‘Mercy Killing’ Suspect Posts Bail

Thu., Jan. 27, 2000

From Staff Reports

John Fiedler, who is accused of playing a role in the October `mercy killing’ of a Mead man, posted bail Wednesday afternoon and was released from jail.

Fiedler had been held on $500,000 bail.

Earlier this week, Dianne Rhodes, whose husband Paul Rhodes was terminally ill with a tumor in his abdomen and died of a morphine overdose, posted $500,000 for her own release.

Rhodes, 49, and Fiedler, 21, were arrested last Friday on warrants of second-degree murder and conspiracy to commit second-degree murder in the death of Paul Rhodes.

A third person tied to the case, according to court papers, has not been arrested.

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