Victims
Patricia Candace Walsh, 24 [murdered probably in TX & dumped in Fillmore, UT] (pled guilty, sentenced to life in prison)
Douglas Scott Zyskowski, 25 [body found in TX] (pled guilty, sentenced to life in prison) (no picture)
Ricky Lee Jones (body found in MS, not convicted of his murder)
Regina Kay Walters, 14 [body found in a barn in IL] (convicted, sentenced to LWOP)
Find-A-Grave: Douglas Scott Zyskowski
Find-A-Grave: Patricia Candace Walsh Zyskowski
Find-A-Grave: Regina Kay Walters
Doe Network: Ricky Lee Jones
Accused killer awaits hearing
Texas trucker pleads guilty to 2 more murders
Trucker With Traveling Torture Chamber Admits to More Murders
Highway Injustice
Murderpedia: Robert Ben Rhoades
The Mobile Torture Chamber of Serial Killer Robert Ben Rhoades
Profile of Robert Ben Rhoades
Dead End
Books
Roadside Prey
The Evil That Men Do: FBI Profiler Roy Hazelwood’s Journey into the Minds of Sexual Predators (very good book)
Predators: Who They Are and How to Stop Them
Murder–one jurisdiction at a time: the case of Robert Ben Rhoades.(Case Study): An article from: The Forensic Examiner
The Truck Stop Killer
Case Study: Murder—one Jurisdiction at a Time: the Case of Robert Ben Rhoades
Movies/Documentaries
FBI Files: Driven To Kill
Very Bad Men: Hell on Wheels
INMATE INFORMATION
B24683 – RHOADES, ROBERT B.
Parent Institution: PONTIAC CORRECTIONAL CENTER
Offender Status: IN CUSTODY
Location: PONTIAC
Sex Offender Registry Required
PHYSICAL PROFILE
Date of Birth: 11/22/1945
Weight: 195 lbs.
Hair: Brown
Sex: Male
Height: 5 ft. 11 in.
Race: White
Eyes: Brown
MARKS, SCARS, & TATTOOS
TATTOO, ARM, LEFT UPPER – BANNER W/USMC & DAGGER
SCAR, ABDOMEN – SCAR ON ABDOMEN
SCAR, SIDE, RIGHT – HERNIA OPERATION SCAR ON RT SIDE
SCAR, ARM, RIGHT – APPROX 12 IN LIN SCAR
SCAR, SHOULDER, RIGHT – LARGE LIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER
ADMISSION / RELEASE / DISCHARGE INFO
Admission Date: 09/15/1992
Last Paroled Date:
Projected Discharge Date: INELIGIBLE
SENTENCING INFORMATION
MITTIMUS: 92CF4
CLASS: M
COUNT: 1
OFFENSE: MURDER/INTENT TO KILL/INJURE
CUSTODY DATE: 03/31/1992
SENTENCE: LIFE
COUNTY: BOND
SENTENCE DISCHARGED?: NO
