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Two of the three men found shot to death on a Cobb County golf course last weekend had been bound and gagged with tape before being placed in the bed of a pickup truck, according to warrants made public Friday morning. Bryan Rhoden, 23, was arrested Thursday after being identified as the “lone shooter” in the bizarre triple homicide at an affluent Kennesaw-area country club over the Fourth of July weekend.

Cops have arrested the suspect accused of killing golf pro Gene Siller and two other men at Pinetree Country Club golf course in Georgia last weekend. Bryan Anthony Rhoden, 23, was arrested in Thursday in the city of Chamblee, more than 25 miles southeast of where the slain men were discovered Saturday, Cobb County Police Chief Tim Cox said during a news conference Thursday evening. Cobb County Police say golf pro Gene Siller, 46, was shot in the head by a gunman at Pinetree Country Club in suburban Atlanta on Saturday after 'witnessing an active crime' unfolding.

COLUMBUS (WCMH) – The Ohio Attorney General’s Office is looking for information about four for people in connection with the killing of eight people in Pike County. Investigators in the murder investigation are asking for information regarding the following people: George “Billy” Wagner, III, 46 Angela Wagner, 46 George Wagner IV, 25 Edward “Jake” Wagner, 24

<p>COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A coroner says seven of the eight victims in killings targeting a southern Ohio family were shot multiple times, and one had nine gunshot wounds.</p> <p>The Hamilton County coroner said Tuesday that autopsies showed some victims also had bruising. One victim was shot only once, but it's not clear who that was.</p>

All but one of the eight family members slain on isolated Ohio farms last week died from multiple gunshot wounds, and one victim was shot nine times, according to autopsy results released Tuesday. The gruesome findings emerged as investigators reportedly examined a potential Mexican drug cartel connection for the executions on properties used for marijuana growing operations. Local station 10TV, citing anonymous law enforcement sources, said authorities are examining whether a cartel turf war or family feud sparked the slaughter of eight members of the Rhoden family. The victims — seven adults and a 16-year-old — had gunshot wounds to...

The youngest of the eight Ohio family members found slain in execution-style murders last week received a threat on Facebook before the mass killings, Ohio's attorney general said Monday. ADVERTISEMENT Christopher Rhoden Jr., a 16-year-old freshman at Piketon High School, was the subject of the threat, CBS News reported. "I'm aware of the Facebook threat," Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said. "Every piece of information is valuable and our investigators are certainly taking that into consideration." The threat is just one emerging piece of evidence in the investigation, which has also uncovered cockfighting chickens and a marijuana growing operation at...

Attorney General Mike DeWine said in a 9 p.m. news conference that he would not say there is a "person of interest." He did say many of those who were interviewed were in Chillicothe. Pike County Sheriff Charles Reader said they believe the killer or killers are still on the loose and should be considered armed and dangerous. All victims were shot in their heads. Seven victims are adults, and one victim was a 16-year-old male, DeWine said in a Friday afternoon news conference. DeWine said that the victims were shot "execution-style." All the victims are believed to be members...

NORMALLY, Monday is one of the great days of the N.C.A.A. tournament. People are buzzing — about upsets and surprises, great performances and flops. But this Monday comes after the most unsettling four days I've experienced in 17 years of covering the tournament. The lingering images are not buzzer-beaters — and there were many — but news flashes: images of soldiers exchanging fire, buildings being demolished, lives altered and lost. The N.C.A.A. tournament is one of the great sporting events of the year, but this tournament should have been canceled.