Valerie Rider is a killer from Ohio who was convicted of the murder of her son’s ex girlfriend Whitney Hostler
According to court documents Whitney Hostler was reported missing on October 1 2020 and her body would later be found in a wooded ravine. Soon the attention would focus on Valerie Rider and her husband Rodney Rider
Rodney Rider would later tell the court that he saw Valerie Rider dragging a duffel bag with the body of Whitney Hostler inside. When Rodney asked what happened Valerie told him that she had gotten in an argument with Whitney and killed her
Rodney Rider would be sentenced to thirty six months in prison for tampering with evidence
Valerie Rider would be convicted of murder and sentenced to twenty one years to life in the Ohio Department of Corrections
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Valerie Rider, 52, was sentenced to 21 years to life in prison and a $2,500 fine in the death of Whitney Hostler, 25.
A St. Paris woman found guilty of charges connected to the October death of a Champaign County woman, who had been reported missing, will be sentenced Thursday.
Valerie Rider, 52, will be sentenced in the death of Whitney Hostler, her son’s ex-girlfriend.
During her trial in February, in Champaign County Common Pleas Court, Rider was found guilty of murder, felonious assault, tampering with evidence, gross abuse of a corpse and three counts of possession of criminal tools. She was found not guilty of aggravated murder.
Hostler, 25, was reported missing Oct. 1 after she had not been in contact with family or friends, and was last seen Sept. 30, according to the Champaign County Sheriff’s Office.
Sheriff’s deputies found Hostler’s body in a wooded ravine near Kiser Lake Road. The investigation into Hostler’s death led to Valerie and Rodney Rider, who were arrested Oct. 2.
Hostler also shared a 2-year-old daughter with the couple’s son, Randy Rider.
Randy Rider’s father, Rodney 54, was sentenced earlier this month in relation to the death.
Randy Rider has never been charged in Hostler’s murder.
Rodney Rider was sentenced to 36 months in prison, with 158 days of jail credit, and a $750 fine. After prison, he will be on post-release control supervision, same as parole, for up to three year.
Rodney Rider pleaded guilty in November to tampering with evidence, obstructing justice and possession of criminal tools, according to court records.
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The St. Paris woman charged with killing the Champaign County woman whose body was found in a wooded ravine in the fall was found guilty last night.
Valerie Rider, 52, was found guilty on murder, felonious assault, gross abuse of a corpse and possessing criminal tools. She was found not guilty of aggravated murder.
Valerie Rider had been accused in the killing of Whitney Hostler Hostler, who was reported missing Oct. 2, after family members said she was not in contact with them, investigators previously told News Center 7.
Hostler’s body was discovered in a wooded ravine near Kiser Lake Road just hours after she was reported missing.
Rodney Rider, the co-defendant in the case, previously pled guilty to tampering with evidence, obstructing justice and possessing criminal tools. He’s set for sentencing on March 8 at 1:15 p.m.
Prosecutors previously said the Riders were the parents of a long-time boyfriend of Hostler, and they had a child together.
Valerie Rider will be sentenced on April 1.
