The Crooked Spire Killings: The chilling true crime story they don't want you to read (Peak District True Crime Book 2)

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The murders were discovered on the morning of 22 April 2016, when Bobby Jo Manley stopped by the Rhodens’ cluster of trailer homes to see her ex-brother-in-law, Chris Rhoden Sr. Entering his trailer, she found the bloody bodies of Chris and his cousin, Gary. Chris’s ex-wife, Dana, was dead nearby, as were their children – Hanna, Chris Jr and Clarence, known as “Frankie” – and Frankie’s fiancee, Hannah Gilley. Chesterfield man guilty of screwdriver murder at church". BBC News. 15 February 2023 . Retrieved 28 June 2023. In 1810, a peal of 10 bells was installed in the steeple underneath the spire, [8] which could be heard up to four miles away, in a quieter age. [1] In 1817, an inspection concluded that loose and rotting timber inside the spire, and the structure being pushed southward from inner support beams, meant the structure was in imminent danger of collapse, and it was recommended that the entire spire be dismantled for safety. [9] However, it was decided the spire could instead be repaired. [10] The same day, Chris Sr’s brother Kenneth Rhoden, who lived about 15 minutes away, was also found murdered. As part of a deal to avoid the death penalty, he pleaded guilty to 23 charges in connection with the homicides of the Rhodens. One of the victims, 19-year-old Hanna Rhoden, was the mother of his child.

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Bradley, Richard (2019). Chesterfield in 50 Buildings. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781445690643 . Retrieved 10 October 2021. In 2020, the Church was awarded a 'lifeline grant' from the Culture Recovery Fund to help ensure its continued role as a place of worship, and as a tourist attraction for the area, during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. [19]A large part of the state’s argument we anticipate is: ‘He’s a Wagner, and this is how the Wagners operate,’” an attorney for George Wagner IV said in a hearing. “The jury needs to understand the basic premise of our criminal justice system is as follows: our law punishes people for what they do, not [for] who they are.” Detectives investigating the death of a man after an altercation in a churchyard are looking to speak to a potential witness.

The Crooked Spire by Chris Nickson - Derbyshire County Council The Crooked Spire by Chris Nickson - Derbyshire County Council

A unique opportunity to see this home-grown ‘West End musical’ directed by Jake Smith (Sting’s Last Ship/Sleepy Hollow) and featuring local and London stage performers. The Wagners are an insular, close-knit family who homeschooled together and shared their money, according to the Washington Post. Prosecutors say that they planned the massacre for four months and held a vote on going through with it.

The killer or killers had spared Frankie’s three-year-old son; Frankie and Hannah Gilley’s baby, who was found covered in blood, trying to nurse at his mother; and Hanna Rhoden’s newborn. (Hanna and Jake’s two-year-old daughter, the subject of the custody dispute, was staying elsewhere.) Fire at Chesterfield Parish Church 1961". Picture the Past. Derby City Council/Derbyshire County Council . Retrieved 10 October 2021. But will our hero survive and justice prevail? Will John win the heart of a good Chesterfield lass? Come and see for yourself. During the Reformation in the 1500s, the church lost much of its medieval decor. It was rebuilt in the 1700s, including of the north transept in 1769, and restored and embellished by Neo-Gothic architect George Gilbert Scott in the 1840s. [2] A new ceiling was installed and new east window inserted with stained glass by William Wailes of Newcastle. [ citation needed] A new font was donated by Samuel Johnson of Somersal Hall. [ citation needed] After a nine-month closure, the church reopened on 9 May 1843. [7] The Crooked Spire Medieval, Murder-Mystery Musical is set in 14 th century Chesterfield. This family-friendly show revolves around the story of John, a carpenter who has travelled from York to help with construction of St Mary and All Saints church spire.