The provided epsiode explores the horrifying case of Matthew Hoffman, an Ohio man who committed a brutal crime. Hoffman murdered three people, including a mother and her son, dismembered their bodies, and stuffed them into a hollow tree. He then kidnapped the mother’s 13-year-old daughter, held her hostage, and sexually assaulted her. Hoffman’s obsession with trees and leaves, as well as his bizarre behavior, led investigators to believe he was mentally ill. Despite his confession and subsequent guilty plea, Hoffman attempted to control the narrative, claiming he treated his victim well and that the murders were a burglary gone wrong.

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