Drei Leichen im Baum 

It’s November 10, 2010, a Wednesday. Sarah and Cody are sitting in the School, not in the same class, but in the same building. Sarah is two years old older than her little brother. The Thoughts of the two on this one Wednesday afternoons are certainly similar. They are looking forward to the end school day.

 As the school bell When the bell rings, the children jump in all directions Classrooms quickly open and follow Home for lunch, to play and maybe also about some homework to do when you get there can motivate. But Sarah and Cody nothing will happen this November 10th Home for lunch. You will too nothing to play and certainly no Do homework.

 When they get home come, they will see blood. Cody lives with her mother, Tina Herman at 481 Kingbeat Strive in one beautifully white painted house in the middle nowhere in the US state of Ohio. This The house is quite outside, but that’s why but in wonderful peace and quiet Near the Apple Valley. In pictures The nature all around looks really beautiful out.

 Lush green forests, small ones Waterfalls, tall grasses. Just like the perfect place to have two children like raising Sarah and Cody. Sarah is 13 years old, Cody is 11. Both wear the surname Mayard from her father Larry. But mother Tina lives from it been separated for a long time. Despite the Divorce are the relationship within the family relaxed.

 About her family Tina works to stay afloat Dairy Queen. This is a fast food chain focuses on Softe and Milhakes has specialized. Sarah often comes too and Cody to her mother’s work. Understandable, the prospect of free Ice cream and milhakes is for 11 and 13 year olds probably quite a bit tempting.

 Everyone is at Tina’s work work pretty well together as a team. The Colleagues are familiar with each other and are always happy when Tina gets hers brings her daughter and her son with her. She is considered a reliable employee, but on November 10th she doesn’t dive at work. This prepares her Colleagues quickly worry. So hers calls Chief of Police.

 She tells that Tina didn’t arrive at 4 p.m. as agreed came to the shift and asks therefore, a so-called welfare check to carry out. So that the police drives by Tina’s house once and see if everything is okay there. But this welfare check falls quite a bit unspectacular. It will be one though Patrol sent over, but a lot she can’t do that.

 There’s a fire in the house no light in the early November evening. The Tina’s blue Ford is parked neatly in the driveway. But on knock and When the doorbell rings, no one responds. At 11 p.m the patrol occurs a second time. Actually, in Tina’s house Herman did something. Her blue Ford is disappeared. The patrol knocks and rings the bell again and looks through it Window, but inside it’s the same dark as outside, nothing to see.

Looks like it’s Tina Herman for whatever reason, with her car drove away. Of course she can do that as an adult woman, go to work or here and B says that you are in Reverse conclusion that they are probably on is. The welfare check is at this point So more or less done, because that a grown woman times missing from work unannounced is for the police there is no reason directly to enter the door.

 So the police get involved the whole thing and leaves without having accomplished anything things gone. However, it works the next morning directly turbulent further on the Police station, there’s another call a concerned person. The partner 41 year old Stephanie Spreng reports his girlfriend missing. Since it is no longer closed the previous day find and Stephanie Sprank lives of all places on the same street as Tina Herman, who previously did not their work was published.

 That Tina hasn’t reported back, either her boss didn’t leave her alone. You tried several times overnight your employee via cell phone achieve, but without success. And Tina would actually be back in the morning Had a shift at The Queen and again she is unapologetically not appeared. So the boss has briefly sat in her car and is herself drove to Tina’s home.

 Other than She didn’t come with the police satisfied with the silence on the property given. At the back of the house a window was open, so she is climbed in and immediately got back to it called the police because in the house of Tina Herman is covered in blood. The police find three large ones in the house Pools of blood, also drag marks and Splashes in the living room and in two bedrooms.

 But what’s missing is Tina and still her neighbor Stephanie, which now turns out to be good Reason, because Stephanie wanted Tina on Go visit November 10th. The two are not just neighbors, but also girlfriends. From her visit to But Tina is never Stephanie returned. But there she is definitely arrived, because Stephanie’s Jeep is packed in Tina’s garage.

 The Investigators can quickly find out that the two women met on the morning of the 10th. We were doing sports together in November. Afterwards they seem to still be shopping to have been. At least there are one few bags of groceries in the Kitchen. However, they were only parked, not unpacked. Before Tina and Stephanie could, must, come along something terrible happened in the house.

When the police found out that… In addition to Tina, her two children also live in the house live, the situation only becomes more serious. People shout at school Sarah and Cody. They were the day before both still in class. After that are drove her home on the school bus and were at their home as usual discontinued.

 This morning they are However, not unapologetically Lessons appeared. That is, not just Tina Herman and her friend Stephanie Spring have disappeared, but also Tina’s children Sarah and Cody. The police have four missing people and a house full of blood to do. As usual the police investigate first the environment of the missing, especially that by Tina Herman.

 After all, that’s it Assault happened in her house. Ex-husband Larry is out as the perpetrator. He was on the 10th. November is demonstrably not in the area. Instead, he now has to get out of the Distance around his two children and his fear ex-wife. Tina’s is more interesting current partner Greg. The Police learn that he is with Tina and lived together with the children and that the house actually belongs to him.

However, there is something between him and Tina that cracked several times. The two of them have a classic and off relationship. That’s tiring for adults is, is one thing. But also for them This isn’t easy for children. That’s why Tina said recently have decided to have a final one to draw a line.

 She has herself even new houses for themselves and her two children looked around. Exactly that’s why Stephanie wanted her on the 10th. Visit in November turns out. The 42 year old had promised her neighbor something to grab your arms and of all things, Since then, both have been women, as has Sarah and Cody disappeared. All of this is reason enough for Greg as quickly as possible for an interview Order territory.

 He shows himself extremely cooperative. He also says about it turns out that the relationship between things aren’t going well for him and Tina there is always stress. He can However, also report that he is in November 10th was at work. His employer confirms this alibi. He was there from mid-morning that day busy until at least 4 p.m.

 He even worked overtime. This was exactly the period in which the kidnapping of the four could. This leaves Greg as Suspect out so quickly as he is also on the radar of the investigators had appeared. However, he can do it help to further determine the possible period of the crime to limi

At about 11:30 a.m. Tina wrote another text message to Greg. Just an inconsequential everyday message. You told him she just fed the shared dog. This but that means everything is still okay was. With the message the But it is clear to investigators that in addition to the four people and one animal is missing because the dog has also disappeared.

While the surrounding area is being questioned A search for clues will be carried out in the house started. It’s shaping up quite well complex because of all the traces of blood in it whole house. One still hopes for something to find something else. Something that has hope can give that the four missing people are still alive somewhere.

 And the police can actually do something find. A supermarket plastic bag Walmart with a few loose trash bags Plastic plin. The investigators hope that this Shopping can perhaps lead to the perpetrator and actually there is a success. You can use the product codes of the items can be traced where and when Things are sold.

 With this information in turn you can use the camera material of the Check Warmarts and the person locate who is purchasing has made. It’s that classic Detective work that the police do on the leads to a hot trail, because on the recordings is clearly not Tina or Stephanie to see, not even any of the children, but an adult male person.

 The man walks very purposefully to the shelves with the garbage and plastic sheets. On the way from the checkout He gets a snack from the parking lot a turkey sandwich. He pays his Cash purchases. Then he rises in a silver Toyota year. Unfortunately the license plate can be removed but not the royal recordings read. So you have to think bigger.

 At the responsible motor vehicle office will do all of them Owner of a Toyota year in total County wanted. That brings the police 15 pages of search results need to be reconciled. And on page The investigators land 13 out of 15 decisive hit. Because next to them Vehicle data and the license plate are the photos are also in the database deposited on the respective The owner’s driver’s license is on it.

And as the photo of a certain Matthew Hoffman shows up in Nox County lives and owns a Toyota year, The investigators find it difficult the eyes. On his driver’s license photo he’s wearing exactly the same shirt as him Man in the Walmart footage. It’s the same type and that’s accurate this man is now the main suspect Number 1.

The authorities don’t hesitate for long. After all, this is about four Human lives and therefore every single one second. At 8 a.m. on the morning of the 14th In November 2010, a SWAT stormed the house by Matthew Hoffman. And something like that They have guaranteed Haus von Hoffman never seen it before because the house is full with leaves.

 Yes, you are correct heard. The floor is over and over with Covered with leaves. That which is with others ends up in people’s compost bins Matthew Hope the entire house. In places the clusters are more than 1 m high. The SWAT swarms out, only in the bathroom another hundred bags full Find leaves there against the walls were stacked.

 In a freezer rest you can find a few ice creams and two dead squirrels. Matthew Hoffman himself is also too home. He leaves himself without resistance arrest. First, fear the sentence and that maybe under the leaves the Bodies of the missing are hidden. But first they look in the basement and There you will find one of Hoffmans Sacrifice that is bound and gagged in sitting on a bed in his basement foliage.

Four days after her kidnapping came along Sarah Mayard one of the four victims be found. It feels wrong to say that she is probably up when you think about everything they’ve been through must have. But at least she is physically not seriously injured, but but sufficiently disturbed. Nevertheless, it is she is able to talk to the police officers talk and happy when you come in can bring security, even if they At first she thinks that she is the police officer just imagining.

She can hardly believe that she is Keller left alive and for now The most important thing is to put them in one to bring her to the hospital can be properly investigated. Meanwhile, Matthew Hoffman is going to Brought to police station. You don’t have to Be a police officer to understand that he Sarah kidnapped and held her and also for the disappearance of the others three must be responsible.

 Himself but says nothing at all. In his But you can find some biographies interesting fractures. He never has before kidnapped someone or something serious injured, like the crime scene in Lisa’s house can be imagined. Nevertheless there are some things that stand out. For one thing is who he is at the time of his arrest currently looking for work.

 That in itself no big deal at first. It’s exciting but above all that he did last month was fired. And even more interesting is the reason for this. Matthew has presented himself as Gardeners kept afloat. It should he mainly focuses on trimming trees have specialized. That sounds maybe a little strange, but Hoffman has something of an obsession with trees. It started harmlessly.

 on trees climbing as a child, building tree houses as a child teenager. It only became strange when… Matthew started climbing trees to to be able to play off neighboring gardens. Well, with the tree trimming in the last one But the job was over in October 2010 him, because he has his employer withheld that he is a pretty has a serious criminal record.

 Hoffman is 2007 moved to Ohio after previously being 6 spent years in prison in Colorado. He was convicted of building a house there to have set fire. He probably has made to trace the traces of one To cover up the robbery he did committed previously. The fire took hold another building above. Overall Two houses burned out, eight others were damaged and 16 People had to be evacuated.

 That Nobody died in this arson attack Life has come or seriously was injured is nothing short of a miracle. His probation is only a month, before he kidnapped the Mannarts, expired. Even if there is a direct connection to the It’s not obvious at first that his husband is Parents live less than a mile from removed from the kidnapping victims.

 It can It’s because he visits Tina’s house so often Herman or the children pay attention has become. Even if he is at the time of the crime just his own house previously he sometimes used to his parents stayed overnight, but slept mostly in his car or lived in a tent. Surrounded by Trees, of course. He owes this State namely as compensation for his arson campaign about 2 million dollars.

 No wonder he first disappeared in the forest for a while is. Because he doesn’t tell his employer told about this previous conviction he was thrown out there and only a few days he was later reported to the police namely from his girlfriend at the time. Matthew physically attacked her, she cast and against a wall pressed. The friend was scared to death.

She’s looking for a real ad But Hoffman renounces fear separated. His termination and this one Assault on his ex only happened a few weeks before the attack on the House played by Tina Hörman. Although he was able to do so four days after the crime get caught, but three out of four Victims remain missing.

 Also because the hesitant in the first days of his Pre-trial detention doesn’t talk. More than a week after terrible attack on the Mainard the police are still looking for one Most of the disappeared. That the Time is running out, everyone knows. The The alleged perpetrator is finally in Pretrial detention.

 If he Cody, Tina and Stephanie as well as Sarah somewhere holds captive, then they are remaining three family members so completely on your own. Matthew is in custody hope under strict observation, because after his arrest he threatened to do something to yourself. So every 10 will be Minutes checked whether the 30-year-old is still well and hopes that he will give up under this pressure, where the remaining three missing people are.

Of course you can search without it concrete clue. This entire forest area around the house Matthew Hoffman is fought through. Yes the area is huge. Even with one large search team and sniffer dogs the work is very laborious, especially for Matthew Hoffman somehow stoically refuses to cooperate. Meanwhile, 13-year-old Sarah has to not just dealing with their trauma and continue to fear for their family.

 You is also the only one that the police have can help somehow. She tries hard to describe everything so precisely and to remember as best as possible. The Pressure that is on her must be terrible. Also because Sarah wasn’t able to observe too much, Everything happened much too quickly for that. You I don’t even know what happened to her mother, her girlfriend and her brother has happened.

 She reports how she and Cody from school on November 10th have come home. As Sarah the Door unlocked and yourself bent down to pick up her shoes to take off her clothes, she has blood on the floor saw and immediately knew something not true. Sarah immediately asks for her mother called. Actually, Tina is always there Entryway when Sarah and Cody come home to the two immediately to greet and take your arm.

 Also the family dog was not like that usual immediately at the door. Sarah then heads towards one Walked into the next room and was there suddenly grabbed by a man Perpetrator Matthew Hoffman. She was still able to tear herself away and in flee her room. Everything was there too full of blood.

 She doesn’t know how anymore as long as she hid there, just that Hoffman will open the door at some point burped, with a knife she stood. He grabbed her and put her in the basement of the house dragged. There he has tied her up and her eyes connected. Sarah doesn’t know where Cody is has remained in the meantime and whether he could save himself.

The man put her in a car and drove off at full throttle. The police now believe that It was Tina’s car. Have at some point the two stop in between inserted and the man got it from him one put into another car. Probably in his own that he previously parked somewhere as a getaway car had.

 Then Hoffm’s house became fuller leaves. He’s there again and again threatened. If she would try to run away or after her family If he asked, he would immediately kill. Sarah reports that Hoffman gave her his frozen squirrels from the Shown deep freeze and said that that would be all she would get to eat. She gave up on it. He also has them in the dark basement abused and further threatened.

She has been through unimaginable things just to save their lives in freedom mother, her brother and the family friend to fear. With everyone Day that passes, the disappears Probability, the three missing people still find life. Especially that one Father of the missing one However, family friend Stephanie stays optimistic.

 It’s quite certain that his daughter and her friend as well whose son is still alive, that Hoffman locked her up somewhere, just like Sarah and that the three of them are together will soon be freed. It takes four Days until you get Tina, Cody and Stephanie finds. You find the three missing people in one tree, in the hollow trunk of a tree in the Kokosing Wildlife Area, which is responsible for their beautiful forests.

 One would have they never found the three there, Matthew Hoffman wouldn’t have be persuaded to reveal where they are three other victims are. If he had that Police were not led to them she had been gone forever because cannot be seen from the outside at all, what I could hide in the tree. He is a good 20 m tall. Just with With a practiced eye you can see that the tree crown only comes out on one side half the trunk grows.

