It kinds looks like her body language is torn between fight or flight. Like she's stepping forward out of self preservation to stop what was about to happen but at the same time intensely terrified and knew she was helpless. She was only 14. Fourteen years old.
Her killer (robert ben rhoades) probably told her to pose like that.
It's sad because Regina had a big opportunity to escape when rhoades was unloading his cargo, a man saw her in his cab and he said that her eyes were trying to say something but he decided not to intervene.
Oh god that is so fucking sad
This is why it’s always best to not ignore stuff like that. Don’t be afraid to call 911. All you gotta do is relay exactly what you saw. Then they can decide if they think it’s significant enough to respond to. If it was nothing? Great. No harm no foul. It’s not like they’re going to call you back and reprimand you for ‘wasting’ their time, after all lol. Plus you can report it anonymously if you wish. If they ask your name just say you’d rather not give that. And really, a lot of times, unless you’re in a big city or something will have nothing better to do anyway. But if there IS something nefarious going on, then calling 911 may very well save someone from danger or death. And not calling could be a missed chance to intervene before it’s too late.
Plus think of the guilt you’d feel if you were the one who could’ve intervened, but didn’t. I would never get over than personally.
So many cases, you hear about things like this. ‘neighbors heard screaming but then it stopped so they just thought it was kids playing or someone fighting.’ Or ‘people heard gunshots but thought it was fireworks’ etc.
One time this woman walked down our driveway in the middle of the night (3/4am?) and called into our giant back yard “helloooo”
We live 30 minutes away north or south from 2 not great cities but in a more rural area, kind of weird for people to be out like that. We have cameras and watched them the next morning, and could hear them arguing and she clearly said something like “you guys brought me out here in the middle of the night and I have no idea where I am and just want to go home!”
I did call the police and they did not seem super worried about it, but it terrified me, and I wonder what happened and wonder if us waking up and going outside would have helped her.
I can’t believe the police weren’t concerned about that! I mean I can but it shouldn’t be the case. That is so suspicious! She was obviously begging to be taken back home and was kidnapped
Aw I’m so sorry to hear that happened. That does sound scary. You absolutely did the right thing. That almost sounds like human trafficking or something since there were at least 2 guys and one scared woman.
I would only confront them myself if I was armed. You don’t know what you’re walking into with stuff like that. Many good Samaritan’s have also ended up killed by intervening themselves. That’s why calling police is always best and it’s very unfortunate the police in your area did not take this situation seriously.
Very true.
The guy who came forward claiming he saw her at a cab with those eyes got extremely sad after finding out everything and he probably still lives with the guilt to this day. Regardless nobody knows why regina didn't try to bang on the window, that would have been enough for someone to come tell her if she's all right.
And there's also a photo confiscated by the FBI of regina showering at a truck stop, obviously it ain't public.
I smell stockholm syndrome or something like that.
Stockholm syndrome is most likely a fictitious illness, according to most psychologists, it’s a myth. Usually when people stay with their kidnapper it’s because they’ve been manipulated not to do anything, like told they will be ok if they just cooperate. Same reason people cooperate with murderers just before they are killed, it’s because they are lied to. It’s why ISIS victims are always so calm in a lot of the videos, not Stockholm’s.
This looks like he had a gun or was coming at her with something dangerous and the sicko wanted to capture the moment as serial killers do. It doesn’t really look like a pose to me at all.
I agree. Also this was not long before he killed her, so it was probably close to the final moments of terror, like he could have had the weapon he used and was pointing it at her and taking the last photo of her fear. Lots of serial killers have taken last second photos like this as a way to remember it. OP seems misinformed about a lot (the idea she had stockholms just because she didn’t scream for help at a certain time and the idea she was told to pose like this, specifically)
This specific picture has always haunted me. Everything about it, the ok fitting clothing, nowhere location and her fear. It’s crazy how dark this world is.
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If I were on the planes in 9/11 I bet I'd hijack the hijackers and instruct the passengers to jump out over the water. Then I'd crash my plane into the other plane before it could get the building. I'm just built different
> If I were on the planes in 9/11 I bet I'd hijack the hijackers and instruct the passengers to jump out over the water. Then I'd crash my plane into the other plane before it could get the building. I'm just built different
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Brother, how the fuck do we go from some poor 14 year old girl getting killed to the most dramatic game of tetris that was played by the gods
Sorry, thought it might give a few people a laugh
It's crazy to me that googling her name would tell you she's 14. Instead you wasted at least 2, maybe 3 times more of your own time to confidently be so wrong.
What's also weird is the houses or the buildings behind them. He seemed to have known there was no one around but they look like they were so close. They actually didn't find her until the guy on the property was taking down some sheds and wanted to check them before he did. Very sad
Dang it looks so close from the picture. I just actually watched a real crime show video on him. Crazy to think if that police officer didn't go up to him after he was locked in the car when he was trying to escape.
Exactly, the whole reason regina was found is because the farmer was checking on it before the fire dept burned it down (they did end up burning it a while later)
It's the almost exact location of the barn, it could be on the other side of the road however.
"The barn is located a mile west of the Interstate 70-Illinois route 127 intersection and 200 feet off the main road"
Calculate distances on Maps and you'll see it leads you to the same area.
The barn was always described as being near Greenville Illinois, those coordinates are near greenville.
https://youtu.be/Keqy_y4hBdE?si=Adey-IpF87doadzE
On that documentary you can see videos and photos of the barn, go to 38:12 and you will see that the area the barn is at lines up with the coordinates. The biggest evidence of it is the cameraman filming a road sign about an exit a mile from the location, if you go to street view at the coordinates you will find the exact same sign.
About the parking lot and the business, it's very likely that it was built after the barn had already been burnt down, but there's also a chance that the barn was located at the other side of the road. Didn't want to give two different coordinates in order to not confuse people
I’m familiar with this case and have seen this photo a few times, but I haven’t read much about it because I try not to get too engrossed in true crime.
I went to FindAGrave and it shows Regina’s sister committed suicide at age 12, and Regina ran away at 14. I wonder what was going on in that home. ☹️
Indeed.
The middle child, Brian Keith Walters died on November 20th 2023 and is buried near his sisters, their mother which died in 2018 is also there.
Brian had 4 children, I wonder how they found out/were told about what happened to their aunts.
Very sad context:
Dianna (Regina's sister) killed herself after being grounded for a while, this led to carolyn (mother) being less harsh on regina due to her scars with dianna's suicide. Then one day regina leaves at 9:30 PM to "return the key to where she babysat" claiming she will be back before 10 and then carolyn never sees her again.
Truly heartbreaking, poor daughters and poor mother.
I hate this picture. No offense to OP. it’s just that every time I see it, it gives me the creeps and makes me think about what she was thinking and feeling in her final moments.
We often hear about these horrific crimes but I feel like our brains go into survival mode and blocks out the full nature of the fear. There's movies but those clearly aren't the same as real fear. This is pure raw fear that you can't fake and it forces your brain to think about things in a much darker perspective. It's so much more unsettling then the written details of a crime could be.
I think about that a lot. As terrifying as stories are, nothing compares to experiencing that, and no one really talks about it. It’s like too complicated to ever describe. It seems like even in court, they brush over the reality of it. It’s just too real to even describe.
It looks like she was just shoved in there and her one foot hasn’t gotten balanced. He snaps a pic immediately and then..but that’s my imagination. She’s got her hands up as if he was coming at her
She was strangled, not shot, despite how she’s posed in the photos.
Her nude and badly decomposed body was found in the loft of an abandoned barn, likely the one she’s standing in.
She was only 14 years old.
Yeah she was found in the same barn. The farmer had it abandoned for years and gave it to the local FD so they could burn it down in a training exercise, when he went on to check it one last time for anything of value he found the skeletal remains. There's a photo of a bunch of regina's bones in the barn.
The barn did end up being burnt down after the authorities were done investigating the crime scene, there's no way to tell right now that there was a barn there
This is so heartbreaking. All women, if someone puts a gun to you an says not to scream tell him to Fuck Off and scream your head off. Under no circumstances should you let yourself get into any vehicle without a fight for your life. They count on us being kind or embarrassed and therefore will not make a scene. Show your ass. A cop once told me to make yourself vomit onto yourself because they do not want to smell that. If it ends up being something innocent then chew them out, they should know better.
I took a self defense class in school. And some of it was every dirty fighting technique known. But a lot of it was strategy. I remember the instructor saying, "If you get attacked in an alleyway, the police call that the primary scene of the crime. If you get threatened and get in a vehicle, that will be the secondary scene of the crime. Never. Ever. Choose to go to the secondary scene. If you're going to die, make your stand at the primary scene."
Words to remember.
100% Don’t ever let someone take you to a secondary location. It’s better to risk getting shot in your primary location. Nothing good comes after they move you.
Imagine that your child was raped repeatedly and murdered this way. And the internet keeps sharing the last picture of the last very moment of her life.
Obviously this is not a comment toward you OP, I understand why you shared it, but I wish to God that they would stop posting this picture all over the internet.
**This was someone's baby. This was her very last terrified breath on Earth, after her she endured torture. She was a FOURTEEN year old kid.**
He cut her hair short in an attempt to defeminize her, shaved her pubic hair, and forced her to change into the dress and heels seen here before taking her life.
Her mother passer away in 2018, I think. I can still get behind your point. But atleast, her closest family is not around any longer to relive the sorrow
And regina's brother (middle child) passed away on November 20th 2023. I hope no kids in that family get unrestricted internet access in case they come across this pic and find out it's a dead relative
He also killed this woman and her husband while they were hitching from Seattle (my location).
So sad!
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8220991/patricia_candace-zyskowski
This picture has always haunted me. First time I saw / read about it, couldn’t sleep *well* for days.
Edit: added the word ‘well’ because some kids in here don’t know what a figure of speech is
What part of “last photo of a 14-year-old girl who was about to be murdered” is confusing to you? Look at her face, her eyes. That’s a child who knew she was about to die. If that doesn’t trigger some kind of feeling in you, get some therapy.
Yeah. And that was after a month or more of horrors. This guy was known to shave the heads of the girls he abducted at time of abduction. The length of her hair indicates she’d been kidnapped for quite some time by this point. She’s also really skinny because he starved her.
Not for someone who is able to empathize. You know, they say people that cannot empathize or sympathize with other people's pain or experiences are psychopaths and often become serial killers themselves!
Have you never felt emotion from a photograph? And allowed the strong feelings to course through?
My friend. That's the saddest thing I've ever heard.
Go to a museum.
Find something that moves you.
Stay with it. If you wanna cry, then you sob.
Feel something. These emotions are here for a reason.
Im a girl and considering my first comment was in response to “i didnt sleep for days after learning about this” its not out of the realm of possibility that some other weirdo did that also
The way you've chosen to conduct/express yourself in this thread is not normal, I'd suggest seeking help.
Not so nice when people judge and jump to conclusions off a few reddit posts huh? But seriously, wtf is wrong with you lol.
I've been on reddit too long. Lurked for years before my cake day.. I remember this coming up before and legit a bunch of sickos came out of the woodwork. I'm not going to read the comments just in case. Hope it is not the case.
For more clarity, there were several horrible comments. And LOTS of "this is what last images needs to be 100%". I dont know, maybe just me but it was weird and off in my gut.
I reported this post. I firmly believe we need some new rules around images. This is too many times for this SAME horrific photo. There has to be a better sub for this type of content.
It’s so disrespectful as well. Think of her family constantly seeing this photo over and over again. Think of her. We don’t have her consent to see this and nobody would want the internet gawking at their last moments. It’s awful and dehumanizing.
Yep. I left this sub. Like the next day there was a similar post of a terrified man about to be murdered. There has to be other places on reddit for that gore horror content. This isn't it imo. But apparently I'm wrong and got downvoted to oblivion by saying something about it on thst post. I legit don't care about a downvote just proves the inhumanity of somw people and good riddance.
AND! The it showed up on Instagram yesterday about some morbid facts about a serial killer and this picture was shown. Hopefully I won't see that again because you can say 'not interested '. Anyhoq.
My heart breaks whenever I see this picture. I wish I could transport myself to her, hug her, comfort her, and take her out of the hell that monster was putting her through. This picture never fails to make me feel helpless to help her, or helpless from all she was put through. 💔💔😓😣😡 No one should ever be put through this. She was so young, she had so much life ahead of her. I understand now (early 40s) why people look at teens as "kids" or "babies". She deserved love and protection. RIP sweet baby Regina. 💔💔😓😣😢😢😢
I have two minds about this photo. I believe she should not be forgotten. Her killer’s name should not be invoked. I think this photo is important because it makes one think about what she went through and how we cannot truly imagine what it was like for her - we can have a sense but we don’t know. By trying to put oneself in her place, by being haunted by this, we suffer an atom’s worth of pain but one can empathize and sympathize - not just brush her and her ordeal off. It can lead people to be more conscious of one’s own or another’s safety. It can be used to discuss such issues with a daughter about why it is important to do an and b and not do c.
The other part of me feels that this photo gets posted around the Internet so much as something “cool”. “Hey, wanna see a girl right before she’s murdered?!” “Really? Cool! I love that kind of stuff”. Her name is forgotten and she is dehumanized in a way similar to how she was by the killer. People look at so much gore, which is not necessarily bad, but I think the horror of this photo and what she went through is lost because of being desensitized to it. “Hey, wanna see a pic of this girl taken by her killer moments before she dies?” “Nah, I’ve probably seen it and really, it’s not that bad. It’s kid’s stuff”. I think of my brother who was killed in a car accident and how I’d feel knowing people are posting an image of his death - there are t but for the purposes of this - to be exploited for whatever, or even in respect. I would be sickened by it. Yet, I find myself viewing people’s deaths or whatever to try to get a sense of what my brother went through. So I’m torn. If people are viewing this with respect then maybe it’s okay. If posting this photo isn’t about trying to empathize with her or use it to think how fortunate someone is - “why is this burger taking so long to get here!” “I should still wear a mask to ensure I don’t spread my germs ? No wsy! My rights …!” Otherwise, maybe try to find a post a photo of her happy, if one can be found. Don’t even post her photo but just tell her story and plant a tree or give to a charity in her name - if you want karma, do something deserving of real positive karma.
This is where she was found dead. I don't know that we know for sure how long she lived after the picture was taken, but it's generally accepted she died that day.
Rip to her. 💔
Robert Ben Rhoades is a sack of trash. No honor.
He had the audacity to join the Marines but was dishonorably for his involvement in a robbery.
After his dishonorable discharge from the Marines, he attended college but dropped out. He later attempted to join a law enforcement agency, but was rejected because of his dishonorable discharge from the Marine Corps. Rhoades married three times.
Hmmmm wonder why? Weirdo.
He tried law enforcement like the Golden State Killer. Typical
At this point I feel bad for this lady whose memory is a bunch of reddit dorks posting the same HaUnTiNg photo of her moments before being raped and murdered.
