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Dayton man who killed missing Mansfield couple gets life in prison

Mansfield couple 030320 Todd Burkhart and Kyla Hayton of Mansfield were found slain in separate vacant houses in Dayton last November. (Courtesy/Hayton family)

DAYTON — A Dayton man who killed a Mansfield couple who had been reported missing, when their bodies were discovered in Dayton, will spend life in prison.

Larry Rodgers, 33, was sentenced on multiple felonies, including aggravated murder, for the deaths of Todd Burkhart, Kyla Hayton and her unborn child in November 2019. The jury found him guilty on all charges, prosecutors said.

Larry Rodgers Larry Dwayne Rodgers (MONTGOMERY COUNTY JAIL)

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“This was a tragic and senseless homicide case the took the lives of two young adults and their unborn child. This defendant will now spend the rest of his life in prison,” Montgomery County Prosecutor Mat Heck Jr. said.

Charges against Rodgers:

  • Aggravated murder: 4 counts
  • Murder: 4 counts
  • Kidnapping: 4 counts
  • Felonious assault: 4 counts
  • Involuntary manslaughter: 2 counts
  • Having weapons as a felon (under disability): 1 count

The bodies of Todd Burkhart and his pregnant girlfriend, Kyla Hayton, were found in different vacant houses on West Stewart Street in Dayton. They were reported missing Nov. 16.

Hayton and Burkhart were shot to death.

Prosecutors said the involuntary manslaughter charges are in connection to Hayton’s unborn baby.

As part of the investigation into the double homicide, detectives searched a house on Groveland Avenue where police found a .40 caliber handgun, the Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office stated.

Prosecutors said ballistic tests determined the same gun was used to kill both victims.

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