In 2010, a 30-year-old man turned criminal in Ohio set off on a sinister path of destruction. After hiding in a tree while he stalked a local family of 3, he went on a murderous rampage and held one of them hostage. From revealing surveillance footage, a hollow tree hiding spot, and a house full of leaves, this case proves to be one of the strangest we’ve covered. This is the story of Matthew Hoffman. And it’s also the story of Tina Herrmann, Stephanie Sprang, and Kody and Sarah Maynard.
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CASE SOURCES
https://www.dispatch.com/article/20101121/news/311219718
https://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/hoffman-matthew.htm
https://www.dispatch.com/article/20110209/NEWS/302099677
https://www.toledoblade.com/State/2010/11/21/Central-Ohio-murder-suspect-known-as-loner-who-took-risks.html
https://www.10tv.com/article/news/knox-county-killer-i-did-not-know-single-one-them/530-bce26d0a-7feb-48d0-82c5-40901a730740
https://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/Matthew_Hoffman
https://www.cantonrep.com/article/20110222/NEWS/302229924
https://scarestreet.com/matthew-hoffman/
https://nypost.com/2010/11/20/slain-ohio-family-were-stabbed-to-death/
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/oh-matthew-hoffman-victims-found-in-a-tree-apple-valley-media-links.119851/
https://www.dispatch.com/article/20101112/NEWS/311129654
https://www.dispatch.com/article/20101119/NEWS/311199718
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-4-missing-from-ohio-home-truck-found-near-college-2010nov12-story.html?_amp=true
https://www.10tv.com/article/news/sheriff-3-missing-people-could-be-dead/530-ea47f1d3-3cca-484d-a31f-8626daff0a71
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