Robert Ben Rhoades



Robert Ben Rhoades, also known as The Truck Stop Killer, is an American serial killer. He was convicted for three murders, and slated to be tried for two more before charges were dropped due to the wishes of victims' families. He is additionally suspected of torturing, raping, and killing more than 50 women between 1975 and 1990.

His victims were usually hitchhikers and roadside sex workers. He constructed his own personal torture chamber in his truck where he would torture and rape his victims before finally killing them and disposing of their bodies.

He was convicted in 1994 and is currently serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole at the Menard Correctional Center in Chester, Illinois.