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Rogers Family Holiday Turned Triple Homicide
- The Rogers family from Wilshire, Ohio took their first interstate holiday to Florida and checked into a Days Inn in Tampa on June 1, 1989.
- Their car was later found at a nearby boat ramp and three bodies were recovered from Tampa Bay hogtied, gagged and weighed with cinder blocks two days later.
Neighbor's Tip Cracks The Case
- Tampa neighbour Joanne Steffi recognised a composite sketch and later matched handwriting on a brochure to her neighbour Obie Chandler's estimate carbon copy.
- Joanne and her friend Mozel persisted, faxing samples until police confirmed the brochure handwriting was unmistakably Chandler's.
Circumstantial Evidence Built Against Chandler
- Obie Chandler had a criminal past, lived with a blue and white power boat and left Tampa a year after the murders, making him a prime suspect.
- Family confessions and Chandler collecting clippings about the Rogers case added circumstantial weight leading to a grand jury indictment.