october november american man convicted executed june triple murders daughters bodies found hands feet bound floating florida showed victims thrown water alive case high profile local police posted samples unknown suspect found pamphlet victims car billboards identified killer neighbor recognized use billboards law enforcement billboards useful tools later searches missing people prior arrest worked aluminum siding contractor testified defense advice attorneys saying met ohio women given directions saw aside newspaper coverage billboards set authorities police originally men involved murders discounted arrested following conviction incarcerated seventeen years execution notable having single visitor executed november wrote statement prison officials said killing sic innocent man today statement read post execution news conference february dna evidence identified murderer found dead november early life background fourth children born raised cincinnati ohio years old june father hanged basement family apartment reportedly jumped father open grave funeral covering coffin dirt fathered children reportedly seven women youngest child born february september concurrent police investigation rogers family triple murder informant tampa office crimes incidents began stealing cars arrested times juvenile adult charged variety crimes including possession money kidnapping armed robbery accused inside woman window incident accomplice broke florida couple home held gunpoint robbed told accomplice tie man speaker wire took woman bedroom strip underwear tied barrel revolver stomach murder victims daughters left family dairy farm ohio vacation florida left home state authorities believe women lost june return drive orlando decided extra vacation day tampa looking hotel encountered gave directions offered meet later sunset cruise tampa bay rogers women left orlando checked days inn route photographs developed roll film camera found rogers hotel room showed sitting floor photo shot taken hotel balcony showing sunset beginning tampa bay confirming women alive left hotel room sunset began seen alive hotel restaurant believed boarded boat dock route dead fact born ohio lure feeling connection knew women florida saw ohio license plates car women bodies found floating june body found people board crossing sunshine saw object water second body seen floating pier miles north went recover second body came seen floating yards east female bodies found face bound rope neck naked waist showed women water lungs proving thrown water alive identified second body found freed hand bonds drowned partially dressed bodies women indicated underlying crime sexual assault concrete blocks tied ensure died drowning bodies found bodies result floated surface investigation women positively identified week bodies discovery time reported missing ohio husband father june said women room disturbed beds slept hotel manager contacted police found room matched bodies final confirmation identification came dental records marine researchers estimated currents patterns women thrown boat bridge dry land days found rogers car ohio license plates found boat dock facts arrest case remained years partly volume tips received police investigators biggest tip police bulletin describing similar rape year old canadian tourist weeks murders witnesses arrested murders september directions found rogers vehicle description boat written primary clues led named suspect local police posted images billboards area leading neighbor provided copy work order written use billboards law enforcement billboards useful tools later searches missing people analysis samples matched neighbors investigative task force thought resembled composite sketch suspect seemingly related rape case palm print matched sold boat left town family soon billboards appeared television mysteries report deaths rogers family wife moved home avenue tampa near second suspect theory investigators originally men involved murders rogers women episode mysteries theory dismissed arrested evidence second man prison claim said man identity claimed know reveal surfaced second suspect theory approach canadian female tourists willing approach potential target brother john considered suspect state prison serving sentence rape woman shared trailer time murders police investigating woman rape allegation found evidence indicating sexually assaulted daughter charges involving assault later dropped reluctance testify said john planned murder visited parents property near tampa month murders police established john hired professional killer known timing sister law trip dismissed suspect considered suspect posted bail brother knowing abused later said promised family post bail promise investigators florida ohio discovered withdrawn bank time disappearance able account planned look wife daughters notified deaths investigations proved left ohio period rape gossip local people reasons florida trip sister mother distance incident trial testimony trial florida said met rogers women gave directions saw newspaper coverage billboards told authorities seen women acknowledged tampa bay night police evidence ship shore telephone calls boat home time frame murders maintained fishing claimed returned home late engine start attributed gas line leak said called patrol boat busy help said subsequently fixed line tape returned safely shore records distress calls night boats bay following morning helped according boat mechanic testified prosecution