Paul Ezra Rhoades
Paul Ezra Rhoades | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 18, 1957 Idaho Falls, Idaho, U.S. |
| Died | November 18, 2011 (aged 54) |
| Cause of death | Execution by lethal injection |
| Other names | Sam Johnson Rick Edwards John French |
| Conviction | First-degree murder (x3) |
| Criminal penalty | Baldwin and Michelbacher Death (x2) Haddon Life imprisonment (x1) |
| Details | |
| Victims | 3–6+ |
Span of crimes | February 28 – March 21, 1987 (confirmed) |
| Country | United States |
| States | Idaho (possibly Utah and Wyoming) |
Date apprehended | March 26, 1987 |
Paul Ezra Rhoades (January 18, 1957 – November 18, 2011) was an American spree killer and suspected serial killer convicted of three murders committed in Idaho during a three-week crime spree in 1987. He is the prime suspect in at least four additional killings in Utah and Wyoming dating back to 1984, however, he was never conclusively linked to these murders. One of these crimes was eventually solved thanks to the use of genetic genealogy, ruling out Rhoades as the perpetrator and casting doubt of his involvement in the other cases.
He was executed for two of his confirmed murders in 2011, becoming the first person to be executed in Idaho in over seventeen years.