Oh - Violet Rhoden Taylor, 35, found shot, Pike County, 11 June 2018

Do you think it might have been a boyfriend? I think someone said that's sometimes done in front of a significant other.
I cant get the audio to play for some reason so all I know of it is what ive read in this thread. Thats possible though yes a boyfriend but seems like the cousin would know him and say her boyfriend instead of some guy. Especially if he was important enough to her for her to feel like he needed to be present and see her take her last breath. Id like to know how her cousin and him came across each other though. Was she there? Where was she when "some guy" ran past her and hollered out hey your cousin just shot herself???
 
I cant get the audio to play for some reason so all I know of it is what ive read in this thread. Thats possible though yes a boyfriend but seems like the cousin would know him and say her boyfriend instead of some guy. Especially if he was important enough to her for her to feel like he needed to be present and see her take her last breath. Id like to know how her cousin and him came across each other though. Was she there? Where was she when "some guy" ran past her and hollered out hey your cousin just shot herself???

Exactly! Was she in that holler with the two of them? Why were they there? I'm going with him being wanted by LE but still...
 
Exactly! Was she in that holler with the two of them? Why were they there? I'm going with him being wanted by LE but still...
I think he could have been wanted too. Im actually wondering if maybe he wasnt someone elses boyfriend though. If my cousin is layin in the dirt dead and her "boyfriend" is with her I wouldnt give two craps less what the heck hes wanted for. My cousin is more important and police are definitely goin to know his name! Makes me wonder if its someone elses boyfriend or somebody important to someone else.
 
I think he could have been wanted too. Im actually wondering if maybe he wasnt someone elses boyfriend though. If my cousin is layin in the dirt dead and her "boyfriend" is with her I wouldnt give two craps less what the heck hes wanted for. My cousin is more important and police are definitely goin to know his name! Makes me wonder if its someone elses boyfriend or somebody important to someone else.
This is definitely an interesting case, especially because of her close connection to the R family. Whose bf are you thinking? The caller? I wish I knew more about that holler and why they chose to go there.
 
This is definitely an interesting case, especially because of her close connection to the R family. Whose bf are you thinking? The caller? I wish I knew more about that holler and why they chose to go there.
Thats what im thinking is a possibility. It would make more sense to me if it was the callers boyfriend or someone close to her and thats the reason why she doesnt want to say who he is. Id like to know why they were there too. Did she take them down there under some pretense so that she could kill herself in front of them or were they just down there doing something else and then all of a sudden she whips out a gun and shoots herself? Neither one makes any sense to me. Idk.
 
Thats what im thinking is a possibility. It would make more sense to me if it was the callers boyfriend or someone close to her and thats the reason why she doesnt want to say who he is. Id like to know why they were there too. Did she take them down there under some pretense so that she could kill herself in front of them or were they just down there doing something else and then all of a sudden she whips out a gun and shoots herself? Neither one makes any sense to me. Idk.
None of it makes sense to me, honestly. I can’t figure out why a young woman would kill herself in a holler that’s about 10 miles from her listed place of residence (according to obituary), in front of a random guy that has yet to be identified. With a shotgun (I believe). And from what I understand the area she was in, is a heavily wooded area. It’s all just strange IMO. Hopefully, we will all have more info in the weeks to come.
 
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Oh, yeah. Running off scared or running off because you just killed someone and don't want to be caught? Or running off because you led her down to the woods where the killer/s were waiting and it was your job to go back and report her "suicide" to her friend.

I read a lot about suicides while following the Rebecca Zahau case for several years. This "suicide" scenario is highly unusual, if not the first of it's kind. Come on... Never heard of anyone escorting someone into the woods so they could commit suicide, then running away.

Then the Chillicothe Gazette uses the headline suggesting she committed suicide per the 911 call details. Wow.

ETA: Is it just me or does the caller sound detached and unemotional about the whole situation?
I agree on all points. And yes-the caller either sounds very detached or very high. I’m undecided on which, but the call comes off as very unemotional.
 
Such a beautiful lady and child. Is the father involved with the child? I certainly hope so. Was there a suicide note?
If you go to her fb and scroll back quite a while, there are numerous posts about the father, her ex husband. From her posts and perspective, he wasn’t the greatest. I get the impression she was the child’s primary caregiver most of the time. But then again, there’s always two sides to a story when it comes to domestic stuff and divorces.
 
If you go to her fb and scroll back quite a while, there are numerous posts about the father, her ex husband. From her posts and perspective, he wasn’t the greatest. I get the impression she was the child’s primary caregiver most of the time. But then again, there’s always two sides to a story when it comes to domestic stuff and divorces.

He's the Taylor in her name?
 
Let's start mapping this. Does anyone have the specific addresses for Violet Taylor and the folks associated with Ms. Hayslip's murder?

Does anyone have the address for the Lapparrel Rd location where Ms Hayslip's remains were found? How about Tracy Soward's address? TIA

Does anyone know the caller's address? In which "holler" was Violet found?

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Let's start mapping this. Does anyone have the specific addresses for Violet Taylor and the folks associated with Ms. Hayslip's murder?

Does anyone have the address for the Lapparrel Rd location where Ms Hayslip's remains were found? How about Tracy Soward's address? TIA

Does anyone know the caller's address? In which "holler" was Violet found?

Google Maps
Callers address was 2611 Lapparrel Rd, per the 911 call. However, the dispatcher is heard reporting it as “2611 Stewart Hollow”

Also in the call I can hear the caller say it’s the holler closer to Lapparrel Rd. The dispatcher says “so it’s closer to the beginning of the holler”

I have an address of 3207 Grassyfork for Violet-from my understanding she lived in her deceased father’s house.

Sowards and Kerns are listed at the same address of 2783 Hackleshin Rd, Latham.
 
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Callers address was 2611 Lapparrel Rd, per the 911 call. However, the dispatcher is heard reporting it as “2611 Stewart Hollow”

Also in the call I can hear the caller say it’s the holler closer to Lapparrel Rd. The dispatcher says “so it’s closer to the beginning of the holler”

I have an address of 3207 Grassyfork for Violet-from my understanding she lived in her deceased father’s house.

Sowards and Kerns are listed at the same address of 2783 Hackleshin Rd, Latham.


So the holler is somewhere between the corner where the address is for Stewart Hollow and Lapperell Rd. Is it in those trees, where there's a small valley?

Did she walk all that way? It's quite a distance.

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Street view from Lapperell Rd looking down Stewart Hollow

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Is this the same area where Ms Hayslip's body was found, or was she found somewhere else?
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Callers address was 2611 Lapparrel Rd, per the 911 call. However, the dispatcher is heard reporting it as “2611 Stewart Hollow”

Also in the call I can hear the caller say it’s the holler closer to Lapparrel Rd. The dispatcher says “so it’s closer to the beginning of the holler”

I have an address of 3207 Grassyfork for Violet-from my understanding she lived in her deceased father’s house.

Sowards and Kerns are listed at the same address of 2783 Hackleshin Rd, Latham.
I'm getting 2611 Stewart hollow as Violet Kerns, age 79. Was she the caller? Am I screwed up here? I can't find 2611 Lapparrel... Thank you for the maps, Betty! I have a feeling I might be going to learn more about "hollers".
 
I'm getting 2611 Stewart hollow as Violet Kerns, age 79. Was she the caller? Am I screwed up here? I can't find 2611 Lapparrel... Thank you for the maps, Betty! I have a feeling I might be going to learn more about "hollers".
:eek:o_O:confused: Familiar names on Hackleshin... I must be tired, I'm getting dizzy with these names and all living in the vicinity of each other. Even names from other murders n the area? Help.
Hackleshin Rd, Latham OH | HomeMetry Street Directory
 
So the holler is somewhere between the corner where the address is for Stewart Hollow and Lapperell Rd. Is it in those trees, where there's a small valley?

Did she walk all that way? It's quite a distance.

Google Maps

Street view from Lapperell Rd looking down Stewart Hollow

Google Maps

Is this the same area where Ms Hayslip's body was found, or was she found somewhere else?
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I think so. Looks like an odd place to be with a man and commit suicide doesn’t it?
 
:eek:o_O:confused: Familiar names on Hackleshin... I must be tired, I'm getting dizzy with these names and all living in the vicinity of each other. Even names from other murders n the area? Help.
Hackleshin Rd, Latham OH | HomeMetry Street Directory
Yes. JK was married to a Penny Newsome, who is deceased. He has ties to the Newsome family. I haven’t figured out how PN is related to Candy & Mykal. I think I shared PN’s obituary in this thread, if not I shared it in the R/HHG thread very recently.
 
Yes. JK was married to a Penny Newsome, who is deceased. He has ties to the Newsome family. I haven’t figured out how PN is related to Candy & Mykal. I think I shared PN’s obituary in this thread, if not I shared it in the R/HHG thread very recently.
Thank you, Mitten. I reread the obit. She died at home, at a pretty young age. Weird.
 

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