(clockwise)Joan, Michelle, Hal, and Christe Rogers
Real Name: Joan "Jo", Christe, and Michelle Rogers
Nicknames: Christe was known as "Chris", and Joan was best known as "Jo".
Location: Tampa, Florida
Date: June 1, 1989
Case
Details: Joan Rogers took her daughters, Christe and Michelle, with her on vacation to Tampa, Florida. Upon arrival, an unidentified man invited them out for a trip in a boat, which proved to have horrible consequences. Hours after accepting the seemingly gracious offer, they were left dead at sea, their lifeless bodies coming up to the surface after three days. They had all been bound at their hands and feets and gagged. They had nothing other but t-shirts on and had most likely all been sexually assaulted. Their killer had then tied concrete blocks around each of the womens necks before throwing each one overboard from his boat to drown in Tampa Bay.
Oba Chandler
Suspects: At episode time, this man remained unidentified, and the police were asking for clues to his identity.
Extra Notes: This case first aired as part of a Special Edition of "The Diabolical Mind" on the November 3, 1991 episode. It also ran on Forensic Files on Court TV and on A Current Affair.
Results: Solved. The man who offered Joan, Christe, and Michelle the boat ride was later arrested on an unrelated case and linked to their murders. Fisherman Oba Chandler was subsequently connected and indicted in their murders. He was sentenced to death and executed on November 15, 2011. The case was covered in full detail on Forensic Files.
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