Matthew Hoffman and his House of Leaves

I think this is one of my faves. This and the vampire kids, cannot remember the name of the ol video.

Angela Ha

To each his or her own, I live in East Tennessee in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. I can't see me going to Ohio for nature but then I didn't have an aunt or uncle living there. If I did I might feel differently. All I know is I watch a great deal of true crime and it seems every other case is in Ohio.

Rebecca Smithey

Ohio is okay. I spent lots of weekends in Batavia, OH with my Aunt and Uncle. They lived about a mile from the river. This is back when it was a small town. I always loved going there because I loved nature. It was a picturesque place.

April Hughes

Made me sick this one, super freaking odd & sick

Lisa Lovatt

I don't think it was a burglary at all. I think that it was used to minimize or somehow rationalize what he had done and make it seem not so goddamn awful. Not to mention the 2 grown women but he murdered a young boy - and then kidnapped the boy's sister and did who knows what to her .... to cover up a botched robbery? Why not kill the girl too? Oh yeah, because she was likely his target all along. Yes, he's human. Yes, he certainly has issues. And yes, he's an absolute dickwad. His attitude makes me loathe him even more *shudder*

murmurzz

if it was a burglary and he killed the mom then panicked and killed the others as they arrived, etc then why did he also kill the dog? it seems like he went there with the intention to kill them and take the daughter

Rebecca

That guy was messed up!

Trisha Doran

WTF is up with the leaves? That’s one sick dude!

Candice Ros

I’m so glad I gave this one a go, this one was really unique

Dave

Always a pleasure watching your videos! Thank you Mike 😊

Christina Lanham

Thanks Mike..this story was fascinating and terrifying! Makes you wonder where this guy came from..what?why?

Found Girl

Thank you Mike

Natalie Smith

Hearing killed the dog did it, life in prison or death (preferred).

jojo

I’ve seen this case quite a few times but I enjoyed watching you tell it. Thanks Mike!

DeAnna Tyler

For dismemberment.

Chap Stick

Thanks for continuing to bring us intriguing, new content. You are amazing! Luv ya!

Joy Chester

This episode is so unique and odd. Man, how do you find this stuff?

Angela Ha

Hey Mike!

Sarah Parsons

Lmaooooo

Travis McIntyer

Never seen The Sopranos - what is the significance of the bath tub?

Donsconsin

To be honest, Ohio scares me half to death. I nearly moved there but changed my mind once I read about all the very strange crime that goes on there. I'll just stay right here in East Tennessee where the crimes are typical and he killers leave the bodies where they fall instead of hiding them in the leaves. As always, loved the video. You're amazing. Love ya and take care of yourself!

Rebecca S. Smithey

Yet again, you set the bar incredibly high. No one does true crime like you (except for those who attempt, and fail to, copy you), or can even hold a candle to your skill with storytelling. Another great video!

Devin Michael

Wow, how creepy! I had not heard of this whole strange tree fetish before.

Brandy Michelle

I’d love to, it was a snowy windy -7 Celsius here, 20 F

Kerri Docherty

this guy is very very scary... very.... not there at all...no rehabilitation in sight for him...i feel sorry for the cops that arrested him.. he is probably impossible to forget...

Laura M.

*jo hand gesture* He certainly looked like he was closed off to me hon. He is still human, no matter the horrid shit he does, and it certainly is something to always keep in mind. Everyone has the capacity for 'evil', even you. You just don't know what will bring it out, yet. And yes, I was speculating and conflating it with certainty, but you don't know either :) All we had here is snippets, after all. And why the fuck would he claim mental illness? His actions point very obviously to catastrophising, what with the whole 'please shoot me in an escape attempt' thing which, as someone with major anxiety, is something I could see myself asking for if I was ever somehow in that situation. Again, let me remind you he is human and therefore has human emotions and acts on those emotions.

Hailey Mccurry

not sure I believe all of his story about it being a burglary that went very wrong. Yes, it's believable that he killed the mum in a panic, then got surprised by the neighbour, but he could have taken those bodies away before the children came home from school. Also, if you're killing people 'in a panic,' why kill the dog? I believe it was small, and their house looked pretty isolated. It was hardly going to bark the house down and warn someone nearby, which is the only 'rational' reason I can think of to kill a pet. It's not going to dial 911 and identify the killer. Maybe he was after the teen girl all along. Poor child. Hope she's ok.

Nikki Ganley

Well I've learnt something new today. I'm not sure tree love was the thing I needed to learn, but here we are!

