Roderick L. Rankin, Arkansas

Roderick L. Rankin Is an inmate on death row in the state of Arkansas. He were born 11/18/1975

Crime

Roderick Leshun Rankin was convicted of three counts of capital murder, and he was sentenced to death in 1996 for the murders of Zena Reynolds, her mother Ernestine Halford, and her stepfather Nathaniel Halford.

According to the state, He answered that he first saw Zena Reynolds and her children on the couch. The officers asked Mr. Rankin what happened next, and he answered, “I don't know. It just-then everybody start running out and I-I guess I got scared.” The officers asked him if he then started shooting, and he answered “Yes, sir.” Mr. Rankin told the police that he shot Zena Reynolds, then Mrs. Halford, then Mr. Halford. He told the officers that he knew Sonyae Reynolds was also in the house but that he got scared and left. At the conclusion of the first interrogation, Mr. Rankin stated that “this is not what I meant to happen and I'm sorry, but I know that won't bring them back.” In the second interrogation that occurred on the afternoon of Mr. Rankin's arrest, the police asked Mr. Rankin how he arrived at the victims' home. He answered, “I walked.” Thereafter, Mr. Rankin reached for the tape recorder, turned it off, and indicated that he no longer wished to talk with the police.

Address

Roderick L. Rankin #000939
Varner Supermax
P.O. Box 400
Grady, AR 71644-0600

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