Victims
Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Phillip Black
Ontario Provincial Police Constable Donald Irwin
ODMP Remembers: Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Phillip Black
Corporal Donald R. Irwin
My Friend- Trooper Phillip A. Black Murdered February 20, 1976
Trooper, friend killed (part 1)
Trooper (part2)
Officers’ friendship ended at foggy I-95 rest stop (part 1)
Victims (part 2)
Ontario policeman slain in Florida
Police: Stun Gun Used on Trooper
Linder Companion To Testify Today
Rhodes Describes I-95 Murder Scene
Linder Disputes Trooper Testimony in Murder Trial
Cellmate testimony is sought
Jury recommends life in shooting
Judge Sentences Woman To Die For Slaying Trooper, Constable
Woman Sentenced To Death Suing For Equal Treatment
Death Sentence upset for woman in trooper’s murder
Police killer denied appeal; death scheduled for today
Tafero meets grisly fate in chair (part 1)
Tafero (part 2)
Walter Rhodes, Jr. Located in Washington State
Fugitive’s prosthetic leg gives him away
Wikipedia: Jesse Tafero
Murderpedia: Jesse Joseph Tafero
Jesse Joseph Tafero v State of Florida 1987
Former death row couple: ‘Life turned out beautifully’
Movies/Documentaries
In the Blink of an Eye
I (Almost) Got Away With It: GOT to Escape with One Leg
Defendants
Sonia Jacobs – convicted, sentenced to death, overturned with evidence of innocence
Jesse Tafero – convicted, executed, but discovered to be innocent, convicted on the lies of Rhodes
Walter Rhodes – convicted, sentence to life in prison, released on parole in 1994 and then he disappeared, found in 2003, back in prison
INMATE INFORMATION
DC Number: 025504
Name: RHODES, WALTER N
Race: WHITE
Sex: MALE
Hair Color: BROWN
Eye Color: HAZEL
Height: 6’01”
Weight: 178 lbs.
Birth Date: 09/02/1950
Initial Receipt Date: 12/16/1969
Current Facility: JACKSON C.I.
Current Custody: CLOSE
Current Release Date: SENTENCED TO LIFE
Aliases:
WALTER RHODES
WALTER N RHODES
WALTER N RHODES JR
WALTER NORMAN RHODES
WALTER NORMAN RHODES JR
Scars, Marks, and Tattoos:
Type Location Description
TATTOO LEFT SHOULDER ORIENT
TATTOO RIGHT ARM LOVE
TATTOO RIGHT HAND STAR
Current Prison Sentence History:
Offense Date Offense Sentence Date County Case No. Prison Sentence Length
01/24/1969 AGG ASSLT-INTENT COMMIT FELONY 11/10/1969 MIAMI-DADE 6902765 7Y 6M 0D
03/10/1969 AGG ASSLT-INTENT COMMIT FELONY 11/10/1969 MIAMI-DADE 6905709 7Y 6M 0D
02/20/1976 2ND DEG.MURD,DANGEROUS ACT 04/28/1976 BROWARD 7601275 SENTENCED TO LIFE
02/20/1976 2ND DEG.MURD,DANGEROUS ACT 04/28/1976 BROWARD 7601275 SENTENCED TO LIFE
02/20/1976 KIDNAP;HOLD RANSOM OR HOST. 04/28/1976 BROWARD 7601275 SENTENCED TO LIFE
05/29/1977 ESCAPE(ATTEMPTED) 11/15/1977 DESOTO 7700076 15Y 0M 0D
11/29/1981 ESCAPE(ATTEMPTED) 01/28/1982 PASCO 8102295 5Y 0M 0D
Note: The offense descriptions are truncated and do not necessarily reflect the crime of conviction. Please refer to the court documents or the Florida Statutes for further information or definition.
Detainers: (Further information may be obtained by contacting the detaining agency)
Detainer Date Agency Type Date Canceled
03/07/1986 U.S.MARSHAL MIAMI DETAIN 04/27/1988
09/20/1976 USM PENSACOLA FL DETAIN 04/27/1988
Incarceration History:
Date In-Custody Date Out-of-Custody
12/16/1969 01/22/1974
08/03/1976 12/16/1977
12/16/1977 04/12/1994
08/09/2005 Currently Incarcerated