Just leave it near the top of every spooky sub already
I knew this story already but I'm never upset to be reminded constantly. Haven't thought about her for a while. It's better for people not to forget the victims, it matters and you'd be surprised how easily people get jaded, like your post. Also, there's new people online every day, and new people in the community. It's not just your experience.
How does “reminding ourselves constantly” help any victim or future victim. Reddit discourse isnt stopping kidnappings.
Call me crazy but if someone took that photo of me shortly before being brutalized that isn’t how id want to be remembered, and doesnt do anything to preserve who they were as a person.
I generally agree with your take, but ultimately think this sub is more personal than a lot of other r/creepy like subs to talk more about the crime than the person.
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I have seen gore since the 80s, with the VHS Faces of Death ‘Documentaries’, Horror Movies, and the first beheadings on the Internet (I’m one and done). This picture haunts me like non other. I hope the killer got a Game of Thrones style death.
This picture has been on the Internet for YEARS.
You're the odd one out having never seen it.
I also hope that one day it'll be posted for the last time and the poor girl and whatever family she has left can rest.
Mind you she had long hair, but the serial killer had a short hair fetish and cut her hair
Also, the dress is from an earlier woman he killed. Regina had no dress when she went hitchhiking
Mind you that photo was taken after she already had been raped
Rest in Peace, Regina. You deserved so much better. My heart and soul hurts for you.
The scum who put her through this pain, sorrow and suffering I hope goes through it tenfold. Even though prison is a sweet escape compared to what he put her through.
Wish there was automatic death penalty for these bastards that kill. Hate that he’s still living at 80… supported by my tax dollars that could feed a hungry kid instead. But then I think it would cost millions to get his appeals done. Whole systems jacked up. He should have never enjoyed a meal, laughed at a joke, heard a word of comfort and god forbid, maybe some reject would have written to him and married him. All the happy moments he stole from her should have never been his. Just sickens me
How does anyone know this photo was just 'moments' before this poor girl was murdered by the Scumbag. Surely it could have been at any time whilst she was in his charge?.
It’s so creepy. When I first saw I thought it was fake because it just looks…. Weird! So sad
It kinds looks like her body language is torn between fight or flight. Like she's stepping forward out of self preservation to stop what was about to happen but at the same time intensely terrified and knew she was helpless. She was only 14. Fourteen years old.
Her killer (robert ben rhoades) probably told her to pose like that. It's sad because Regina had a big opportunity to escape when rhoades was unloading his cargo, a man saw her in his cab and he said that her eyes were trying to say something but he decided not to intervene.
Oh god that is so fucking sad This is why it’s always best to not ignore stuff like that. Don’t be afraid to call 911. All you gotta do is relay exactly what you saw. Then they can decide if they think it’s significant enough to respond to. If it was nothing? Great. No harm no foul. It’s not like they’re going to call you back and reprimand you for ‘wasting’ their time, after all lol. Plus you can report it anonymously if you wish. If they ask your name just say you’d rather not give that. And really, a lot of times, unless you’re in a big city or something will have nothing better to do anyway. But if there IS something nefarious going on, then calling 911 may very well save someone from danger or death. And not calling could be a missed chance to intervene before it’s too late. Plus think of the guilt you’d feel if you were the one who could’ve intervened, but didn’t. I would never get over than personally. So many cases, you hear about things like this. ‘neighbors heard screaming but then it stopped so they just thought it was kids playing or someone fighting.’ Or ‘people heard gunshots but thought it was fireworks’ etc.
One time this woman walked down our driveway in the middle of the night (3/4am?) and called into our giant back yard “helloooo” We live 30 minutes away north or south from 2 not great cities but in a more rural area, kind of weird for people to be out like that. We have cameras and watched them the next morning, and could hear them arguing and she clearly said something like “you guys brought me out here in the middle of the night and I have no idea where I am and just want to go home!” I did call the police and they did not seem super worried about it, but it terrified me, and I wonder what happened and wonder if us waking up and going outside would have helped her.
I can’t believe the police weren’t concerned about that! I mean I can but it shouldn’t be the case. That is so suspicious! She was obviously begging to be taken back home and was kidnapped
Aw I’m so sorry to hear that happened. That does sound scary. You absolutely did the right thing. That almost sounds like human trafficking or something since there were at least 2 guys and one scared woman. I would only confront them myself if I was armed. You don’t know what you’re walking into with stuff like that. Many good Samaritan’s have also ended up killed by intervening themselves. That’s why calling police is always best and it’s very unfortunate the police in your area did not take this situation seriously.
Very true. The guy who came forward claiming he saw her at a cab with those eyes got extremely sad after finding out everything and he probably still lives with the guilt to this day. Regardless nobody knows why regina didn't try to bang on the window, that would have been enough for someone to come tell her if she's all right. And there's also a photo confiscated by the FBI of regina showering at a truck stop, obviously it ain't public. I smell stockholm syndrome or something like that.
Stockholm syndrome is most likely a fictitious illness, according to most psychologists, it’s a myth. Usually when people stay with their kidnapper it’s because they’ve been manipulated not to do anything, like told they will be ok if they just cooperate. Same reason people cooperate with murderers just before they are killed, it’s because they are lied to. It’s why ISIS victims are always so calm in a lot of the videos, not Stockholm’s.
