Rick Allan Rhodes

Murderer

2known / alleged victims

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Case Facts

Gender: male
Country: USA
Location: Harris County, Texas, USA
Date of birth: May 10, 1964
Age at first offence: 27
Characteristics: robbery, rape
Victim profile: T wo male brothers, ages 32 and 33
Method of murder: St abbing with knife
Date(s) of murder: September 13, 1991
Years active: 1991
Date of arrest: —
Status: Sentenced to death
Sentenced to death on December 31, 1992

Case Summary

Case details

Rick Allan Rhodes was born on 05/10/64. He was a white male with blonde hair. His height was 5-6 and his weight was 156, with blue eyes. His education level was 12/31/92 (28). His native county was Harris and his native state was Michigan. He was a laborer from Iosco, Michigan.

Prior record

Rhodes had been in the Indiana State Penitentiary #28782, received in 1983 with a 6 year sentence for burglary and paroled in 1985. He had also been in TDCJ #427403, received on 7/25/86 from Gregg County on a 12 year sentence for burglary of a building; he was paroled to a "hold" from Indiana Department of Corrections on 9/11/87. He had additionally been in TDCJ #550587, received on 6/4/90 from Harris County under alias David Alan Marcas on a 5 year sentence for theft of auto and burglary of a habitation, and was paroled on 9/12/91.

The offence

On 9/13/1991, one day after being paroled, Rhodes entered the home of two white male brothers while they slept. He attacked them with a steel bar and a butcher knife, resulting in their deaths. Rhodes also took money from the billfold of one of the victims.

Victims

The victims were two white males, aged 32 and 33.

Co-defendants

No co-defendants were listed.

Outcome

Rhodes was sentenced to death on December 31, 1992.

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