Matthew Hoffman and his HOUSE OF LEAVES 

Man, Tina's boss is a champion! She practically did the cops job for them. If it hadn't been for her, nothing would have been done.

What's really sad is after the ordeal she had been through, Sarah went to live with her father and stepmother in November 2010. In May 2013, Sarah said that her father and stepmother, Larry and Tracy Maynard, had assaulted her. According to court records, Sarah told investigators that her father punched her in the back on May 3, and, five days later, her stepmother kicked her down a set of stairs at the family’s home. The parents received counselling and charges were dropped because Sarah refused to go through more trauma by testifying in court against them. Her maternal grandmother was given custody and said Sarah was doing well. Imagine doing this to your daughter after she had already been through so much it makes me angry.

As a victim of a violent crime, i adore how you insult the criminals in your videos. Thanks!

It seems that a "welfare" check by police these days means going to the address and looking at the door.

What an absolute wonderful manager to have. Shows how closely she paid attention to her staff.

Tinas manager is an amazing employer. Most managers couldn’t give a damn if you’re dead or alive. Especially at a fast food place.

The irony of a lad with a fetish for trees going to prison in “OAKWOOD” 🙈

If you're interested in hearing more about this case, Sarah co-wrote a book about her experiences with this horrible tragedy. It's very good, called The Girl in The Leaves

Everyone should have someone as concerned for them as Tina’s boss was for her.

Shout out to Tina's boss, she knew something wasn't right and followed through where the police failed.

Shout out to Tina’s Boss , She opened the case WIDE open & did what the cops should of done . We need more people like her . The crime scene was horrific for the cops to still drop the ball . I can’t imagine how her kids felt walking into the house seeing the blood everywhere 😔

The fact that they found him in 4 days!!! That’s actually amazing, thank god for her boss and I feel so awful that her neighbor was teething to help and was met with the same fate. Poor little boy as well, this story is sad…

This happened in our town, it was terrifying, my daughter went to school with Sarah and was friends with her. As a community we feared for our children and for one another. We helped search, we listened to every news channel, every restaurant had signs up for the children. Sarah is all grown up and is well adjusted considering what she had to endure. She's a beautiful soul. Listening to this brought back all the memories and fear. Thank you for covering this case, it's so strange and so horrifying but gets looked over. This changed our community forever.

The fact that Tina was only 3 hrs late to work and her boss decided to call the cops for a wellness check tells you the type of worker Tina was. Most bosses would not call the cops for a wellness check if their employee is 3hrs late for work. Tina must have been an outstanding worker. God bless her soul 🙏🏽

this story is about 97% accurate, the leaves were in the house for sound proofing Sarah's screams, he also camped out in the wooded area directly behind Sarah's house for 3 days because she was the target from the very start' Mathew had two large dogs that were found in the house mutilated in the same fashion that the bodies were in indicating he did this to practice on them for when he carried out this terrible crime on the family, I know this because I lived less than a mile from where the bodies were found plus my daughter knew Matthew' my wife worked with Stephanie and my wife's cousin lived directly across from his house, was not a break in gone bad he followed them home from Walmart or other store then planned it all. 👍

Holy God. I have a degree in Criminology that I got in my later years, like I started at the age of 59 "for something to do" and I absolutely loved it. My focus is on forensic evidence, so I've heard a lot of horror stories and this has to be up there with the "worst of the worst". Man, this kid is VERY sick and thank GOD he was caught.

If not for Tina’s boss, Sarah might not have been found alive. My heart goes out to Sarah, her family and to Tina’s boss...

