The Pike County Massacre

Episode 33 of the Lake Eerie Library podcast, hosted by lakeeerielibrary, titled "The Pike County Massacre" was published on April 28, 2024 and runs 76 minutes.

April 28, 2024 ·76m · Lake Eerie Library

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Summary

The Librarians are here to share the details of their most contemporary true crime topic yet. April 2016- 8 members of the Rhoden family were found brutally murdered in Pike County, Ohio homes. The circumstances of their deaths led FBI and BCI investigators to one of Ohio's longest-running murder investigations to date. Who committed this heinous crime? Was it related to the seizure of thousands of cannabis plants in the area? Could the killer also be involved in a Kentucky murder? Or is there a much more sinister and personal explanation? As of this episode's airing, a court trial is still forthcoming. Timestamps: Housekeeping Discussion starts: 10:36 Tigger warnings: descriptions of gun violence, child neglect, mention of domestic abuse

Episode Description

The Librarians are here to share the details of their most contemporary true crime topic yet.

April 2016- 8 members of the Rhoden family were found brutally murdered in Pike County, Ohio homes. The circumstances of their deaths led FBI and BCI investigators to one of Ohio's longest-running murder investigations to date. Who committed this heinous crime? Was it related to the seizure of thousands of cannabis plants in the area? Could the killer also be involved in a Kentucky murder? Or is there a much more sinister and personal explanation?

As of this episode's airing, a court trial is still forthcoming.

Timestamps:

Housekeeping

Discussion starts: 10:36

Tigger warnings: descriptions of gun violence, child neglect, mention of domestic abuse