Matthew John Hoffman is a convicted murderer, arsonist, rapist, and kidnapper that committed his biggest crimes on November 10, 2010 when he murdered 3 people, dismembering them and hiding them in a hollow part of a tree, and kidnapped 13 year old, Sarah Maynard. He held her hostage for four days on a bed of leaves in his basement until he was caught. Join me as I tell the story of Matthew's crimes.

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Dispatch.com. Murder Suspect was long on "a bad path". Retrieved from: https://www.dispatch.com/article/20101121/NEWS/311219718

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Dispatch.com. (2013, May 21). Father, step-mother Charged with Assaulting Knox County Kidnap Victim. Retrieved from: https://www.dispatch.com/article/20130521/NEWS/305219747