I was expecting everyone to be dead. The fact that Sarah was still alive bowled me over. I'm so happy she made it out

Love a supervisor that actually cares about their employees👍 I hope Sara is doing alright these days

I love you & your channel, but you left out a couple things (I really feel are important facts about the case & help paint a clearer picture): he camped over night across the street from the house in the woods the night before the murders, also he came with a K-Bar military style tactical knife & attacked them, he went after the murders to get thicker bags & tarps because shopping bags weren't really thick enough to put body parts into to transfer to 'his tree' & that's when he went to Walmart, when they found the mom's truck he happened to be nearby on a bike & was stopped & questioned by an officer who actually got his information & it was reported that the officer saw the Walmart video & he identified him- but the Toyota Yaris part confirmed the I'd & an address, & finally to my favorite fact (if you can actually say that about this sick disturbing case) when he confessed to where the bodies were it was under the agreement- by the prosecutor no less- that they absolutely not chop down the tree that he put the bodies into. Which is why, even after signing an 'agreement' to not cut it down (which they tore up), the tree was ordered cut down immediately after retrieving them from it. The tree obviously meant something significant to him, he spent a lot of time with it- which is why cutting it down, is honestly the only thing that I like about this case. Also I completely agree with you on the BS about the burglary- it was the only thing he ever constantly repeated- I think that he was targeting the daughter all along. Ok, I just wanted to add a few details I felt were really important, but left out. My thoughts and prayers go out to both women's families. I really love your channel, please keep it up!!!

This shocked the hell out of me. I actually knew the family. I was friends with Tina before she moved to Mt Vernon "to give the kids a safer environment to grow up in" I used to babysit the kids before she moved. Tina loved those children with everything she had. She was beautiful, funny, warm and wonderful to be around. My boys played with Cody every day. I am so grateful they found Sarah she is just a beautiful soul. Edited to add- burglary my ass!! he built a "nest" in the tree across the street to watch the family from. He went after Sarah and was surprised because Tina wasn't supposed to be home that day.

This guy was camped across the road watching the house for several days. His interest was Sarah. He had gone into the house several times through the broken garage door. He killed the dog because she wouldn't quit barking and was also stuffed into the tree. Sarah Co wrote the book. The girl in the leaves. Its definitely a good read. Its her experience with him and research about him prior to the crimes. Unfortunately. Poor Sarah did endure abuse by her father and step mother after this ordeal. She went to live with her grandmother. Somehow. This guy reminds me of Jeff Dahmer. Not the crimes. His demeanor and appreance.

I remember seeing another video on this case and they decided to bring a woman interrogator in to coddle and coo to him so she could coax him to give up the location of the bodies (that's the lady in the yellow and she did a great job of convincing him she was on his side and getting him to take the deal and reveal where the bodies were). He apparently only responds to women... truly a creepy individual. He was after Sarah, he had been stalking that property for days.

When I saw the title I thought to myself, "wow, I remember the BMX'er Mat Hoffman!" ....then you showed the clip of him when you first said the name and my heart sank for a split second thinking that he really murdered some people lol. Glad to know Mat's still just doing 360°'s and not hacking people up!

“Good luck finding trees there, dickhead.” - Mike always finds a way to make me laugh.

It’s very disappointing that the police didn’t take the welfare check more seriously. That much blood would likely have been visible through a window with a flashlight…

That was extremely sad. He’s sane enough to know he’s insane. I hope Sarah can cope eventually. It’s crazy to think that anything can happen at anytime for any reasons, good or bad.

When I was single and living with my son I had cats and I always made it a habit to stand in the doorway and look at my cats to see what their behavior was. If they ran up to the door to greet me, then everything was fine; but if they looked at me from a distance and then scuttled off as if in fear then something wasn't right. My two little dogs did the same thing when someone had been throwing rocks at my house and broke a window. You watch your pets behavior, they'll give you a clue. But who expects to be attacked in a place they consider safe? I just happen to be an extra cautious person because of my anxiety that something bad is always imminent. Imagine coming home with bags of groceries and going into your home where you should always feel safe. Thank God for her manager!

What I appreciate about this channel is he doesn't repeat himself over and over like most true crime shows and videos do. Even the network stuff like on Investigation Discovery. It's maddening, like I heard it the first time!

"I'm a real *outdoorsy* type, and by 'outdoorsy' I mean I LOVE trees, having an indoor leaf-motif style of interior decor, and eating squirrels. I'm also a great listener, as I myself don't say a word." *Matthew Hoffman's Tinder Profile (probably)*

Dude, you really glossed over that burglary and arson when he was younger. That was one of the creepiest things ever.