Tracey D'Arcy-Wright

Wow, Hailey, that's a long list of diagnoses you have there. Any evidence for any of them? In particular paranoia? Schizophrenia??? Any actual signs of anxiety or depression that compromised his life? All of us have tendencies toward any number of things: if those tendencies don't affect our functioning: they're not diagnosable and may not even be problems. Except for hoarding leaves & wanting to fuck trees: which are fetishes: this guy had no overwhelming signs of any of your "mentally ill" list. He is evil. Broke in to a house, murdered 3 people, kidnapped the 4th. But he didn't subject her to his fetish. Showed no signs of anxiety, paranoia, or schizophrenia during questioning or trial, never claimed a defense based on mental illness.

Laura

Come visit us in SW Florida: upper 80s today! Glad we both got to enjoy Mike's upload

Laura

yerp. never first but here. ty in advance Mike....

Oslo Zeimantz

That last line just ends the video perfectly!!

Tyler Brayton

LOL!!! "Goodluck finding trees there, dickhead!!!" Luv ya Mike!

Maria

Thanks Mike. It's always worth giving your video's a Goo.

Capt. Rick Allen

Thanks Mike

Jane Pohl

Me four!!! 💜

Jade Wooding

At first I figured he was using the leaves to add insulation to the house which would be like hay bales, as some people do. Thought he was broke and could afford no heat or something...but nope, it was something else. We can bet he isn't going to adapt well to incarceration.

Caroline Evans

I'd bet he's pining for some leaves. When the judge offered him a plea deal for his cooperation, Matt said oakey-dokey. He was relieved to get segregation, even if he would be board. It's a fact that other prisoners don't like paedos or child killers. They would be delighted to beat him to death. If he's beaten senseless, , and the guards are quick, he maple through the beating. I don't know about yew, but I think the pos should rot in prison. Death is too good for him.

April Hughes

Thanks for upload Mike. My god he was seriously disturbed . Think his lawyer was mortified having to give his ' it was a terrible tragedy speech ' . I hope the little girl goes on to have the best life..

Eileen Fothergill

Yeah this guy reminds me of a weirdo vilain in a movie

the Necromancer1987

gives a new meaning to the word wood. Nutjob

sam pittman

I started watching Matthew Hoffman’s interrogation…. This was far better!!!

Carla

He's very obviously mentally ill with major anxiety, paranoia, depression and i'd hazard a guess at the beginnings of schizophrenia. Considering his past with burglary it definitely makes sense that he was burglarising the house, and then when tina came home he panicked and ended up killing her, then when panicking and trying to figure out what to do, the other woman came over and he felt no choice in the moment but to murder her as well, etc etc and it all spiraled out of his control. He probably kidnapped the girl because he thought he was already in enough shit, might as well. I always love when the cops say stuff like 'We WILL find them!' when statistically speaking, do they??? And they would almost certainly have never found those bodies since they were stuffed in a fucking tree of all places.

Hailey Mccurry

Thank you Mike!

Diane Hering

What a nice surprise, like always. Mike is always on time. Thank you

James Herington

Does anyone else just LIVE for the words…”let’s give it a goooo?”

Tessa Jones

Really, really weird, this one! And mean, too! No onne kills almost an entire family and kidnaps the one that survived because of "a burglary gone terribly, terribly wrong"... To me, it seemed even his lawyer was embarrassed for having to make that statement... Thanks, Mike, as always. Have a wonderful week, even if it is raining. Love ya!

Paula Bernardes-Silva

Dammit Mike you are so damn charming and so damn good at telling these stories!!!! Your true calling. How lucky one can be to find that so young. Thankyou for your time Xx!

jennifer h

Zebra

Really interesting. And Wth! Weird.

Zebra

Oh my lord poor Sarah I hope that she is able to get passed this nightmare experience. Not get passed it but maybe more like heal from it. It can’t have been easy to lose your mom and brother in such a brutal way and be kidnapped and tied up in the psychos basement. At least he has no chance of getting out and hurting anyone else not that that comforts Sarah and her remaining family. Thanks Mike for always bringing us high quality content!

Rose Tyler

I wonder if that was why he was unreliable trimming trees because he loved them so much, although he did hollow one out. Every day's a school day.

Batman Jeph

Me three

Batman Jeph

Great video, thanks Mike!

Lorithecat

I fully support this!

Melissa Gervais

💚💚💚

Melissa Gervais

Hey yew

Silenttoxic

Thank you so much Mike! Have a great night!

Marty_61

Thanks Mike! A wonderful gift on this blizzarding first day of Spring day in Central Alberta, Canada. As always, Love you.

Kerri Docherty

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