Matthew Hoffman is an American convicted murderer known for committing a series of heinous crimes in November 2010.
He killed three people, Tina Herrmann, her son Kody Maynard, and her friend Stephanie Sprang, in addition to kidnapping and raping Sarah Maynard, Herrmann’s 13-year-old daughter.
The crimes took place in Howard, Ohio, United States.
Hoffman was convicted of aggravated murder (three counts) and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.
While incarcerated, he wrote a ten-page confession letter where he admitted to the murders and abduction, as well as revealing the location of the three bodies.
Hoffman had an obsession with trees and leaves; his home was filled with leaves, and he kept a kidnapped girl on a bed of leaves.
Also known as The Leaf Killer, he had an unusual living situation, with his house filled with leaves, and a bathroom lined with more than 100 bags of leaves.
Hoffman was working as a professional tree trimmer at the time of the murders.
Where is Matthew Hoffman now?
Hoffman is currently serving his sentence at the Toledo Correctional Institution (ToCI) in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, USA.
The Toledo Correctional Institution (ToCI) is a state prison for men owned and operated by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.
The facility was opened in 2000 and is a maximum-security prison that houses approximately 750 maximum security inmates:
The prison is located on a 45.24-acre facility and has a capacity of 1208 inmates.
The prison is classified as a Level 3-4 security prison, which is the second-highest security level in Ohio.
The Toledo Correctional Institution houses Protective Custody inmates Level 3 and above, Level 4 offenders, and ERH1, ERH2 and ERH 3 level inmates. ERH is the highest security levels in Ohio.
The purpose of the Inmate Handbook is to provide information to inmates about the Toledo Correctional Institution that will help them during their time there.
The handbook includes information on visitation, mail and telephone calls among other important topics.
The handbook also includes information on the prison’s policies and procedures, such as disciplinary procedures, grievance procedures and medical services.
The Toledo Correctional Institution has been inspected by the Correctional Institution Inspection Committee (CIIC).
The CIIC is responsible for inspecting Ohio’s correctional facilities to ensure that they are safe, secure and humane.
The Toledo Correctional Institution has been classified as a close security male facility that houses both Level 3 (close) security inmates.
Notable inmates at the Toledo Correctional Institution include Donald Harvey, a serial killer who died during his incarceration.
Matthew Hoffman murders and kidnapping
Hoffman is an American convicted murderer known for committing three murders and kidnapping and raping a young girl named Sarah Maynard.
The murders
On November 10, 2010, Hoffman broke into the home of the Hermann family in Mount Vernon, Ohio.
He had been camping in the woods the night before and was about to burglarize the house when Sarah Hermann and her friend Stephanie Sprang unexpectedly entered the residence.
Hoffman attacked them immediately; he stabbed Kody Hermann, an 11-year-old boy, in the back of the head, killing him instantly.
He then stabbed Kody multiple times after he was already dead. Hoffman chased Sarah, a 13-year-old girl, up to her room and tied her up with a cord from a fan.
The kidnapping
Hoffman kidnapped Sarah and kept her captive in a crawlspace for approximately three days. The room was covered in leaves, dark, cold and wet.
During this time, he repeatedly raped Sarah.
