Authorities: Evidence of pot, cockfighting at killing scenes

Authorities: Evidence of pot, cockfighting at killing scenes, As the analysis into the killings of eight ancestors associates in rural Ohio entered its fifth day, added data boring trickled out.

Pike County Prosecutor Rob Junk told the Columbus Dispatch Monday that the marijuana operations apparent at three of the four abomination scenes included a grow-house apartment hundreds of plants.
Authorities: Evidence of pot, cockfighting at killing scenes

"It wasn't just somebody sitting pots in the window," Junk said.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine after added that that there was accessible affirmation of cockfighting at one of the properties, but he said he did not apperceive what was accordant to the investigation.

Law administration admiral had been accustomed with the ancestors alone for added reasons, Junk told the Columbus Dispatch.

"Altercations with people, that array of thing," he said. "Nothing like this."

All eight victims were fatally attempt in the arch on Friday in Piketon, about 60 afar south of Columbus and 90 afar east of Cincinnati.

Two of the four homes that became abomination scenes are aural walking ambit of anniversary other. The others are nearby.

The victims were articular as 40-year-old Christopher Rhoden Sr.; his ex-wife, 37-year-old Dana Rhoden; their three children; Christopher Rhoden Sr.'s brother, 44-year-old Kenneth Rhoden; their cousin, 38-year-old Gary Rhoden; and 20-year-old Hannah Gilley, whose 6-month old son with "Frankie" was unharmed.

More than a dozen counselors, clergy and psychologists accustomed at the bounded top academy on Monday to advice accompany and neighbors cope with their affliction as they remembered the victims as loyal and caring people.

Dana Rhoden, who was dead forth with her three children, her ex-husband, and three added relatives, "always capital what was best for her kids," Scioto Valley Bounded Academy District Superintendent Todd Burkitt said.

The youngest victim, Christopher Rhoden Jr., was a 16-year-old apprentice at Piketon Top School.

"He was the aboriginal one that if he anticipation that anyone wasn't getting advised adequately or acquainted like anyone wasn't getting advised appropriately, he would allege up about it," Burkitt said.

The teen's ancestors — 19-year-old Hanna Rhoden and 20-year-old Clarence "Frankie" Rhoden — aswell had abounding the school.

No arrests accept been made, and admiral accept not said if they accept any suspects in mind.

While they accept not appear any data about a motive, the Attorney General's appointment did affirm Monday that one of the victims had accustomed a blackmail via Facebook. Junk, the prosecutor, did not anon acknowledge to assorted requests from The Associated Press for comment.

DeWine aswell said the state's abomination lab was searching at 18 pieces of affirmation from a DNA and ballistic standpoint, and that 5 seek warrants were executed. Added than 100 tips were accustomed to investigators, and a Cincinnati-area agent offered a $25,000 accolade for data arch to those responsible.
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