11-13-2010, 07:44 PM
the house was full of blood and beer cans. if someone killed them all, they had their hands full getting rid of them. have to look at the boyfriend here.
AP
HOWARD, Ohio --
Knox County sheriff's deputies remain at a Howard home Friday, believing four missing people could be victims of foul play.
Authorities were searching for 32-year-old Tina Herrmann, her 13-year-old daughter, Sarah Maynard, and her 11-year-old son, Kody Maynard. Also missing was 41-year-old Stephanie Sprang, a friend with whom Herrmann was planning to get an apartment, said Greg Borders, who said he and Herrmann had recently ended a six-year relationship.
An endangered missing child advisory was issued for the children.
Kody is described as being 4 feet 10 inches tall, weighing 70 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes.
Sarah is described as being 5 feet tall, weighing 90 pounds with blonde hair and green eyes.
Sprang is described as being 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighing 110 pounds with blonde hair and green eyes.
Herrmann is described as being 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighing 122 pounds with sandy blonde, shoulder-length hair and blue eyes.
Herrmann's co-worker at a Dairy Queen went to her home in Howard to check on her when she didn't show up for work on Thursday, and reported her missing, Knox County Sheriff David Barber said.
Borders said Friday he last heard from the mother on Wednesday when Herrmann texted him on his way to work at a distribution center about 80 miles away in West Jefferson at about 4:40 a.m. to let him know that she'd fed the dog. He said the dog, a miniature pinscher named Tanner, was also missing.
The couple were still living together despite splitting up several weeks ago, and they were on the verge of losing their house after falling a few months behind on their mortgage payments, Borders said.
"We were fairly civil, as civil as you can be living in the same house when you're split up," he told reporters outside the home. He said they argued, but said their fights were never physical.
Borders says he finished his shift 4 p.m. Wednesday and spent the night with a friend. He was playing golf on Thursday when his mother called and said something was wrong with Herrmann.
He didn't think much of it, until he returned to the house in Howard after 5:30 p.m. and found authorities there.
He gave officers permission to search the house and didn't go inside himself. He said a deputy took a few steps into the home and said he saw a considerable mess inside.
"I think something bad happened, something happened inside the house," Borders said. "It's not like Tina or me to leave the house unsecured.
It wasn't clear if the house was unlocked when authorities arrived Thursday.
Barber said authorities are treating the blood found in the house as a sign of injuries. The case is considered a missing persons report.
It was unclear what led to the disappearance of the four, and the sheriff did not elaborate. The father of the children, who lives in Hilliard, said it was unlike Herrmann to go away without letting him know. He did not immediately return messages seeking further comment.
The split-level house is surrounded by trees and sits isolated on a relatively short, rural roadway. Both ends of the road were blocked off Friday with yellow crime-scene tape, as sheriff's deputies stood guard.
Sprang's vehicle was found parked at the home, and Herrmann's truck was found on property owned by nearby Kenyon College, about 50 miles northeast of Columbus.
The state's Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation was providing crime scene assistance, said spokesman Ted Hart, who deferred other questions to the sheriff.
Sarah Maynard is a 7th grader at East Knox Middle School, where her brother is in the 5th grade, school officials said. The district had staff available if any students were upset about their missing classmates and wanted to talk, Superintendent Matt Caputo said Friday.
Bill Miller, a bus driver for the East Knox local schools, said he was very familiar with the two children and said he picked them up every day as part of his route.
"(They are) perfect kids, never had any trouble with the kids. They were great," Miller said, stopping to talk in his car Friday morning while driving to his bus. "They're always out in the yard, playing ball back and forth, kicking stuff around. No problems I ever saw."
AP
HOWARD, Ohio --
Knox County sheriff's deputies remain at a Howard home Friday, believing four missing people could be victims of foul play.
Authorities were searching for 32-year-old Tina Herrmann, her 13-year-old daughter, Sarah Maynard, and her 11-year-old son, Kody Maynard. Also missing was 41-year-old Stephanie Sprang, a friend with whom Herrmann was planning to get an apartment, said Greg Borders, who said he and Herrmann had recently ended a six-year relationship.
An endangered missing child advisory was issued for the children.
Kody is described as being 4 feet 10 inches tall, weighing 70 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes.
Sarah is described as being 5 feet tall, weighing 90 pounds with blonde hair and green eyes.
Sprang is described as being 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighing 110 pounds with blonde hair and green eyes.
Herrmann is described as being 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighing 122 pounds with sandy blonde, shoulder-length hair and blue eyes.
Herrmann's co-worker at a Dairy Queen went to her home in Howard to check on her when she didn't show up for work on Thursday, and reported her missing, Knox County Sheriff David Barber said.
Borders said Friday he last heard from the mother on Wednesday when Herrmann texted him on his way to work at a distribution center about 80 miles away in West Jefferson at about 4:40 a.m. to let him know that she'd fed the dog. He said the dog, a miniature pinscher named Tanner, was also missing.
The couple were still living together despite splitting up several weeks ago, and they were on the verge of losing their house after falling a few months behind on their mortgage payments, Borders said.
"We were fairly civil, as civil as you can be living in the same house when you're split up," he told reporters outside the home. He said they argued, but said their fights were never physical.
Borders says he finished his shift 4 p.m. Wednesday and spent the night with a friend. He was playing golf on Thursday when his mother called and said something was wrong with Herrmann.
He didn't think much of it, until he returned to the house in Howard after 5:30 p.m. and found authorities there.
He gave officers permission to search the house and didn't go inside himself. He said a deputy took a few steps into the home and said he saw a considerable mess inside.
"I think something bad happened, something happened inside the house," Borders said. "It's not like Tina or me to leave the house unsecured.
It wasn't clear if the house was unlocked when authorities arrived Thursday.
Barber said authorities are treating the blood found in the house as a sign of injuries. The case is considered a missing persons report.
It was unclear what led to the disappearance of the four, and the sheriff did not elaborate. The father of the children, who lives in Hilliard, said it was unlike Herrmann to go away without letting him know. He did not immediately return messages seeking further comment.
The split-level house is surrounded by trees and sits isolated on a relatively short, rural roadway. Both ends of the road were blocked off Friday with yellow crime-scene tape, as sheriff's deputies stood guard.
Sprang's vehicle was found parked at the home, and Herrmann's truck was found on property owned by nearby Kenyon College, about 50 miles northeast of Columbus.
The state's Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation was providing crime scene assistance, said spokesman Ted Hart, who deferred other questions to the sheriff.
Sarah Maynard is a 7th grader at East Knox Middle School, where her brother is in the 5th grade, school officials said. The district had staff available if any students were upset about their missing classmates and wanted to talk, Superintendent Matt Caputo said Friday.
Bill Miller, a bus driver for the East Knox local schools, said he was very familiar with the two children and said he picked them up every day as part of his route.
"(They are) perfect kids, never had any trouble with the kids. They were great," Miller said, stopping to talk in his car Friday morning while driving to his bus. "They're always out in the yard, playing ball back and forth, kicking stuff around. No problems I ever saw."