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The Girl in the Leaves
By Robert Scott & Sarah Maynard &Publisher Description
The shocking true crime story of one of the most bizarre mass murders ever recorded—and the girl who escaped with her life.
In the fall of 2010, in the all-American town of Apple Valley, Ohio, four people disappeared without a trace: Stephanie Sprang; her friend, Tina Maynard; and Tina’s two children, thirteen-year-old Sarah and eleven-year-old Kody. Investigators began scouring the area, yet despite an extensive search, no signs of the missing people were discovered.
On the fourth day of the search, evidence trickled in about neighborhood “weirdo” Matthew Hoffman. A police SWAT team raided his home and found an extremely disturbing sight: every square inch of the place was filled with leaves and a terrified Sarah Maynard was bound up in the middle of it like some sort of perverted autumn tableau. But there was no trace of the others.
Then came Hoffman’s confession to an unspeakable crime that went beyond murder and defied all reason. His tale of evil would make Sarah’s survival and rescue all the more astonishing—a compelling tribute to a young girl’s resilience and courage and to her fierce determination to reclaim her life in the wake of unimaginable trauma.
In the fall of 2010, in the all-American town of Apple Valley, Ohio, four people disappeared without a trace: Stephanie Sprang; her friend, Tina Maynard; and Tina’s two children, thirteen-year-old Sarah and eleven-year-old Kody. Investigators began scouring the area, yet despite an extensive search, no signs of the missing people were discovered.
On the fourth day of the search, evidence trickled in about neighborhood “weirdo” Matthew Hoffman. A police SWAT team raided his home and found an extremely disturbing sight: every square inch of the place was filled with leaves and a terrified Sarah Maynard was bound up in the middle of it like some sort of perverted autumn tableau. But there was no trace of the others.
Then came Hoffman’s confession to an unspeakable crime that went beyond murder and defied all reason. His tale of evil would make Sarah’s survival and rescue all the more astonishing—a compelling tribute to a young girl’s resilience and courage and to her fierce determination to reclaim her life in the wake of unimaginable trauma.
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“True Crime junkies…. Here’s a book for you. This was written about the brutal murders and subsequent kidnapping that rocked a small Ohio town in 2010.
This book is written in “fact” form with very little opinion from the author. The lone survivor and her father contributed to the book- which makes it even better for me. The horrific murders of 2 women and one little boy (and even the family dog) are described, but not in graphic detail. The thoughts about what this evil mad did will make you sick, but the author handles it well. The survivor, Sarah, was treated brutally throughout her captivity, but the author also handles that well. You get the facts without dramatization.
The book contains actual photos of the victims and the survivor as well as some crime scene photos. There’s photos of where the bodies were recovered…… I don’t know about you, but I enjoy learning about this kind of thing….. especially when the jerk who caused this gets caught!
3 1/2 stars for me.”
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About Robert Scott
Robert Scott is the author of many true crime books, and has been featured on such television channels as truTV, E!, and Investigation Discovery.
Sarah Maynard is the subject of the true crime book The Girl in the Leaves.
Larry Maynard is the father of Sarah Maynard, who is the subject of the true crime book The Girl in the Leaves.
Sarah Maynard is the subject of the true crime book The Girl in the Leaves.
Larry Maynard is the father of Sarah Maynard, who is the subject of the true crime book The Girl in the Leaves.
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