I just listened to an interview with a dude who was locked up with this dude at the Allen facility. Of course, you never know if the dude was lying or not but he lived in a cell nearby this guy and would talk to him from time to time. He said that Matt told him that he believed he was sacrificing people to the trees and that he had killed people in Colorado too. He also said that he witnessed him building snowmen and jumping through them over and over one day in the prison yard. It was an interesting interview, and he said this dude is very clearly nuts.

I can't even imagine what Sarah went through while be held captive. Tina's manager is the true hero in this story. Had she not gone to the house herself, who knows how long it would of taken Police to finally enter the home (If they would have at all) and how much longer it would have taken for Sarah to be rescued! Big props to that manager for keeping an eye on those she cares about! ❤

His attorney should be ashamed to turn around and insult the victims' family members claiming it was a burglary gone wrong.

That’s so awful she lost everyone in mere hours .I hope she got the counseling she deserves.

this happened in my town and stephanie was actually very close friends with my aunt.. i was in middle school when this happened (7th grade) and we had a lockdown because of it too. it was horrifying. i went to a different school from sarah (i lived in mount vernon, she lived in apple valley which had its own small middle + high school) but a lot of people in MVHS knew her.. it was really scary since we were her age and nothing like this had happened in MV while we had grown up. im so glad she's alright and seems to be doing better with time.. lots of love to her and well wishes with her family

My jaw literally dropped when they found Sarah alive.

One of my close friends is actually this guy's nurse in prison! He told me he was thrown off by his good manners so he looked up his case and he was horrified.

I live in Pataskala Ohio not far from where this took place and grew up with the cousins of the children murdered. You did a great job of telling the story there was actually some things here I hadn’t heard before. Unfortunately this family has also suffered many more tragedies than this despite being some of the best people I know.

"The only thing the police shot was that down." You have the best sayings. Thank you for the work you do.

You can tell that detective who was talking about removing them from the trees was shook to his core. Definitely a weird and tragic case.

This happened about an hour north of me. The funeral service for the mom and son was held at my church. So heartbreaking

These type of people should be given to the family to sort out.

Thank you for covering her story! This is how my aunt Tina’s name will live on forever.

That intro, he acknowledges the 🌳🌲🌳🌲 Btw Tina's manager is quite caring even going to her house. I've never had the privilege to have a manager like that.

OMG 😳 I LOOKED UP Sarah Maynard and her father and stepmother physically abused her Her father punched her in the back and her stepmother 5 day’s later kicked her down some stairs ‼️ her maternal grandmother was awarded custody of her and the charges were dropped against her father and stepmother because they took court appointed parenting classes and a physiological assessment and counseling. That poor girl went from one psycho directly to 2 more psycho’s 🥺 I hope that she comes out ok with all the absolutely horrible thing’s that she went through and one person she thought she could trust her father let her down not too long after the murder of her mother and brother and friend thank god she’s living with her grandma ‼️‼️

From an investigative psych. perspective, It would be really useful to know more about his childhood and relationship with his biological father, who I understand fought in Vietnam, (though not sure if this has been verified). Heart aches for Sarah, who will obviously be scarred for life 💔

Mike, you're the best part of my Tuesday and Friday! You're the only one that can make content like this so enjoyable to listen to. We love you!!

I didn't know this story or how deeply weird this guys is. Just bizarre. He would be a target in prison for killing a child and would be in constant fear of attack from other inmates.

I was just revisiting some of your older videos and realized that not only have I been watching your channel for almost 4 (!) years, but you've been consistently making videos for that long. Thanks for your work, and I hope you still enjoy doing it!

Well, this is the most horrifying story I’ve heard lately! And I can take a LOT of gore, autopsies, etc. Specifically, the poor people stuffed in the tree. Holy shizzz.

