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What are your thoughts on Hillbilly justice and could that be what has happened? TIA
I believe it could be, yes. I mean, the term itself is kind of silly and I giggle every time I read it because, let's be honest, murder is murder no matter how you define the person committing it or the why of it all. Hillbilly Justice is basically going out and doing what you feel necessary (outside of the law) to right a wrong committed against you or someone you love (in this case, I'm thinking family). Whatever the Rhoden's may or may not have done must have been HUGE to warrant the death of an entire family unit, a fiance, a cousin and a brother...which is also why I think whatever the motive was in this case was directed at ChrSR, since it was his immediate family that was wiped out. These people even went several miles out of their way to get his brother, as well. This is just my opinion, though.
I feel like it would have to be someone local. Country roads are difficult to navigate in the daytime for folks who aren't used to those kinds of places...but at night? With no street lights? It gets DARK in the country. Without any kind of light to guide you, you would be super screwed, especially with the various critters that like to jump out in front of your car on occasion! I have been on some back roads where it's so dark that you literally cannot see your hand in front of your face. It can get downright creepy! I was looking at Union Hill Road on Google maps and my first thought was how dark it probably gets at night with the large gaps in between houses there. I know a lot of roads like that around here are totally without street lights, so I can't imagine it would be much different there. The landscapes are basically the same..curvy roads with not much more to look at but fields and trees between houses. If you're smart, you drive pretty slow down those kinds of roads at night because you know you can do some serious damage to your car and/or yourself if you run into a deer going anything over 25 or 30, if not less. I have been unfortunate enough to a hit a deer once in my life...with my BRAND NEW CAR...and it did 800 dollars in damage. Plus, I killed the deer and it broke my heart into a zillion pieces. I may have been born and raised in the country and raised with hard core hunters, but I swear to you I have never had the heart for killing anything. If I had to hunt for my food, I would probably be a mess of tears and blubbers for the rest of my life! :tantrum:
I was at first excited to see Dewine had come out and said something today until I read that it was basically...nothing. I am confused by the request at video footage from businesses near Union Hill. I would think that would have been something they would have checked place by place, in person...and way, way early on in the investigation? I'm not an LE expert, but it seems logical to me that this would be something considered well ahead of time, right? He specifically mentions the movement of any vehicles, though he says that the request is not limited to that. Could they be looking for a particular car, or have one already in mind? I hope so.
I hate the billboard is necessary. Whenever I think of those I think of those old cold cases that you always see on these kinds of things...and the idea that this is possible with the Rhodens makes my palms sweaty.