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Vol. 15 · No. 115 · Saturday, 26 September 2026

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Army officer reprimanded after being identified as the I-10 strangler

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FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — A commissioned officer assigned to U.S. Army North (ARNORTH) was reprimanded and nearly removed from his job after being charged with 20 counts of homicide, sources confirmed.

Maj. Chase Rhodes is alleged to be the notorious ‘I-10 Strangler,’ a serial killer whose bloody slayings just happened to start soon after the officer arrived at ARNORTH.

But Rhodes’ lawyer, Capt. Timothy Smythe, told Duffel Blog the charges are wildly inaccurate and discriminatory against his client, who is a minority and also a complete nut job.

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