Murder of Carl Woolwine by Bobbie Dale Rhynes featured on Murder Loves Company

Crime scene tape photo
Carl Woolwine was murdered by Bobbie Dale Rhynes at Alta Sierra Ski Resort in Wofford Heights, California, where they worked. Pic credit: Monsters and Critics

Murder Loves Company on Investigation Discovery will take a closer look at the case of Carl Woolwine, who was murdered by Bobbie Dale Rhynes, involving Joan Noble and Thomas Ertz.

On October 13, 2015, Woolwine, 50, was found dead in a shallow grave at Alta Sierra Ski Resort in Wofford Heights, California, where he worked as a maintenance worker. His cause of death was a single gunshot wound to the head.

An investigation revealed that three days before Woolwine’s body was found, he made a comment to a co-worker about Joan Noble, that she found to be creepy. He supposedly said he enjoyed watching her work. Noble went to her boyfriend, Thomas Ertz, who also worked at the resort, and told him what Woolwine said to her.

Later that same day, Woolwine, Rhynes, who worked at the resort as a supervisor, and Ertz rode together to a shop building on the resort. Shortly after they arrived, a worker said they heard a gunshot and only Rhynes and Ertz returned from the building.

When Rhynes was questioned by police, he admitted to shooting Woolwine, but he claimed it was an accident. He added that he meant to shoot above his head, but he ended up striking him.

Afterward, Rhynes told police that he dug a hole and Noble and Ertz help bury the body. They then moved his van.

Rhynes was arrested and initially charged with first-degree murder, but it was later reduced to second-degree murder. In May 2016, a jury found Rhynes guilty of killing Woolwine. He was sentenced to 14 years in prison.

Watch the Latest on our YouTube Channel

Noble and Ertz were also arrested. They pled no contest to acting as accessories after the fact and were sentenced to three years of probation.

Murder Loves Company — Killer CoverUp airs at 10/9c on Investigation Discovery.

Subscribe
Notify of
guest

1 Comment
Oldest
Newest Most Voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
Cody simms
Cody simms
6 months ago

The saddest part is that Joan Noble regularly admits to making the story more dramatic than it actually was. She laughs at this man’s death and thinks it is funny she got away with her part in this disgusting situation.

Joan Noble is also very vocal that she her borderline personality disorder. She claims to be clean and sober but she smokes weed and stalks her ex’s and their partners. She is literally sick in the head. Hopefully they can get a retrial and charge ertz and noble for their part. 3 years of probation for an accessory to murder charge? A jailhouse interview blaming everyone else and barely accepting accountability for her murderous actions? Kern county is a joke. FYI she needs to have a mental health checkup before she kills another innocent victim.

1
0
Would love your thoughts, please comment.x
()
x