Casefile Extra
Tina Herrmann, Kody Maynard & Stephanie Sprang
*** Content Warning: sexual assault, child sexual assault, arson, animal cruelty ***
When 32-year-old Tina Herrmann didn’t show up for work on Wednesday, November 10 2010, her manager immediately alerted the authorities. Soon they found that not only had Tina vanished, but so had her two children – 13-year-old Sarah Maynard and 11-year-old Kody Maynard – and her best friend, 41-year-old Stephanie Sprang.
To make matters worse, there were bloodstains discovered throughout Tina’s home. Soon, clues would lead detectives to a disconcerting scene – a rundown house filled from top to bottom with leaves…
CREDITS
EPISODE
Research & writing – Erin Munro
Narration – Anonymous Host
MUSIC
‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro – www.dl-sounds.com
Audio production – Mike Migas
Scoring – Mike Migas
Audio editing – Anthony Telfer
OTHER
Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska
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Tina Herrmann, Kody Maynard & Stephanie Sprang case was originally released as a premium episode in September 2025.
RESOURCES
BOOKS
The Girl in the Leaves – Robert Scott
DOCUMENTARIES
Signs of a Psychopath – Season 9, Episode 4 ‘It’s called closure’
Explore With Us – The horror inside the Hollowed Tree
Saved from the Leaf Killer – Unseen
ARTICLES
What was in the home (and mind) of Matthew Hoffman? – The Columbus Dispatch
Slain woman’s manager: I knew something was wrong – The San Diego Union-Tribune
How investigators discovered three murder victims inside a tree – A&E
Man kept teen captive on bed of leaves, dismembered 3 others and hid them in a hollow tree – Oxygen
Matthew Hoffman, Ohio killer who hid bodies in tree, pleads guilty – CBS News
Missing Ohio girl Sarah Maynard found, but three other people feared dead, says sheriff – CBS News
Coroner: 2 Ohio women, boy stabbed and dismembered – Toledo Blade
Father, stepmother charged with assaulting Knox County kidnap victim – The Columbus Dispatch
Survivor of Knox County tragedy determined to be happy – The Columbus Dispatch
Knox County kidnapping victim won’t testify in abuse case against dad – The Columbus Dispatch