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Rhonda Casto was an American model who was pushed off a cliff by her boyfriend, Stephen Nichols in 2009 while hiking on Eagle Creek trailhead in the Columbia Gorge. Some speculate that she jumped off or accidently fell off the cliff. The case received national attention and was broadcast on several television shows, with 48 Hours creating a documentry about this case. Stephen Nicholas was assumed to have pushed her off but they removed that charge after a plea deal was made. Stephen fled to China while they were building the case, he would eventually get tricked to return back to United States. Stephen was charged with homicide and got sentenced to 19 months behind bars with 3 months probation. As of 2021, Stephen is out of jail.

Backround
Rhonda Casto was born on July 2, 1985 in Galveston, Texas, she was raised by a single mother and 1 sister. Rhonda went to Ball High School and graduated in 2002. and they had 1 daughter named Annie.

Murder
On March 19, 2009 Rhonda and Stephen hiked Eagle Creek Trail along Oregon’s Columbia River Gorge, the trail was damp due to a small rainstorm earlier that day, which caused parts of the trail to become slippery and unsafe for unprepared climbers, the trail also had moss overgrowth which contributed to the slipperness. Halfway up the trail, there is a narrow part where only one person can go through at a time. During the time where Rhonda and Stephen were crossing this narrow path, it is speculated that Stephen pushed Rhonda down the cliff. Stephen climed down from the leverage, and preformed CPR while on the phone with 9-1-1. Hood River County Sheriff’s Office responded and performed CPR and a ambulance was called to take her body to the hospital.

Aftermath and Investigation
Stephen was charged with negligence homicide and got sentenced to 3 years behind bars with 3 months probation..