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On this day in 1992, serial killer Robert Ben Rhodes was sentenced to life without parole

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Welcome to Today in True Crime, a Spotify original from PARCAST. Due to the graphic nature of this crime, listener discretion is advised.

This episode includes discussions and depictions of torture,

sexual violence, and suicidal ideation that some people may find offensive.

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Today we're covering the sentencing of the truck stop killer Robert Ben Rhodes.

Let's go back to Mount Vernon, Illinois on September 11th, 1992.

46-year-old Robert Ben Rhodes gave no statement before his sentence was read aloud.

The courtroom listened quietly as a judge sentenced him to life behind bars without parole.

Rhodes, wearing his spectacles and a blank expression, hardly reacted to his punishment.

But he was troubled by one thing the judge said. If he was implicated in any other

murders, they could retry him for a death sentence. This was bad news for the former truck

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