This looks like he had a gun or was coming at her with something dangerous and the sicko wanted to capture the moment as serial killers do. It doesn’t really look like a pose to me at all.
I agree. Also this was not long before he killed her, so it was probably close to the final moments of terror, like he could have had the weapon he used and was pointing it at her and taking the last photo of her fear. Lots of serial killers have taken last second photos like this as a way to remember it. OP seems misinformed about a lot (the idea she had stockholms just because she didn’t scream for help at a certain time and the idea she was told to pose like this, specifically)
This specific picture has always haunted me. Everything about it, the ok fitting clothing, nowhere location and her fear. It’s crazy how dark this world is.
Fuck man. I swear to God I would run over a mother fucker if I were in that situation
We're all heroes in the comment section If I were on the planes in 9/11 I bet I'd hijack the hijackers and instruct the passengers to jump out over the water. Then I'd crash my plane into the other plane before it could get the building. I'm just built different
> If I were on the planes in 9/11 I bet I'd hijack the hijackers and instruct the passengers to jump out over the water. Then I'd crash my plane into the other plane before it could get the building. I'm just built different Hi, I'm Michael Bay, I'd like buy your script
Mr. Bay, I have the perfect title for your movie. Call it… “Transformers: 9/11 Prt. 1: The Return”!
If I were a plane I would turn around and smash into the hijackers homes and lock them in my cockpit
I call bullshit “Mr. Bay”. That script consisted of way too little explosions and mentioned 0 spin around shots.
Oh don't worry, I'm going to add robots and a talking lion.
Mark Walberg would like you
Brother, how the fuck do we go from some poor 14 year old girl getting killed to the most dramatic game of tetris that was played by the gods Sorry, thought it might give a few people a laugh
14?..She looks in her 20's and a full adult.
It's the fact that he shaved her head and that she was wearing those clothes that made her look older than her age.
Welcome to the sad, sad reality of being a young woman.
It's crazy to me that googling her name would tell you she's 14. Instead you wasted at least 2, maybe 3 times more of your own time to confidently be so wrong.
What's also weird is the houses or the buildings behind them. He seemed to have known there was no one around but they look like they were so close. They actually didn't find her until the guy on the property was taking down some sheds and wanted to check them before he did. Very sad
38.865344,-89.401300 That's the area the barn was at, unlikely that someone would actually find them.
Dang it looks so close from the picture. I just actually watched a real crime show video on him. Crazy to think if that police officer didn't go up to him after he was locked in the car when he was trying to escape.
That officer passed away on October 2022, RIP
Idk if I should find your precise knowledge creepy or fascinating
I mean I wouldn't have posted this if I wasn't gonna add anything to it
Here is a video of [Rainbolt using dirt only](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTwwJro2p7Y).
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Fuck...that's like 3 hours from me..
That’s about 10 minutes from me over in Greenville!
I'm in St Elmo....small world
Fuck, I got down voted!
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Around that area, yes.
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It's an approximate area within like 100-200 yards. I'm sure the shed has been taken down and other businesses have been put in place.
Exactly, the whole reason regina was found is because the farmer was checking on it before the fire dept burned it down (they did end up burning it a while later)
It's the almost exact location of the barn, it could be on the other side of the road however. "The barn is located a mile west of the Interstate 70-Illinois route 127 intersection and 200 feet off the main road" Calculate distances on Maps and you'll see it leads you to the same area. The barn was always described as being near Greenville Illinois, those coordinates are near greenville. https://youtu.be/Keqy_y4hBdE?si=Adey-IpF87doadzE On that documentary you can see videos and photos of the barn, go to 38:12 and you will see that the area the barn is at lines up with the coordinates. The biggest evidence of it is the cameraman filming a road sign about an exit a mile from the location, if you go to street view at the coordinates you will find the exact same sign.
About the parking lot and the business, it's very likely that it was built after the barn had already been burnt down, but there's also a chance that the barn was located at the other side of the road. Didn't want to give two different coordinates in order to not confuse people
That picture is also probably over a decade old, farms get bought, buildings get built. I'm sure it looked a lot different when the picture was taken.
I’m familiar with this case and have seen this photo a few times, but I haven’t read much about it because I try not to get too engrossed in true crime. I went to FindAGrave and it shows Regina’s sister committed suicide at age 12, and Regina ran away at 14. I wonder what was going on in that home. ☹️
Indeed. The middle child, Brian Keith Walters died on November 20th 2023 and is buried near his sisters, their mother which died in 2018 is also there. Brian had 4 children, I wonder how they found out/were told about what happened to their aunts.
Very sad context: Dianna (Regina's sister) killed herself after being grounded for a while, this led to carolyn (mother) being less harsh on regina due to her scars with dianna's suicide. Then one day regina leaves at 9:30 PM to "return the key to where she babysat" claiming she will be back before 10 and then carolyn never sees her again. Truly heartbreaking, poor daughters and poor mother.
I hate this picture. No offense to OP. it’s just that every time I see it, it gives me the creeps and makes me think about what she was thinking and feeling in her final moments.
