Oh - Violet Rhoden Taylor, 35, found shot, Pike County, 11 June 2018

[MittenScarpetta]

Rhoden cousin's death under investigation 2 years after family massacre

“LATHAM - A body found in the woods in Pike County Monday has been identified as a relative of the Rhoden family slain more than two years ago.”

“Violet Rhoden Taylor, 35, was pronounced dead at 10:01 a.m. Monday after her body was found on Lapperell Road near Stewart Hollow Road, according to the Pike County Coroner's Office. Her body was sent to Montgomery County for an autopsy.”

 

[creepcrusher]

Wow! Isn't she Ken Rhoden's daughter? Or am I mistaken?

 

[MittenScarpetta]

Link to Violet’s 8 family members’ latest thread, who were murdered 2 years ago on 4/22/2016.

UNSOLVED - Oh - Pike County: 8 People From One Family Dead As Police Hunt For Killer(s) #33

 

[MittenScarpetta]

Social media links for Violet-

Violet Taylor



Click here to support Violet Renee Taylor organized by Dennell Rhoden

 

[Tssiemer]

Wow! Isn't she Ken Rhoden's daughter? Or am I mistaken?

I’ve never understood this family tree.

 

[creepcrusher]

I’ve never understood this family tree.

It's so big that it's confusing. By looking at her Facebook I think she may be a cousin of Ken too. Though there's a picture of her at a baby shower and she says she can't wait to meet her niece, "Kendal," which I assume is being named after Ken. Maybe not though.

 

[MittenScarpetta]

I’ve never understood this family tree.

Violets dad and Chris & Kenny’s dad we’re brothers. Gary Rhoden’s dad is also a bother to Violet, Chris, and Kenny’s father’s.

Obituary for William Roger "Denny" Rhoden at Thompson Funeral Home

 

[MittenScarpetta]

Violets dad and Chris & Kenny’s dad we’re brothers. Gary Rhoden’s dad is also a bother to Violet, Chris, and Kenny’s father’s.

Obituary for William Roger "Denny" Rhoden at Thompson Funeral Home

So, to break it down, because it does get confusing

Denny, Clarence, and Kenneth Rhoden (not the one murdered) are brothers.

Denny-father to Violet and two other children listed in his obituary.

Clarence-father to Chris and Kenny Rhoden.

Kenneth-father to Gary Rhoden.

 

[MittenScarpetta]

It's so big that it's confusing. By looking at her Facebook I think she may be a cousin of Ken too. Though there's a picture of her at a baby shower and she says she can't wait to meet her niece, "Kendal," which I assume is being named after Ken. Maybe not though.

Chris, Kenny, and Gary were all 3 her first cousins.

Just to put this out there, I’m not sure where this situation is going. It could end up ruled a suicide or it could end up ruled a murder. I lean towards murder because of the massacre of her family along with where her body was found. However, I’ve never seen BCI investigate a suicide.

 

[creepcrusher]

So, to break it down, because it does get confusing

Denny, Clarence, and Kenneth Rhoden (not the one murdered) are brothers.

Denny-father to Violet and two other children listed in his obituary.

Clarence-father to Chris and Kenny Rhoden.

Kenneth-father to Gary Rhoden.

Thanks. It's been a while since I followed the family's case.

 

[MittenScarpetta]

The location of where VR was found is very suspicious, IMO, because of this case:

More people charged after disappearance of Pike County woman

VR was found on the same road. And she didn’t live on that road.

 

[Betty P]

Thanks for starting this thread! Good work!

This woman's death is very troubling.

 

[Tssiemer]

Between this family and the missing Chilicothe women (and Middletown/Dayton women) I have learned to just stay on my side of town and not venture over there anymore. Anything drug related there I have professional connections with so that’s why I’m staying out of it. But I do follow a long as I am local as well.

 

[GA_Peach]

This is unbelievable and tragic. I saw Rhoden and Pike County in the title of this thread, and I thought to myself, "No, this can't be." I have followed the Pike County case since the beginning but only as a lurker. This provides yet another twist.

I hope that this family finally finds justice.

 

[creepcrusher]

Maybe she won't die in vain and her death will lead them to solve the murders of her family.

 

[MittenScarpetta]

Thanks for starting this thread! Good work!

This woman's death is very troubling.

I need to fix the title-it duplicated. And is don’t know how to fix it but thank you!

 

[MittenScarpetta]

This is unbelievable and tragic. I saw Rhoden and Pike County in the title of this thread, and I thought to myself, "No, this can't be." I have followed the Pike County case since the beginning but only as a lurker. This provides yet another twist.

I hope that this family finally finds justice.

I don’t understand why there are 13 unsolved deaths in that county and now another person may be another one on the list. How does this happen? In an area w/around 3,000 people locally, 20,000 county wide.

 

[MittenScarpetta]

New article from Fox 19.

Pike County officials: Rhoden cousin had been shot, unclear if foul play

 

[creepcrusher]

New article from Fox 19.

Pike County officials: Rhoden cousin had been shot, unclear if foul play

Meaning she may have shot herself? Or maybe someone tried to make it look like a suicide?

 

[MittenScarpetta]

Meaning she may have shot herself? Or maybe someone tried to make it look like a suicide?

Well, I don’t know. I’ve tried to reason all day that perhaps this is a suicide but looking at her Facebook page..I won’t buy that until BCI clears the case.

VR’s fb shows repeated posts of her child and her love for him. There’s one post a little further back on the 4th of July where she spoke about her own mother committing suicide and how she would never do that to her own child Violet Taylor

Also, as far as I can tell, VR did not live at the location she was found. IMO, it’s odd for someone to kill them selves on someone else’s property.

I think we just have to wait and see what BCI says. I don’t undersdand why the coroner hasn’t released a preliminary report and said whether or not the gunshot(s) were self inflicted or not either.

I get the impression that LE is trying to keep this under wraps for some reason. That’s just my opinion though.