Posted on 04/24/2016 5:42:11 PM PDT by KansasGirl
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The slayings of eight family members in rural southern Ohio "was a pre-planned execution" and the investigation will be lengthy, the state's attorney general told reporters Sunday...
Authorities said it was clear that the Rhoden family was targeted, and Pike County Sheriff Charles Reader said he's told relatives to be armed.
Reader said he did not believe there was a safety issue for other residents. But "If you are fearful, arm yourself," he said.
Authorities have been scrambling to determine who targeted the clan and why. Investigators have interviewed between 50 and 60 people in hopes of finding leads, and a team 38 people is combing wooded areas around the shooting scenes to ensure no evidence was missed, Reader said.
Authorities found marijuana-growing operations at three of the four locations of the shootings, but neither DeWine nor Reader elaborated on what, if any, role they had in the deaths.
Reader said in his 20 years in law enforcement, he never interacted with the family "in a criminal nature."
"This was very methodical. This was well planned. This was not something that just happened," said Reader, saying most victims were targeted while they were sleeping.
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“Mary Jane Grow operations use indoor lighting and climate controls.”
I’m quite aware of that, but these places didn’t seem set up for that in any sort of quantity.
Seems to be emerging that it was all about drugs and drug profits.
Not saying there is any relationship, but there is this article from about four years ago.
Note the location mentioned..
Its kind of hard to imagine how that many people in different locations could be killed simultaneously in their sleep.
OH (thanks to our gov who’s a Democrat on most issues) has a TERRIBLE problem with invaders on the loose. These aren’t the first murders in the state that have had the footprints of drug activity turf wars written all over them.
Somebody decided to play Breaking Bad and got the while family killed.
Killed all the adults, left the kids. This was a hit.
Dope/narcotics and executions seem to go hand in hand.
It is perfectly acceptable and within reason to grow cannabis outdoors.
Nowadays with the emphasis on edibles and other non-smoked products, high quality is not the most important aspect.
Volume is the most important aspect.
The message being "We kill the competition".
Yep
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