I remember when this happened! It was all over local news for days...when they found the victims it was so unbelievable!! I went to high school not far from Mt Vernon & all the teens use to go cruising up & down the main strip on weekends. This was definitely the worst crime that has ever happened there😪 RIP to the victims 🙏

After these murders, Sarah was sent to live with her father and stepmother. These two would later be found guilty in physically abusing Sarah. I hope this young girl is doing ok now, she's gone through so much.

i read the book "the girl in the leaves" probably about 10 years ago now and think about this story from time to time. sarah is so brave, its really unbelievable

How the tree people were found was absolutely horrifying.

Wow it’s rare there’s a case this crazy I haven’t even heard of. Thank you for posting!

I cannot think of a better content creator to be covering a murderer who's obsessed with "trees."

Dendrophilia takes the term "tree hugger" to a different level. 😳Tree Kudos to the boss who immediately knew something was wrong. What a nightmare to walk into. 💔 Something was obviously really off with Matthew. I was shocked that Sarah was found alive. I really hope she's getting therapy and support for the truly horrific things she experienced. I can't even imagine the depth of the grief. 💔

I remember hearing about this story a couple years ago. Such a disturbing case, I hope the young one heals with time and has a bright future ahead. Rest in peace to the victims and condolences to the family and friends. 🌷

'He tripped, fell, and somehow butchered them." I love Mike's humor! ❤️

Damn, this guy took being called a tree hugger to a whole new level. Joking aside, my heart goes out sarah and all the family and friends effected by this extremely heartbreaking tragedy! I sincerely hope that all those who were traumatized by this especially sarah, they are finding peace in their lives and having a beautiful day today wherever they are!!

"Tree bodies in a hollowed out tree". Damn Mike, you must have been waiting for a story like this your whole life.

I watched a video from you like 3 years back. The audio, picture, and the editing are night and day different! Pretty cool to see the growth. And your story telling is master tier by now.

Hej Mike🙋‍♀️☀️ Your last words here made me smile…just what I was thinking. ”There’s not gonna be one single tree in your little cell.” Probably the worst for him,and the best punishment he ever can get. Hope he’s gonna live a looooong 🍁-less life.// Thank you Mike🙏 As usual a brilliant job and the best 30 minutes of the week. And… …Love ya’ Mike☀️✨☀️

This is definitely one of the strangest cases this channel has covered, Jesus.

No matter how bad I feel, and believe me most days are shity, but the days I see Mike I always have a smile on my face. Thank you Mike for being so freaking awesome.

Mike really does make my days better. I’m going through some stuff and the way he tells us stories really does help me cope and helps me feel alittle less lonely. Thank you Mike! You’re a blessing!

At first when Mike started this, I thought it was just ANOTHER crime show. As an early viewer, I've seen him get better and grow as a presenter with a unique personality. The details are just enough to really tell the story without going overboard with minute. Good work.

saw House of Leaves and had to click. still never finished that book, but goddamn, what a book.

Rest in eternal comfort for the victims (including the family dog), and prayers for sole survivor Sarah. I hope she has found her own peace, surrounded by love and continued support. May the disgusting human responsible for the tragedy, rot like a log.

Love the show Mike. Really is one of the very best true crime shows out there. Don't know how much effort you put in to your effortless charm, but you nail it every time. Somehow you can tell the most disturbing stories, about the sickest motherfu£*#$s, and keep it light, with such unique charm and tasteful humour. It's a fine line to walk, including jokes and such without being disrespectful, but you do it better than anyone else. Keep doing what you do.

Mike is the father I never had telling me bed time stories. Thanks Mike keep up the great content.

This is the first time in a TC video that I can remember at least, that someone was actually found alive. Poor little girl, as a father to a 18 month old. This stuff hits different now. 😔

This guy is especially creepy... Also, when they kill the pets, it just takes it up to another level of unnecessary and tragic. Sad case all around.

I love that you have Dennis yelling "TOOLS" as a quick shot! great reference!

Mike, you do great work. Thank you for your time.

