Ohio triple-slaying killer wanted to save tree
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Authorities say a central Ohio man who killed three people and stuffed their bodies in a hollow tree made a deal with prosecutors to disclose where they were hidden if they saved the tree.
The Columbus Dispatch reported Friday (http://bit.ly/IRK2BQ ) that 31-year-old Matthew Hoffman made the deal as prosecutors tried to find the bodies of two women and a boy.
Knox County Sheriff David Barber and Detective David Light disclosed the information at an annual victims' assistance conference.
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Hoffman was an unemployed tree cutter. He killed the three people in November 2010 and kidnapped a 13-year-old girl after a botched robbery. The girl was found alive.
The tree was in a wildlife area north of Fredericktown. Authorities say they cut it down days after recovering the bodies.
Hoffman pleaded guilty and is serving life in prison without parole.
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Information from: The Columbus Dispatch, http://www.dispatch.com