There were some secrets in there

The landlord also revealed that when a woman claiming to be Rhoades’ wife was about to visit the apartment, he called and instructed her to clean out the place. It became clear to Lee that Rhoades was hiding secrets inside the apartment. Agent Lee needed to secure a search warrant.

The search was on

A search warrant was granted five days after Rhoades was apprehended. FBI agents conducted a search of Rhoades’ Houston apartment as other agents located his wife. They recovered women’s clothing, some bondage items, and a couple of white towels, one of which was covered in blood. According to the victims, Rhoades would often place a white towel beneath them each time he sexually tortured them.