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State releases redacted autopsies for 8 Ohio slaying victims

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FILE – In this May 3, 2016, file photo, mourners gather around caskets for six of the eight members of the Rhoden family found shot April 22, 2016, at four properties near Piketon, Ohio, during funeral services at Scioto Burial Park in McDermott, Ohio. The office of Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine released redacted autopsy reports Friday, Sept. 23, in the unsolved slayings of the seven adults and a teenage boy, confirming all but one victim was shot multiple times in the head. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) (The Associated Press)

FILE - In this April 27, 2016, file photo, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, left, and Pike County Sheriff Charles Reader, right, discuss the slayings of eight members of the Rhoden family found shot April 22, 2016, at four properties near Piketon, Ohio, during a news conference in Waverly, Ohio. The office of DeWine released redacted autopsy reports Friday, Sept. 23 in the unsolved slayings of the seven adults and a teenage boy, confirming all but one victim was shot multiple times in the head. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) (The Associated Press)

FILE – In this May 3, 2016, file photo, hearses for six of the eight members of the Rhoden family found shot April 22, 2016, at four properties near Piketon, Ohio, depart during funeral services from Dry Run Church of Christ in West Portsmouth, Ohio. The office of Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine released redacted autopsy reports Friday, Sept. 23 in the unsolved slayings of the seven adults and a teenage boy, confirming all but one victim was shot multiple times in the head. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) (The Associated Press)

The Ohio attorney general's office has released redacted copies of the final autopsy reports in the unsolved slayings of eight family members.

The reports released Friday confirm earlier accounts that all but one victim was shot multiple times in the head.

Attorney General Mike DeWine released the documents at the request of several media organizations, including The Associated Press.

The release came shortly after the Ohio Supreme Court ended settlement talks Friday between DeWine's office and the Columbus Dispatch, which sued for the complete reports.

Seven adults and a teenage boy from the Rhoden family were found shot to death at four homes near Piketon on April 22.

DeWine has said those responsible were familiar with the victims, their homes and the surrounding area.