Posted on 04/26/2016 2:26:17 PM PDT by KansasGirl
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 their heads, torsos and other parts of their bodies, according to autopsy results. With one exception, each victim suffered at least two gunshot wounds, and one was shot nine times. Some bodies also were bruised from apparent beatings.
The autopsy results did not identify any of the victims...
Police have not made any arrests or identified any suspects for the massacre, which authorities called pre-planned executions.
Mounting evidence shows a massive drug ring, and possibly other illegal activities, operating out of the familys isolated farms near Piketon.
Three of the four crimes scenes held several hundred marijuana plants, prosecutors said...
In 2012, authorities seized more than 1,200 marijuana plants, with suspected ties to a Mexican drug cartel, in Waverly, a town about five miles away from the Rhoden farms.
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Build a wall. Deport illegals. Make America Safe Again.
Simple reversion to type.
Mexicans need to live in Mexico.
There’s an election on, and SOMEONE is doing the raping.
Because of the cartel connections you can count on the media to try and keep this as quiet as possible.
This plays right into Trump’s hands, and the media hates that.
They’ll do whatever they can to spike this.
Has information been released that indicates the SD has inventoried casings and projectiles recovered from the scenes and victims? Analysis of that should refine speculation on what we have here.
I’d think local folks would know if any members of this family were involved with drugs, and the cops might even know if any of the victims had done any testifying or informing. Of course, they might know and don;t want to say.
Don’t you want to wait for some proof?
*Ping* to CGASMIA68.
[Has information been released that indicates the SD has inventoried casings and projectiles recovered from the scenes and victims]
No.
There must have been an award for the most F-bombs ever used in a movie. Paul Muni made that same film without using one F-bomb.
Weren’t they holding cockfights on the property too?
Lassie would not approve.
Family Values don’t stop at the border.
Killing the families Americans won’t.
Kasich is awol from Ohio, seems he is in permanent campaign mode. What I don’t get is why Trump hasn’t talked about the seven sanctuary cities in Ohio as well as the massive increase in Ohio drug trafficking.
Another example of “drugs ... the victimless crime”.
I guarantee you silencers were used and probably weapons traced back to 0dunga-Holder’s Fast & Furious operation.
Calling Gov. Kasich. “Hablo espanol”?
There’s already been a bunch of cartel killings in border state but media kills those stories quicker than black on white gang rapes.
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