explanation repairing boat alleged gas leak fuel lines boat directed upward leak sprayed fuel air boat gasoline eaten away properties tape maintained repair purported leak interrogation prosecutor said remember witnesses woman named testified weeks prior rogers murders invited boat nearby boat trip tampa bay raped returned shore blair friend refused offer join boat allegedly raped blair returned hotel room waiting charged tried crime blair testified murder trial establish pattern attack similarities crimes blair testified gave met convenience store tampa told blair aluminum siding contracting business subsequently helped lead investigators inspired investigation capture operation tin man facial composite produced blair description posted billboards samples employee testified dating women bay night morning arrived delivered materials job boat immediately set attempt establish whereabouts night murders investigators found records ship shore telephone calls boat home attempts explain absence wife provide time murders daughter sue testified father talked killing women afraid returning tampa maid worked rogers women stayed testified walked past june heading rogers room room service said realize significance sighting arrest sighting confirmed boyfriend took stand trial sentence aftermath rogers buried hometown june funeral service attended family friends numerous police officers present news media crews church service found guilty murders sentenced death november maintained innocence continued pursue legal appeals florida death row admitted incident said sex victim changed mind act sentenced death rogers family murders prosecutors want subject blair emotional trauma rape trial prosecuted blair rape served sentence shortly trial conviction wife filed divorce marriage formally dissolved year later longer allowed daughter whitney accordance wife wishes allowed later photographs july florida short list executions experts speculated killed previously based belief time killer experienced bold kill women remained suspect murder woman found floating body identified year old husband arrested charged murder charged murder appeals conviction denied conviction named media florida notorious criminals said words execution kiss red ass comparisons drawn case trial murder case upcoming trial cases heightened media attention forced selection lived outside county crime committed trial identified said scared sit stupid face skin crawl judge presiding trial ultimately sentenced died lung cancer april age interview judge described man soul trial worst case far far defendant saving grace handled represented plenty people necessarily good people execution october day birthday florida governor signed death warrant execution set november lawyer said asked file appeals alive harrison said putting lot pressure running end find magic way going scene going legal system told legal way find try prevent executed like reasonably harrison said suffered high blood pressure disease problems october harrison said preparing file motion violation client fifth 14th amendment rights case unsure willing travel florida court hearing agree filing motion hates coming doesn like ride harrison said october harrison filed motion execution grounds way florida death penalty unconstitutional jury makes recommendation life sentence death sentence florida law judge makes final decision hearing motion set october attend october appeal rejected filed appeal prior decision appeal heard court november upheld death sentence twice november chose meal consisting white bread butter sandwich white bread tea execution process started approximately pronounced dead receiving lethal injection declined statement executed attended execution homicide detective investigated case said press conference glad finally end doesn deserve live needs die left statement prison officials piece paper read aloud news conference execution said killing innocent man today shortly signing death warrant governor said killed women looked different cases sense thing right case daughter said interview execution believe execute innocent man don think person pulled crime person forensic evidence palm print prove meet gave directions didn mean killed think prosecution weak case said sent letter florida governor asking sentence life prison son jeff said truly believe tried convicted media long went trial media pretty convict don think got fair trial execution described man place earth death row receive single visitor years florida death row unit daughters named said father monster got deserved murder february investigators revealed dna evidence identified murderer raped death november year old seen mills mall worked sporting goods store return home husband went mall found car ford tempo tires believed victim couple days tires showed guise good offered help hours reported missing body found residential local neighborhood men returning fishing trip found body nude marks legs brown tape stuck hair case considered solved closed according police law enforcement agencies florida looking crimes areas known resided time murder family lived miles mall media subject discovery channel devoted hour episode series scene crime titled tin man murder rogers family series articles titled written told story murders capture conviction impact crimes rogers family community ohio published newspaper series won pulitzer prize rogers murders featured episode mysteries speculated 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