Catherine 'Cathy' Sposito was killed on June 13, 1987, while on a hike.
Rhodes said two months after that incident, he allegedly locked a girl in a room at a house party in Chino Valley where he tried to sexually assault her,reported. He was arrested and then acquitted. Years later in 1993, Bennett moved back to Kentucky and ultimately died by suicide using the same weapon that was used on Sposito but not clear if it was the same one or not.
Years later in 2020, detectives who were investigating Bennett’s second victim’s case got a break, according to“Familial genealogy” identified two brothers who could have possibly been the suspect. One of the brothers was Bennett. In 2022, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office gathered evidence to get a search warrant to exhume Bennett’s body in Kentucky, according to“Through the work of dedicated volunteers, numerous detectives and the many partners who give their time and their hearts to solving these cold cases, 4 women in were given either closure, peace or validation today,” said Rhodes, according to
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