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Kenneth Wayne Rhoden

Case from Piketon, OH dated Apr 22, 2016

Victim Details

Kenneth Wayne Rhoden

Male

White / Caucasian

Piketon

OH

2016-04-22

44

Kenneth

Wayne Rhoden

07/12/2026

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Kenneth Wayne Rhoden, a 44-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity from Piketon, Ohio, tragically lost his life on April 22, 2016. His death was part of a larger, devastating incident known as the Pike County shootings, which claimed the lives of eight members of the Rhoden family in what has been described as one of the most heinous crimes in modern Ohio history.

The Pike County murders were executed in an "execution-style" manner at four different locations. Kenneth Wayne Rhoden was one of ...
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  • http://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Files/Briefing-Room/News-Releases/BCI/Rhoden-Family-Tree
  • Mail Online: Pictured: Five of the eight Ohio relatives shot-dead 'execution style'
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