jobs like the ones they had, if they had money coming in from another
source: I.e. Drug sales.
Carrying these forward from thread 1...
1) Dana Rhoden 3122 Union Hill
2) 4077 & 4199 Union Hill
3) Map showing distance between 1 & 2
4) Map showing distance between 1, 2 and 799 Left Fork where Kenneth was found.
Something I find odd and maybe this is just me, but some of these people, held down regular jobs and all of them less than glamorous IMO. I don't understand why they would have jobs like the ones they had, if they had money coming in from another
source: I.e. Drug sales.
IMO - now we know why KR and GR were there from KY. If earlier posts are correct GR and KR were popped for marijuana growing and for drug running. This is all drug related and it's starting to make sense. Look for the feds to get involved if it does connect back to Mexico. It's not sounding like a little back woods feud, someone very deliberate and methodical planned and executed. I still say the key is KR and GR - still weird to go 30 miles out of the way to kill one more...........dealers don't like they're supplies messed with or money messed with and my bet is someone screwed over the way wrong people or didn't deliver on what they said they would..........
I am not buying into the cockfighting or dog fighting- and I am not sold on some disgruntled ex.....
Could it be something with gun trafficking?
I am sure there is some info that LE has not released yet....
Also, it is not yet established how grandiose these pot cultivation sites were, correct?
Ironic that you mention bike gangs, I did see ties to one in particular that one of the deceased was involved with .Are there any outlaw motorcycle gangs in the area? This really sounds more bikie related than cartel to me. Bikies will without hesitation eliminate a threat to their drug earnings. The bikie gangs of today are replicating the old ways the mafia conducted business, they rely heavily on the drug trade, stand-over tactics or delegation as they call it (settling business disputes) & debt collection as there main source of revenue. They have been known to be brutal in dealing with anyone undermining their business operations & they are hard core in sending a strong message to anyone else about what to expect should anyone be thinking of doing the same. The way this crime was committed is exactly how a bikie gang would carry out such an operation without fear or favour, I am related by marriage to a sergeant at arms of an OMG & we have no contact with them at all because of who he is for our safety, what we don't know can't harm us, but I know from past experience & word of mouth this is the type of thing they would do. They also are heavily involved in the transport industry, most of their leaders own trucking or heavy haulage companies, this gives them a foot in the door of virtually every industry, they turn up wearing their colours & their rivals are too scared & intimidated to compete against them.
I've been following this awful case with great interest. One thing I've noticed in the aerial photos is the dogs tied up outside, and the big dirt circles where they're chained to their houses. In one of the overhead photos I can see one dog, but not the others. Wouldn't the dogs have been barking when an intruder/intruders showed up? Were some of the dogs shot or killed, too? And these dogs and the houses don't show up in the google photos, so have been put there since those pics were taken. Were the dogs for protection or to sound the alarm? Or maybe they were just hunting dogs... they don't seem to have been pets, though.
I've been following this awful case with great interest. One thing I've noticed in the aerial photos is the dogs tied up outside, and the big dirt circles where they're chained to their houses. In one of the overhead photos I can see one dog, but not the others. Wouldn't the dogs have been barking when an intruder/intruders showed up?
I haven't seen anything that's been released about the dogs either, and have wondered the same thing :frown: I have seen FB pic's posted of a black dog with one of the victims :frown: