It's hard to believe that some of the terrible things that happen happen the way they do. As many of you already know, on Wednesday, November 10, 2010, four people in Knox County, Ohio went missing. Thirteen year old Sarah Maynard, eleven year old Kody Maynard, their mom Tina Herrmann, and family friend Stephanie Sprang. Sarah and Kody had gone to school that day, but they did not appear the next day. On Thursday, neither Tina nor Stephanie went to work, and Tina's manager went to her house to see if she was home. Her manager found Tina's pick-up truck gone, and a blood in the house. The police then got permission from Tina's ex-boyfriend, who was still living with Tina and her children, to search the house. They found a large amount of blood. Tina's truck was then found near Kenyon University were police also saw and spoke to Matthew Hoffman. On Sunday the police recieve information from a local Wal-Mart that Hoffman had purchased a tarp and some trash bags. This, and some other tips, led police to get a search warrant and have the SWAT team search Hoffman's home. They found 13 year old Sarah bound and gagged in his basement. The search then continued to try and find the other 3 missing people. Sadly, yesterday, on November 18th, a little over a week later, the bodies of Tina, Stephanie, and Kody were found in trash bags in a hollow tree. The information that led the police to the bodies was provided by Hoffman through his attorney. This sad and tragic story didn't have the ending anyone was hoping for.
Hoffman is without a doubt guilty. The worst part is that he gave them the information to find the bodies, which most likely means that the police bargained with him saying they would take death row off the table if he cooperated. This is infuriating. Where is the justice? Isn't justice and liberty what this country is built on? There will be no justice until that man is dead! How could someone murder someone in cold blood like that? A little eleven year old boy?! What's also terrible is that he clearly plotted this, and my guess is that if he killed the others but left Sarah alive that he wanted Sarah. As much as I would love to believe that all that happened to poor Sarah was being bound, gagged, and terrified, but that unfortunately most likely is not the case. Hoffman probably raped her, that poor girl. Because really, why else would he have kept her alive? I'm praying that I'm just assuming the worst and that nothing did happen to her, but the chances still seem slim. If he did hurt her, that would be kidnapping, rape and three cases of first degree murder. Even if he didn't rape Sarah that should still be much more than enough to get him death row. And it obvious they'll plead insanity like they usually do with cases like these. But of course he's insane! He plotted to murder three people! How can you do that and not be insane?! That doesn't make it right! He should pay for what he did to completely innocent people!
A weird thing about all this is what I know about Hoffman and Herrmann's ex-boyfriend through my Dad's boss. My Dad's boss owns a gym up in Mount Vernon that both of the men were members of. The lady who works the desk told my Dad's boss that Hoffman was always really weird and asked her to go out with him and climb trees. How weird is that? Neighbors of Hoffman also said that he liked to put hammocks up in his tree to watch people in the neighborhood. The bodies were found in a hollow tree. That gives me the creeps. And another thing, according to the gym records, Herrmann's ex went into the gym the day after the four went missing. Who goes to the gym when their family, and Herrmann's ex said he considered Herrmann and her children his family, goes missing?
This entire thing is beyond tragic. Hoffman should be left begging and pleading for forgiveness at Sarah Maynard's feet as far as I'm concerned. I'm not usually a violent person, but to plot to kill children? There's a special place in hell for people like that. If Hoffman doesn't get the death penalty, I hope jail life is a miserable as it can be for him. Tina Herrmann, Kody Maynard, Stephanie Sprang, and Sarah Maynard did not deserve any of this. My prayers go out to them and their families. God rest their souls. R.I.P.
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