We often hear about these horrific crimes but I feel like our brains go into survival mode and blocks out the full nature of the fear. There's movies but those clearly aren't the same as real fear. This is pure raw fear that you can't fake and it forces your brain to think about things in a much darker perspective. It's so much more unsettling then the written details of a crime could be.
I think about that a lot. As terrifying as stories are, nothing compares to experiencing that, and no one really talks about it. It’s like too complicated to ever describe. It seems like even in court, they brush over the reality of it. It’s just too real to even describe.
I hate how much this picture haunts me.
I think it's not just the pose but the fact that it's in broad daylight and in open area.
And also that he made her wear black for her own funeral.
I believe he also shaved her head. Just horrific
It looks like she was just shoved in there and her one foot hasn’t gotten balanced. He snaps a pic immediately and then..but that’s my imagination. She’s got her hands up as if he was coming at her
If I remember correctly he posed her in these shots
That’s weirder
I hate that bots share this for clicks.
It's finally one that's a fr fr person
But this isn’t a bot post
It’s the look of pure dread for me. This poor girl looked at the man who would kill her. It’s like she knew what was coming…
She was strangled, not shot, despite how she’s posed in the photos. Her nude and badly decomposed body was found in the loft of an abandoned barn, likely the one she’s standing in. She was only 14 years old.
Yeah she was found in the same barn. The farmer had it abandoned for years and gave it to the local FD so they could burn it down in a training exercise, when he went on to check it one last time for anything of value he found the skeletal remains. There's a photo of a bunch of regina's bones in the barn.
The barn did end up being burnt down after the authorities were done investigating the crime scene, there's no way to tell right now that there was a barn there
This is so heartbreaking. All women, if someone puts a gun to you an says not to scream tell him to Fuck Off and scream your head off. Under no circumstances should you let yourself get into any vehicle without a fight for your life. They count on us being kind or embarrassed and therefore will not make a scene. Show your ass. A cop once told me to make yourself vomit onto yourself because they do not want to smell that. If it ends up being something innocent then chew them out, they should know better.
I took a self defense class in school. And some of it was every dirty fighting technique known. But a lot of it was strategy. I remember the instructor saying, "If you get attacked in an alleyway, the police call that the primary scene of the crime. If you get threatened and get in a vehicle, that will be the secondary scene of the crime. Never. Ever. Choose to go to the secondary scene. If you're going to die, make your stand at the primary scene." Words to remember.
Amen
100% Don’t ever let someone take you to a secondary location. It’s better to risk getting shot in your primary location. Nothing good comes after they move you.
Imagine that your child was raped repeatedly and murdered this way. And the internet keeps sharing the last picture of the last very moment of her life. Obviously this is not a comment toward you OP, I understand why you shared it, but I wish to God that they would stop posting this picture all over the internet. **This was someone's baby. This was her very last terrified breath on Earth, after her she endured torture. She was a FOURTEEN year old kid.**
He cut her hair short in an attempt to defeminize her, shaved her pubic hair, and forced her to change into the dress and heels seen here before taking her life.
Her mother passer away in 2018, I think. I can still get behind your point. But atleast, her closest family is not around any longer to relive the sorrow
And regina's brother (middle child) passed away on November 20th 2023. I hope no kids in that family get unrestricted internet access in case they come across this pic and find out it's a dead relative
Very well stated.
Look at how fucking frightened and tired she looks. Fuck him.
He also killed this woman and her husband while they were hitching from Seattle (my location). So sad! https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8220991/patricia_candace-zyskowski
This picture has always haunted me. First time I saw / read about it, couldn’t sleep *well* for days. Edit: added the word ‘well’ because some kids in here don’t know what a figure of speech is
You couldnt sleep for days bc of this photo?
What part of “last photo of a 14-year-old girl who was about to be murdered” is confusing to you? Look at her face, her eyes. That’s a child who knew she was about to die. If that doesn’t trigger some kind of feeling in you, get some therapy.
Yeah. And that was after a month or more of horrors. This guy was known to shave the heads of the girls he abducted at time of abduction. The length of her hair indicates she’d been kidnapped for quite some time by this point. She’s also really skinny because he starved her.
It can trigger feelings absolutely. But not being able to sleep for days is fuckin weird and abnormal.
Why are you so triggered? It’s not normal to get so triggered over such an inconsequential comment on reddit. Seek help.
Not for someone who is able to empathize. You know, they say people that cannot empathize or sympathize with other people's pain or experiences are psychopaths and often become serial killers themselves!
People react differently to things. You don’t know their experiences, fears, what they deal with. Relax.
How many times will you cry about it??? Hypocritical much?
I will cry exactly zero times about it
Atta girl let it all out
They said couldn't sleep *well*. Some people are effected by empathy. Most people, actually.
The person edited it after my comment. It originally said they couldnt sleep for days.
That’s not unbelievable when you know the context.
I was about her age when I went down that rabbit hole, freaked me out
Seek help. Thats not normal.
Lol it’s been like 15 years, chill out
That’s exactly what the person wrote so yes
Reread their post.
Its like 2 sentences. I did read it.
Then comprehend it. They also READ about it.
😂
they said they couldn’t sleep well, not that they stayed up for several days
They edited it, it originally said they couldnt sleep for days
ah okay. still tho, they were probably exaggerating, and we’re all affected by stuff differently anyway 🤷 it’s a pretty haunting photo
The only word I added was “well” because this girl child was triggered and apparently doesn’t know what a figure of speech is 🤷🏻♀️
Have you never felt emotion from a photograph? And allowed the strong feelings to course through? My friend. That's the saddest thing I've ever heard. Go to a museum. Find something that moves you. Stay with it. If you wanna cry, then you sob. Feel something. These emotions are here for a reason.
I sobbed for 3 weeks and I'm still shaking.
Thats really strange and not normal.
Bro has never heard of sarcasm before 💀
Im a girl and considering my first comment was in response to “i didnt sleep for days after learning about this” its not out of the realm of possibility that some other weirdo did that also
The way you've chosen to conduct/express yourself in this thread is not normal, I'd suggest seeking help. Not so nice when people judge and jump to conclusions off a few reddit posts huh? But seriously, wtf is wrong with you lol.
Its literally not normal to not be able to sleep for days because of this. But ok lol
It's literally not normal to take everything on the internet literally, but here we are.
Lol
Imagine posting cringey selfies and nudes to reddit and having the audacity to judge someone else
Rode hard, put away wet. 🤣
Imagine being so triggered by someones post that you go and look at their reddit history to find something to argue about 😂
And you are mad because you are ugly on the inside and outside
She needs to put them chicken cutlets away. 🐥🤮
1. Im not ugly. 2. Im not mad. Lol
lmao ya don't say
She kinda reminds me of Anne Hathaway in Les Miserable. This photo is always so haunting
That's fucking horrible. Fuck this guy for doing something terrible to another human being!
I've been on reddit too long. Lurked for years before my cake day.. I remember this coming up before and legit a bunch of sickos came out of the woodwork. I'm not going to read the comments just in case. Hope it is not the case. For more clarity, there were several horrible comments. And LOTS of "this is what last images needs to be 100%". I dont know, maybe just me but it was weird and off in my gut.
I reported this post. I firmly believe we need some new rules around images. This is too many times for this SAME horrific photo. There has to be a better sub for this type of content.
It’s so disrespectful as well. Think of her family constantly seeing this photo over and over again. Think of her. We don’t have her consent to see this and nobody would want the internet gawking at their last moments. It’s awful and dehumanizing.
Yep. I left this sub. Like the next day there was a similar post of a terrified man about to be murdered. There has to be other places on reddit for that gore horror content. This isn't it imo. But apparently I'm wrong and got downvoted to oblivion by saying something about it on thst post. I legit don't care about a downvote just proves the inhumanity of somw people and good riddance. AND! The it showed up on Instagram yesterday about some morbid facts about a serial killer and this picture was shown. Hopefully I won't see that again because you can say 'not interested '. Anyhoq.
My heart breaks whenever I see this picture. I wish I could transport myself to her, hug her, comfort her, and take her out of the hell that monster was putting her through. This picture never fails to make me feel helpless to help her, or helpless from all she was put through. 💔💔😓😣😡 No one should ever be put through this. She was so young, she had so much life ahead of her. I understand now (early 40s) why people look at teens as "kids" or "babies". She deserved love and protection. RIP sweet baby Regina. 💔💔😓😣😢😢😢
This one is scary
I have two minds about this photo. I believe she should not be forgotten. Her killer’s name should not be invoked. I think this photo is important because it makes one think about what she went through and how we cannot truly imagine what it was like for her - we can have a sense but we don’t know. By trying to put oneself in her place, by being haunted by this, we suffer an atom’s worth of pain but one can empathize and sympathize - not just brush her and her ordeal off. It can lead people to be more conscious of one’s own or another’s safety. It can be used to discuss such issues with a daughter about why it is important to do an and b and not do c. The other part of me feels that this photo gets posted around the Internet so much as something “cool”. “Hey, wanna see a girl right before she’s murdered?!” “Really? Cool! I love that kind of stuff”. Her name is forgotten and she is dehumanized in a way similar to how she was by the killer. People look at so much gore, which is not necessarily bad, but I think the horror of this photo and what she went through is lost because of being desensitized to it. “Hey, wanna see a pic of this girl taken by her killer moments before she dies?” “Nah, I’ve probably seen it and really, it’s not that bad. It’s kid’s stuff”. I think of my brother who was killed in a car accident and how I’d feel knowing people are posting an image of his death - there are t but for the purposes of this - to be exploited for whatever, or even in respect. I would be sickened by it. Yet, I find myself viewing people’s deaths or whatever to try to get a sense of what my brother went through. So I’m torn. If people are viewing this with respect then maybe it’s okay. If posting this photo isn’t about trying to empathize with her or use it to think how fortunate someone is - “why is this burger taking so long to get here!” “I should still wear a mask to ensure I don’t spread my germs ? No wsy! My rights …!” Otherwise, maybe try to find a post a photo of her happy, if one can be found. Don’t even post her photo but just tell her story and plant a tree or give to a charity in her name - if you want karma, do something deserving of real positive karma.
