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