Hi, Curious Listener! Today's episode finds us in the small town of Apple Valley, Ohio where a massacre took place in the middle of the day. The horrific nature of the crimes rocked this community, but there is a survivor. A true hero. Today, I tell you the story of three murders and a kidnapping, of the monster who perpetrated the crime, and of the little girl who became her dad's (and a lot of other people's) hero. We also have a Chester Weger update!

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Scott, Robert. The Girl in the Leaves. Berkley. 2012. 

DNA bombshell 'proves' Chester Weger who spent 60 years in prison for Starved Rock murders 'is innocent' | The US Sun (the-sun.com) 

Starved Rock Murders: Chester Weger Claims DNA Results Prove Innocence (rollingstone.com) 

“Small Town Massacre.” Deadly Sins. Investigation Discovery.  

Killer Stuffed His House With Leaves, Kept Kidnapped Girl on Bed of Leaves - ABC News (go.com) 

Two women, two children missing in Ohio - CNN.com 

Matthew Hoffman pleads guilty to killing three in Ohio, stuffing their bodies into a tree – New York Daily News (nydailynews.com)