Case 232
Jo, Michelle & Christe Rogers
*** Content Warning: child sexual assault, child victims ***
For Jo Rogers and her two teenage daughters, Michelle and Christe, a trip to Florida seemed like a dream come true. In May 1989, the trio left their dairy farm in Willshire, Ohio and set out on their first ever interstate holiday.
Nine days later, the deceased bodies of Jo, Michelle and Christe surfaced in the waters of Tampa Bay. Their deaths were the work of a sadistic killer, but there were very little clues to go by. Was someone from the Rogers family involved, or was the killer a local?
CREDITS
EPISODE:
Research & writing – Jessica Forsayeth
Creative direction – Milly Raso
Narration – Anonymous Host
MUSIC:
‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro – www.dl-sounds.com
Audio production – Mike Migas
Scoring – Mike Migas and Andrew Joslyn
OTHER:
Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska
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RESOURCES
NEWS ARTICLES
Angels and demons – Tampa Bay Times (winner of the 1998 Pulitzer Prize by Thomas French)
3 bodies found in bay – The Tampa Tribune
3 bodies found in Tampa Bay – Tampa Bay Times
Bodies found in bay baffle police – St Petersburg Times
Slayings of vacationers baffle Florida police – The Cincinnati Post
Police suspect 3 found in bay were tourists – Tampa Bay Times
Residents of Willshire find tragedy hard to accept – Associated Press
Ohio murders remain mystery – Associated Press
Killer linked to another murder – Tampa Bay Times
1990 slaying solved – South Florida Sun Sentinel
Murder investigation shifts to Ohio – Associated Press
Deaths of mother, daughters still haunt rural community – Associated Press
Handwriting on billboard led to suspect’s arrest – Tampa Bay Times
Suspect in murders of three Ohio women jailed – Tampa Bay Times
Cincy man faces trial in killings – Daily Dayton News
Chandler told of killings, his daughter testifies – Tampa Bay Times
Chandler could ‘evoke your trust’ – Tampa Bay Times
Murder-for-hire theory tossed out of Chandler trial – Tampa Bay Times
Oba Chandler will take the stand in his own defence – Associated Press
Chandler testifies: ‘I never killed no one’ – Tampa Bay Times
Chandler’s alibi gets challenged – The Tampa Tribune
In the deaths of three women, Oba Chandler is found guilty – Tampa Bay Times
Jury: death to Chandler – Tampa Bay Times
Chandler gets three death sentences – Associated Press
Jurors say: “We felt like family” – Tampa Bay Times
Prosecutors plan to watch Chandler’s execution – Tampa Bay Times
‘I don’t need any closure.’ Hal Rogers rebuilds his life. Oba Chandler is about to lose his – Tampa Bay Times
State executes notorious killer – The Tampa Tribune
Coral Springs PD: Cold case solved, DNA points to executed man as killer – CBS News Miami
AUDIO/VIDEO
Rapist, killer Oba Chandler executed – ABC Action News
Unsolved Mysteries: Diabolical Minds S04 EP23
BOOKS
Death Cruise – Don Davis