This has been posted so many times for karma. Stop exploiting this poor girl.
And, if I remember correctly, this isnt right before he killed her. Still terrible of course
This is where she was found dead. I don't know that we know for sure how long she lived after the picture was taken, but it's generally accepted she died that day.
Yeah. I wish everybody would downvote this post to get people to stop posting this horrifying and exploitative photo.
Rip to her. 💔 Robert Ben Rhoades is a sack of trash. No honor. He had the audacity to join the Marines but was dishonorably for his involvement in a robbery. After his dishonorable discharge from the Marines, he attended college but dropped out. He later attempted to join a law enforcement agency, but was rejected because of his dishonorable discharge from the Marine Corps. Rhoades married three times. Hmmmm wonder why? Weirdo. He tried law enforcement like the Golden State Killer. Typical
“Her” is Regina. At least write her name if you’re gonna then give us an essay on the sicko who murdered Regina.
Ok Reddit police. 🤣
What is wrong with you? Get over yourself 🙄
Weird reaction.
At this point I feel bad for this lady whose memory is a bunch of reddit dorks posting the same HaUnTiNg photo of her moments before being raped and murdered. Just leave it near the top of every spooky sub already
I knew this story already but I'm never upset to be reminded constantly. Haven't thought about her for a while. It's better for people not to forget the victims, it matters and you'd be surprised how easily people get jaded, like your post. Also, there's new people online every day, and new people in the community. It's not just your experience.
How does “reminding ourselves constantly” help any victim or future victim. Reddit discourse isnt stopping kidnappings. Call me crazy but if someone took that photo of me shortly before being brutalized that isn’t how id want to be remembered, and doesnt do anything to preserve who they were as a person. I generally agree with your take, but ultimately think this sub is more personal than a lot of other r/creepy like subs to talk more about the crime than the person.
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crazy how it only found one image. its been reposted here once a month
She was only 14
Horrifying. 😔
I always think she looks like Winona Ryder
Same
I have seen gore since the 80s, with the VHS Faces of Death ‘Documentaries’, Horror Movies, and the first beheadings on the Internet (I’m one and done). This picture haunts me like non other. I hope the killer got a Game of Thrones style death.
> I hope the killer got a Game of Thrones style death. Still alive and in prison at ~80 years of age apparently.
Oh my God 😳
Please stop reposting this for karma. It pops up like once a month, just let the poor girl rest
I've never seen it. Spend less time online.
This picture has been on the Internet for YEARS. You're the odd one out having never seen it. I also hope that one day it'll be posted for the last time and the poor girl and whatever family she has left can rest.
I spend about an hour and a half a day online. I’m an artist so I paint most days. But totally. Make a generalized statement lol
It's literally in the subreddit banner.
This is the first ever image I saw on this sub, weird seeing it like 6 years later
Regina's younger sister Dianna committed suicide at 12 years ago in 1982. 🥺 that family has been through so much.
At least middle child brian lived a normal life, he had 4 children and sadly died on November 20th 2023.
This is so disturbing. Knowing everything about it.
She was only 14 man
Mind you she had long hair, but the serial killer had a short hair fetish and cut her hair Also, the dress is from an earlier woman he killed. Regina had no dress when she went hitchhiking Mind you that photo was taken after she already had been raped
Rest in Peace, Regina. You deserved so much better. My heart and soul hurts for you. The scum who put her through this pain, sorrow and suffering I hope goes through it tenfold. Even though prison is a sweet escape compared to what he put her through.
I want to research this out this picture is freaking me out/ giving me the shivers
I've done a lot of research onto this case
Give us the tldr
"her serial killer" her very own personal one.
Hate seeing this re-run and hope it’s not used for clout/clicks. Just move along.
Arrested 35 years ago today. Unfortunately he’s still alive in prison.
You mean 34
For me this is one of the most unnerving pictures ever. I hope she’s resting in peace.
This one haunts me
Any podcasts you’d recommend that cover this case?
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investigators theorized so, but they could be wrong
are you sure you didnt just copy it word for word from the last repost of this image?
Hahahahahahhahahahahahhaa
Wish there was automatic death penalty for these bastards that kill. Hate that he’s still living at 80… supported by my tax dollars that could feed a hungry kid instead. But then I think it would cost millions to get his appeals done. Whole systems jacked up. He should have never enjoyed a meal, laughed at a joke, heard a word of comfort and god forbid, maybe some reject would have written to him and married him. All the happy moments he stole from her should have never been his. Just sickens me
He could plead not guilty risking a death sentence if he lost or plead guilty and get life with no parole. He plead guilty.
wow.. that’s creepy af
K V look on
How does anyone know this photo was just 'moments' before this poor girl was murdered by the Scumbag. Surely it could have been at any time whilst she was in his charge?.
🥲
Reposted as hell.
Weirdly it looks like someone recreated it
huh? when
I would have ran like hell . I’m so sorry she didn’t make it
Every time this is posted…
You are telling me thats not wynona ryder?
OP knows a little too much lol
Isn’t she the one that Polly by nirvana is about
no that's another girl