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. BONUS EPISODES patreon.com/goingwestpodcast CASE SOURCES https://www.dispatch.com/article/20101121/news/311219718 matthew.htm">https://murderpedia.org/male.H/h/hoffman-matthew.htm https://www.dispatch.com/article/20110209/NEWS/302099677 Ohio-murder-suspect-known-as-loner-who-took-risks.html">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 4-missing-from-ohio-home-truck-found-near-college-2010nov12-story.html?_amp=true">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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices