On the evening of May 14, 2000, Barberton police were called to a Bell Street residence after the homeowner’s daughter found Edward Rhodes and his girlfriend, Michelli Wilson, dead in the bedroom. Rhodes, 30, and Wilson had both suffered fatal gunshot wounds. Investigators believe the pair had likely been dead for nearly twenty hours before discovery; witnesses said they were last seen alive around midnight the night before.

The double homicide left few leads. Rhodes was remembered as kind and thoughtful and had no known ties to violent criminal activity, which has made motive and circumstance difficult to establish. The Barberton Police Department and the Ohio Attorney General’s Cold Case Unit have worked the file and continue to ask the public for tips.

If anyone has information about Edward Rhodes, Michelli Wilson, or the events around May 13–14, 2000, please contact the Ohio Attorney General’s tip line.