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True Crime Brewery

The Piketon Massacre

True Crime Brewery

Tiegrabber Podcasts

Society & Culture, Documentary, True Crime

4.41.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2020

⏱️ 96 minutes

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Summary

In the early morning of April 22, 2016, relatives of the Rhoden family in Pike County, Ohio, began to discover family members brutally killed in their own homes.  In all, eight members of the Rhoden family were murdered, including one minor, 16-year-old Christopher Rhoden, Jr. The victims had been shot to death.  Three young children, […]

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0:00.0

True Crime Brewery contains disturbing content related to real life crimes. Medical information is opinion based on facts of a crime and should not be interpreted as medical advice or treatment.

0:13.0

Listener discretion is advised. Welcome to True Crime Brewery. I'm Jill.

0:27.0

And I'm Dick.

0:29.0

In the early morning of April 22nd, 2016, relatives of the Rodin family in Pike County, Ohio

0:38.0

began to discover family members brutally killed in their own homes. In all, eight members of the Rodin family were murdered,

0:46.4

including one minor, 16-year-old Christopher Rodin Jr. All of the victims had been shot to death. Three young children, including a newborn infant, were left alive.

0:57.0

Investigators determined early on that the killings were planned and carried out by at least two perpetrators who knew the family well.

1:07.0

But it took over two years to make any arrests.

1:11.0

This crime scene investigation is the most extensive in the history of the state of Ohio.

1:17.0

Evidence of cockfighting and marijuana growth operations were found at some of the crime scenes.

1:23.0

But the motive may have been something as simple as a child custody dispute.

1:28.0

Join us at the quiet end for the piked in massacre.

1:31.0

Due to the methodical nature of these killings and the lack of

1:35.3

forensic evidence at the scenes, these murders have been described as a

1:39.4

premeditated and sophisticated operation. Four people have been arrested and the death penalty is on the table.

1:47.0

So this is a fascinating case that was recommended to us by Christie W.

1:52.0

So thank you, Christie. It is fascinating. A lot of people

1:55.9

involved in this case, so I'll try to remember who I'm talking about. Yeah, well there's

2:01.0

usually only two last names you're dealing with.

2:03.4

Fortunately.

2:04.4

Yeah.

2:05.4

So the beer for this is called Psychopathy and it was when it was gifted to us by two great

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