"He tripped and fell and somehow butchered them." -- That's why I still watch this channel and not many others. Mike you know how to tell a horrific story in the most entertaining way! That's talent right there. I appreciate that your channel skips the blood and gore, shock factor. Much needed in the world today. Thanks for satisfying my true crime fix!

People here clearly appreciate your consistency, Mike, I always check here on Tuesdays and Fridays. Without fail, entertaining, informative while also respectful. I hope researching all these cases does not drag your mental health down.

I remember hearing about this when it first broke, it was so crazy. It's even crazier to see the photos now. When it first came out there was only the one photo is the bag of leaves.

Leaves actually keep warm. He had no money to heat the house

I just appreciate the way he tells the stories. No fancy gimmicks just straight facts, and told with integrity and grace. Cheers Mike 🇬🇧

This is part of family of mine, Thanks Mike for telling it. I always wondered why I haven't heard the story yet and now in the last week this is the second person that that has told the story. It was very heartbreaking the funeral was the absolute worse there was TV Crews everywhere fights starting to break out it was just a mess. You would think it would be time for family members to grieve, but the media showed up and tried to question everybody at a funeral. That is exactly what happened, I didn't understand having a funeral for love one and trying to walk away from reporters and them not leave you alone. Wth. I have heard Sarah is doing good, but it's something that will always be with us.. Rest in peace Tina, Stephanie and Cody. I'm sure your hitting home runs up there bud.

I love that Mike doesn't take hours to tell the story 🥰

The absurdity of people being outraged about him killing the dog while forgetting the people he killed...

man, this channel teaches me so much, would never think that sexual attraction towards trees was a thing...

As gruesome as it is, you’ll never be able to top “tree bodies in a hollowed out tree”. But, hey, feel free to prove me wrong! Another well done production, Mike!

I remember all of this like it was yesterday. I'm not from Mt. Vernon but I went up there a lot in middle and highschool for sports events, Apple Valley Lake, and I practiced driving with my temps out in Knox County. It really opened my eyes to the idea that the countryside isn't always as safe as it seems.

You give us a grin (and a goo) yet are still sensitive towards the victims. That's a talent that only you have.

Man i feeel sooooo baaaaad that he has had a tough time in prison. Those 'mild' panic attacks can be really adverse.

The quick cut to Dennis Reynolds yelling “TOOLS!!”” about killed me man!! 😂😂😂🤣🤣

Love your show Mike. I only wanted to say that the presence of leaves covering the ground floor are not indicative of a parafilia such as dendrofilia. They were only used as noise or sound isolation, so that the young girl's screams and shouts for help would not be heard from the basement. That's why only the floor is covered with them, together with the walls of the bathroom where bags of leaves are covering the walls. That was the only room the young girl had access to from the basement.

Oh gosh i can't even get my head around this story, wtf is that house full of leaves about? Imagine seeing that shit with your own eyes. I can't. Poor girl being trapped down there all alone after knowing her familys fate previously. This story is one of the most wierd story I've ever heard. Woah

My brother in law is a corrections officer on his block/section and has reported (thankfully) he has been beaten by inmates multiple times and the other officers pull them off of him just in time. I hope he suffers indefinitely.

I’m sick today (self-isolating), but then That Chapter uploaded a new video and I have a temporary distraction from my sore throat and headache and loneliness. Thanks, Mike.

The manager was on the ball and truly thought something was wrong. The killer nothing more than a coward and a vile person .

This is my favorite true crime channel because he is so funny. Love u man

"He tripped, fell and somehow butchered them." As gruesome and sad as this case is, I laughed at that.

I don't know about this creep seeing any trees from prison....but I GUARANTEE you, he's seeing PLENTY of WOOD.

Thank God Sarah survived to carry on the memory of her brother and mother. Prayers for her lifelong healing and hoping that she'll eventually be able to experience a joyful life again.

Just want to say how much I love ya Mike ❤️ been watching for 2 1/2 years and think you are one of the best RU-vidrs! Love your sense of humor and how you tell stories. Only once or twice has the upbeat personality appear toned down and kinda sad. Wish you well always ❤️