Ohio

Claudia Hoerig skød og dræbte sin amerikanske mand, flyofficer Jeff Hoerig, i deres hjem i Ohio i 2007 og flygtede derefter til Brasilien, hvor hun beskyttedes af brasiliansk lovgivning mod udlevering af egne statsborgere — en sag der udløste en diplomatisk og juridisk kamp på tværs af to kontinenter.

Brazilian national Claudia Hoerig has been charged by U.S. authorities with the first-degree murder of her American husband, Karl Hoerig, in Ohio — and has spent years in Brazil, protected from extradition as a Brazilian citizen.

What looked like a tragic car accident in Strongsville, Ohio was anything but. Netflix documentary The Crash, premiering May 15, 2026, reconstructs the fatal collision that killed two young men — and landed the driver a life sentence.

Shawn Michael Grate, convicted of murdering five people across northern Ohio between 2006 and 2016, is challenging his death sentence through federal appeals. His case raises international questions about confession reliability and the role of forensic evidence in capital cases.

ABC Audio and 20/20 have partnered to launch 'The Hand in the Window,' a six-part podcast series exploring the 2016 capture of serial killer Shawn Grate in rural Ashland, Ohio. Hosted by veteran journalist John Quiñones, the limited series premiered November 4, 2025, and traces how a desperate 911 call led investigators to uncover multiple homicides across the state.

In September 2016, a kidnapped woman escaped from a house in Ashland, Ohio, and called 911 using her captor's phone. That call led to the arrest of Shawn Grate, a serial killer who murdered five women across northern Ohio between 2006 and 2016. Now, a six-part podcast series from 20/20 and ABC Audio is uncovering the full story of his crimes and capture.

In the early hours of September 13, 2016, a kidnapped woman lying next to her captor used his own phone to call 911 and whisper her location to police. Her call exposed Shawn Grate, a rural Ohio man who had systematically abducted, tortured, and murdered at least five women over more than a decade.

When a woman's desperate 911 call led to the rescue of a kidnapping victim in rural Ohio in 2016, it triggered an investigation that would unravel a five-victim serial murder case. A detective's 33-hour interrogation became the pivotal moment that transformed a local crime into a regional manhunt.

On April 1, 2006, 27-year-old Brian Shaffer, an Ohio State University medical student, walked into the Ugly Tuna Saloona bar in Columbus for a night out with friends. Hours later, he vanished—never to be seen or heard from again, despite extensive surveillance footage and a thorough police investigation.

John Dillinger, the mastermind behind the Dillinger Gang's string of bank robberies across America, was shot and killed by federal agents outside Chicago's Biograph Theater on July 22, 1934. His death marked the dramatic end to one of the most intense manhunts of the Depression era.

In March 1972, a team of thieves tunneled into the United California Bank in Laguna Niguel, California, and emptied 458 safe deposit boxes in what became the largest bank vault burglary in U.S. history at that time. Decades later, the mastermind would claim the heist was far more than simple theft—it was a calculated strike against President Richard Nixon.

On the night of April 21–22, 2016, eight members of the Rhoden family were shot execution-style in their homes near Piketon, Ohio. Nearly three years later, arrests revealed the perpetrators were former neighbors—the Wagner family—in what became Ohio's most complex criminal investigation.

True Crime Garage, a popular podcast hosted by Nic and Captain, has become a crucial platform for revisiting cold cases and missing persons investigations across North America. The show's deep-dive approach to cases like Nevaeh Leigh Kingbird's disappearance demonstrates how independent true crime media is pressuring authorities and mobilizing communities when official responses lag.

Crime Salad, hosted by husband-and-wife duo Ashley and Ricky, is a top-ranked true crime podcast that prioritizes facts, victims, and ethical storytelling. The show, produced by BLACKCAT | Realm, investigates cold cases, suspicious deaths, wrongful convictions, and missing persons with a commitment to accountability and awareness.

In 2016, two hosts launched True Crime All The Time as a basement hobby project. Today, the podcast ranks among the most popular true crime shows globally, attracting devoted audiences with its rigorous investigative approach to serial killers and lesser-known cases.