Robert Rhodes plotted and killed his wife – years later, his child’s evidence convicted him

Years after the murder of his wife Dawn, Robert Rhodes has been convicted thanks to evidence provided by his own child. Rhodes had lured Dawn to their Earlswood residence, where he carried out the killing. Crucially, he had involved his child in the planning stages of the act, a detail that would later become instrumental in his prosecution. The child’s testimony and recollections from that period provided the critical link needed to establish Rhodes’s guilt and bring him to justice. The case highlights the long-term consequences of such crimes and the impact on families, as well as the power of testimony to unravel past misdeeds.