 That’s what a cavity is like originated in the tribe and in this The remains of the cavity can be found three remaining missing people. All three are already in the Mainard house been killed. In the trash cans and Plan that Hoffman purchased at Walmart he has the remains of Tina, Cody and Stephanie wrapped up after him she dismembered.

 Probably in the Bathtub from Tina’s house. That’s where they were Traces also the most serious. And on the bathtub had such a red border, that one can assume that the The tub is now up to five high was filled, but not with water, but with other body fluids. Hoffman has the packed remains then placed the covered tree. Even though the suspect is already in custody is, the uncertainty is within of the population large.

 Many believe that Hoffman had an accomplice must have. That a single man four people at once can be overwhelming, is like that for many unimaginable how scary. Yes somehow he apparently managed because there is no mezet. This Crimes against Sarah, Tina, Cody and Stephanie is solely the work of Matthew Hoffman and probably that Result of a concatenation of more than unfortunate coincidences.

 People are still puzzling always, like Matthew Hoffman on the four has come. Stephanie’s father Spreng says he has never met the man seen and no idea where its from daughter might know. However say Friends of 41-year-old Stephanie have she had been feeling unwell for some time, as if someone was chasing her. This allows the theory that Hoffman maybe Stephanie followed and am November 10th struck.

However, it would then be very risky been to do that, of all things, when Stephanie visiting her friend was. As macabre as that sounds, if it is Hoffman would have only cared about Stephanie, It would definitely be easier Opportunities given. So the police keep looking possible clues and connection. So there is also the assumption that Matthew Hoffman has had it from the start targeting 13 year old Sarah.

At least he has it differently than them not killed by others, but over held for several hesitations. But finally the investigators come to a different conclusion. The triple Murder and the kidnapping of Sarah were the result of something gone wrong burglary. Hoffman doesn’t have it on either Apart from Sarah, Stephanie or Tina and Cody, but on the belongings Good for the family.

 He saw that he into the house through an open garage door could penetrate and from then on it took A chain of unfortunate coincidences the one I just spoke to, his Run. The house must have been empty when Matthew came to break in until on the family dog, its remains were also found. Either has he killed the pet directly or only later.

 Anyway, Hoffman did at his break-in from Tina and hers Friend Stephanie surprised. Both just came back from shopping when they met Hoffman in the house. He killed both of them right before Cody and Sarah returned from school are. At this point he was still always in the house and everything was covered in blood. The siblings would have him directly can identify.

 So he has too Cody murdered and Sarah probably just out of cruel spontaneity taken away. Hoffman is also said to be in another house to have broken into this district by he through an open garage door reached. whether something was stolen and If so, how extensive the damage was not known. Bigger than the 481 Kingbeat Strife can do the damage though not have been.

 He has one there entire family destroyed. The police are also at their limits came. One of the investigators in worked on the case shortly after the bodies were found the remaining three missing people lost their lives. The Investigation and especially the sad one The end is said to have taken a huge toll on him. Ultimately, Matthew Hoffman becomes too a life sentence condemned without an option Probation.

 He escapes the death penalty just because he revealed where they were Remains of Cody, Tino and Stephanie are. He will never go to prison again leave. Sarah Main is the only survivor today a grown woman. Sarah is now a mother of her own. She says hers They would have saved children. And also if you understand what she means by that, Sarah also saved herself.

 You shortly after she was kidnapped Murder told her family that her The ultimate goal is to be happy. She doesn’t want to have survived in vain and has sworn to himself, as best as he can, to heal. She is convinced that her mother Tina wanted exactly that would have. Unfortunately, her nightmare went into hers too youth even further.

 After their liberation her father Larry has custody of her got Sarah. So she is to him and drawn by her stepmother. Both Larry and his wife were arrested in 2013 twice domestically consecrated against Sarah accused. After that Sarah is closed drawn by another family member and was finally able to find peace and quiet there Find security that you urgently need needed.

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