A fight between a couple at an overlook in Arches National Park ends with one of them dead, a family of good samaritans over a cliff, and a car on fire.
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Rhonda Ann Rosenbalm sitting in a park.
Courtesy: Corina Boyd
Rhonda and her eldest daughter at a pond.
Courtesy: Corina Boyd
Corina Boyd at her mother’s funeral in 2004.
Courtesy: Corina Boyd
Corina Boyd, her sister, and her mother, Rhonda Rosenbalm
Courtesy: Corina Boyd
Corina Boyd as a baby with her mother, Rhonda Rosenbalm
Courtesy: Corina Boyd
Young Corina Boyd with her mother, Rhonda Rosenbalm
Courtesy: Corina Boyd
Corina Boyd as a baby with her mother, Rhonda Rosenbalm, sitting at a table.
Courtesy: Corina Boyd
Corina Boyd as a baby with her mother, Rhonda Rosenbalm
Courtesy: Corina Boyd
Baby Cornina Boyd with her mother, Rhonda Rosenbalm
Courtesy: Corina Boyd
Corina Boyd as a child at her mother Rhonda’s grave
Courtesy: Corina Boyd
Truck at Moab Fault overlook crime scene in August 2004
Source: Grand County Sheriff’s Office
Crumpled car at Moab Fault overlook crime scene in August 2004
Source: Grand County Sheriff’s Office
James Ricky Cunningham’s photo in 2004
Source: Grand County Sheriff’s Office
James Ricky Cunningham as of 2022
Courtesy: Utah Department of Corrections
Episode Source Material
- Park Predators Interview with Eric Rosenbalm. Conducted April 16, 2026. By Delia D’Ambra.
- Park Predators Interview with Lenette Rosenbalm. Conducted April 16, 2026. By Delia D’Ambra.
- Grand County Sheriff’s Office: James Ricky Cunningham Homicide: Supplemental Crime Report. Published August 10, 2004. Accessed May 8, 2026 via GRAMA Request. PDF only. No direct link.
- Grand County Sheriff’s Office: James Ricky Cunningham Homicide: Jesse Frank Smith Voluntary Statement. Published August 10, 2004. Accessed May 8, 2026 via GRAMA Request. PDF only. No direct link.
- Grand County Sheriff’s Office: James Ricky Cunningham Homicide: Mindy Smith Voluntary Statement. Published August 10, 2004. Accessed May 8, 2026 via GRAMA Request. PDF only. No direct link.
- Grand County Sheriff’s Office: James Ricky Cunningham Homicide: Summary Report and Notes. Published August 11, 2004. Accessed May 8, 2026 via GRAMA Request. PDF only. No direct link.
- Grand County Sheriff’s Office: James Ricky Cunningham Homicide: Property Evidence Report. Published August 11, 2004. Accessed May 8, 2026 via GRAMA Request. PDF only. No direct link.
- Grand County Sheriff’s Office: James Ricky Cunningham Homicide: Interview of Ricky James Cunningham. Published August 11, 2004. Accessed May 8, 2026 via GRAMA Request. PDF only. No direct link.
- Grand County Sheriff’s Office: James Ricky Cunningham Homicide: Call Report. Published August 11, 2004. Accessed May 8, 2026 via GRAMA Request. PDF only. No direct link.
- The Times-Independent: Texas man being charged with murder in Arches Nat’l Park. By staff. Published August 11, 2004. Accessed March 24, 2026.
- The Salt Lake Tribune: Texan jailed after death of girlfriend at Arches. By Lisa Church. Published August 12, 2004. Accessed March 24, 2026.
- Deseret News: Texas woman killed; boyfriend is jailed. By staff. Published August 12, 2004. Accessed March 24, 2026.
- Grand County Sheriff’s Office: James Ricky Cunningham Homicide: Facsmile Transmittal Cover Sheet. Published August 19, 2004. Accessed May 8, 2026 via GRAMA Request. PDF only. No direct link.
- The Times-Independent: Preliminary hearing set in Arches murder charge. By Lisa Church. Published August 19, 2004. Accessed March 24, 2026 via newspapers.com.
- Grand County Sheriff’s Office: James Ricky Cunningham Homicide: ID Images. Published August 23, 2004. Accessed May 8, 2026 via GRAMA Request. PDF only. No direct link.
- Grand County Sheriff’s Office: James Ricky Cunningham Homicide: The State of Utah vs. Ricky James Cunningham Search Warrant. Published August 24, 2004. Accessed May 8, 2026 via GRAMA Request. PDF only. No direct link.
- Chron: Seabrook woman finds death instead of new life. By Mark Evangelista. Published August 24, 2004. Accessed March 24, 2026.
- Grand County Sheriff’s Office: James Ricky Cunningham Homicide: Suspect and Evidence Images. Published September 7, 2004. Accessed May 8, 2026 via GRAMA Request. PDF only. No direct link.
- The Salt Lake Tribune: Trial set in alleged murder with car. By Lisa Church. Published September 8, 2004. Accessed March 24, 2026 via newspapers.com.
- The Times-Independent: Trial for Texas man postponed. By staff. Published November 19, 2004. Accessed March 24, 2026.
- The Times-Independent: Cunningham receives consecutive sentences. By staff. Published June 1, 2005. Accessed March 24, 2026.
- Deseret News: Texan sentenced to life for killing at Arches. By staff. Published June 1, 2005. Accessed March 24, 2026.
- The Times-Independent: Consecutive sentences handed down for murder. By Lisa Church. Published June 2, 2005. Accessed March 24, 2026 via newspapers.com.
- BYU Law Digital Commons: Ricky Cunningham v. Utah: Brief of Appellee. 2011. Accessed March 24, 2026.
- Utah Court of Appeals: Ricky Cunningham v. State of Utah. Filed December 20, 2012. Accessed March 24, 2026.
- State of Utah vs. Cunningham, Ricky James Jr.: Motion to Correct an Illegal Sentence Rule 22(e). Published July 28, 2021. Accessed March 28, 2026 via Xchange Case Search.
- State of Utah vs. Cunningham, Ricky James Jr.: Case History. Accessed March 28, 2026 via Xchange Case Search.
- Ricky James Cunningham Jr. Utah Department of Corrections Inmate Profile.
- Park Predators Interview with Corina Boyd. Conducted May 19, 2026. By Delia D’Ambra.
- Find A Grave: Rhonda Rosenbalm
- Obituary: Rhonda Ann Rosenbalm. Published August 13, 2004.
- Utah Department of Corrections Correspondence with Delia D’Ambra. Hard copy only. No direct link.