Midwest USA: Truck Stop Killer Pursuit
Foul Play: A Historical True Crime Podcast
Shane L. Waters, Wendy Cee, Gemma Hoskins
4.5 • 992 Ratings
🗓️ 11 October 2023
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
Listeners will hear how Rhoades was linked to unsolved murders and missing person cases, his personal history with the Houston BDSM scene, and the sinister evidence found in his apartment. The episode also details the heartbreaking story of Regina Walters, one of Rhoades's victims, whose life and tragic end were documented through Rhoades's own photographs.
The episode further examines how close calls and narrow escapes of potential victims aided the investigation, with personal accounts adding emotional depth to the narrative. As detectives and the FBI untangled the dark thread of Rhoades's acts, the story captures the clash between the search for truth and the struggle for justice.
The description sets up the anticipation for the next episode, promising a focus on the trial and sentencing of Rhoades, and the unresolved questions that torment the victims' families. It's a harrowing journey through the impact of Rhoades's crimes and the search for closure in one of the most disturbing cases of serial murder in America.
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| 0:00.0 | What does home mean to you? |
| 0:02.0 | I'm Jimmy Femmeraywa, writer, broadcaster, and restaurant critic. |
| 0:06.0 | And I've been speaking to well-known names about what home means to them. |
| 0:10.0 | And it was in the East End, it was in Burmese, when Burmese was rough. |
| 0:13.0 | I remember thinking, not that the boys are going to fancy me. |
| 0:16.0 | Good number, Otty, and a chicken curry. |
| 0:18.0 | You are full, you are connected to your culture, and you may get harder. |
| 0:23.0 | That's where's home really. |
| 0:25.0 | With me, Jimmy Femmeraywa. |
| 0:27.0 | Find it wherever you're listening to this. |
| 0:29.0 | Hello again, friend, and welcome back to Fall Play. |
| 0:57.0 | In our last episode on the truck stop killer, we delved into the dark and twisted world of Robert Ben Rhodes, |
| 1:06.0 | and the horrifying experiences of some of his victims. |
| 1:11.0 | Today we'll dive deeper into the investigation, a lot to his capture. |
| 1:17.0 | The chilling evidence that was found and the impact his crimes had on the lives of those he left behind. |
| 1:26.0 | In the darkest hours of the morning of April 1st, 1990, |
| 1:35.0 | a Peter built semi-track to Rick, called the attention of Arizona State Trooper, Mike Miller, |
| 1:41.0 | as it sat parked off into State 10, just outside of Casagrande. |
| 1:47.0 | The truck's hazard lights were flashing, and Miller couldn't shake the uneasy feeling it gave him. |
| 1:53.0 | Little did he know his decision to investigate, with set off a series of terrifying events. |
| 2:00.0 | Approaching the vehicle, Miller peered into the cab, entirely unprepared for the horrors he was about to uncover. |
| 2:07.0 | As he opened the door, a young, nude woman shackled and chained to the wall of the sleeper cab, screened in terror. |
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