What is going on to crime fans? I'm your host Heath and I'm your other host Daphne

and you're listening to Going West.

Couple things, but first we need to start off by giving a huge thank you to our friends

Val and Beverly. If we didn't get drinks at the brewery with you last week, we would

never have learned of this case. So thank you for being amazing and also sharing this

very bizarre case with us. And second, a bunch of you guys asked for Honolulu Strangler

merch. After hearing me say don't be a Strangler, at the end of last week's episode, so we

made it happen. Head over to goingwestpod.com, hit the shop tab and check it out. I think they're

pretty cute and cool designs if I do say so myself. But let me know what you guys think.

And lastly, we just released August final bonus episode on the murder of 19 year old art

student Jesse Blodgett. So if you're interested in hearing that case along with 46 others,

head on over to patreon.com slash Going West podcast and get ready to binge. Yes, and

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the show and we do give you shout out at the end of each episode. So stay tuned for your

name if you joined last week. Alright guys, this is episode 136 of Going West. So let's get

into it.

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 three, 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 Hermann, Stephanie

Sprang and Cody and Sarah Maynard. Matthew John Hoffman was born on November 1st, 1980

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