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Yahoo
09-05-2025
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18-year-old arrested after woman found dead in Ohio Amish community
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — An 18-year-old man from an Amish community in southeastern Ohio is facing a murder charge nearly two months after a neighbor went to a woman's home and found her body inside. According to the Meigs County Sheriff's Office and reports from NBC affiliate WSAZ in Huntington, West Virginia, deputies were called to a home near Rutland on March 13, where they found the body of 28-year-old Rosanna Kinsinger. A neighbor from the Amish community told WSAZ that when he hadn't seen Kinsinger that day, he went to her house concerned about her. Inside, he found her body. Her goat also had gotten in, he said. Ohio family contracted stomach bug from puppy bought from Petland, lawsuit claims Deputies ruled the death suspicious and sent Kinsinger's body to the Montgomery County coroner in Dayton for an autopsy, but preliminary results were inconclusive. Detectives conducted interviews and executed several search warrants before identifying Samuel Hochstetler as a suspect. 'This case was such a tragedy to those who knew Rosanna. She was a beloved individual in her community,' Sheriff Scott Fitch said. 'Detectives have worked around the clock searching for answers and were able to get those answers. Hopefully, this investigation helps bring some closure to the victim's family.' The neighbor told WSAZ that Hochstetler was from Kentucky and had been living with him for several months. Hochstetler was arrested this week and taken to jail in neighboring Gallia County. In a court appearance, he was issued a $1 million bond and received a court-appointed attorney. Hochstetler is due back in court on Tuesday. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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09-05-2025
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Amish man arrested for murder of ‘beloved' Ohio woman
POMEROY, Ohio (WJW) – A man in Ohio faces a murder charge in the death of a woman. The body of Rosanna Kinsinger, 28, of Pomeroy, was found in Rutland on March 13, 2025. Bay Village student dies after critical injury during lacrosse game According to a news release, Kinsinger's death was ruled suspicious, although the autopsy was inconclusive. 'Detectives followed up on numerous tips, leads and rumors and through investigative efforts, Detectives were able to identify Samuel Hochstetler as a person of interest in the case,' Meigs County Sheriff Scott Fitch said in a press release. Detectives interviewed Hochstetler on Monday, May 5, according to the sheriff. Hochstetler was arrested and charged with Kinsinger's murder following the interview, the news release stated. Local police find raccoon with meth pipe in its mouth during arrest Hochstetler was booked in to the Gallia County jail. 'This case was such a tragedy to those who knew Rosanna. She was a beloved individual in her community,' said Fitch. 'Detectives have worked around the clock searching for answers and were able to get those answers. Hopefully this investigation helps bring some closure to the victim's family.' According to WTAP, Hochstetler was arraigned Tuesday and is being held on a $1 million bond. His preliminary hearing is set for Tuesday, May 13. WTAP reported Hochstetler had moved to Meigs County in fall 2024, from an Amish community in Kentucky. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
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Amish Man Charged With Murder Of Woman After Disturbing Sex Claim
An Amish man who reportedly told police he put a blanket over a neighbor's head while they had sex and realized afterward she had died has been charged with murder, officials announced Tuesday in a press release. Samuel Hochstetler was interviewed at the Meigs County Sheriff's Office on Monday, nearly two months after his roommate, Mose Troyer, said he found the body of their neighbor Rosanna Kinsinger, 28, inside her Rutland, Ohio, home in their Amish community. 'This case was such a tragedy to those who knew Rosanna. She was a beloved individual in her community,' Sheriff Scott Fitch said in a statement in the press release. 'Detectives have worked around the clock searching for answers and were able to get those answers. Hopefully this investigation helps bring some closure to the victim's family and on behalf of the Sheriff's Office we offer our deepest condolences.' According to a criminal complaint obtained by Too Fab, Hochstetler told deputies that 'he did have sexual intercourse with Rosanna Kinsinger and put a blanket over her head during and when he was finished, he rolled her over and realized she was not alive.' Kinsinger's death was deemed suspicious from the start, although preliminary autopsy results were inconclusive, the sheriff's office wrote on Tuesday. Hochstetler eventually emerged as a person of interest in the case, according to the news release. After not seeing his neighbor all day, Troyer discovered Kinsinger dead on March 13 with her goat inside the house, and called authorities. He told WSAZ it was disturbing that he had been living with Hochstetler for weeks after the alleged crime. They had been roommates for only a matter of months. Feds Urged To Investigate Pizzas Sent To Judges Using Name Of Judge's Murdered Son Landlord Sentenced To 53 Years In Prison For Hate-Crime Murder Of Palestinian American Boy Woman Accused Of Murdering Paramedic During Ambulance Ride
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08-05-2025
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Ohio Man Charged with Murder of 'Beloved' 28-Year-Old Woman, 2 Months After Her Body Was Found in 'Suspicious' Circumstances
Samuel Hochstetler was arrested and charged with the murder of 28-year-old Rosanna Kinsinger on Monday, May 5 Kinsinger's body was found on March 13 and her death was declared "suspicious" Police in Ohio said Hochstetler was identified as a person of interest and arrested him after his interviewAn Ohio man has been arrested and charged with the murder of a 28-year-old woman. The Meigs County Sheriff's Office announced in a May 6 news release on Facebook that officers had arrested and charged Samuel Hochstetler with the murder of Rosanna Kinsinger, 28, from Pomeroy, Ohio. 'This case was such a tragedy to those who knew Rosanna. She was a beloved individual in her community,' Meigs County Sheriff Scott Fitch said in a statement. 'Detectives have worked around the clock searching for answers and were able to get those answers.' 'Hopefully this investigation helps bring some closure to the victim's family and on behalf of the Sheriff's Office we offer our deepest condolences,' he added. The sheriff's office said it responded to a report of a 'suspicious death' on March 13 on Dye Road in Rutland, Ohio, where Kinsinger's body was found. After an initial review of the scene by deputies, her death was ruled "suspicious" and the woman's body was sent to the Montgomery County Coroner's Office for an autopsy. The preliminary autopsy results were inconclusive, according to police. Authorities did not say what made Kinsinger's death 'suspicious' or share how her body was discovered. After her body was found, detectives executed search warrants, conducted interviews and processed evidence from the crime scene in order to identify a suspect. After following up on 'numerous tips, leads and rumors' through their investigation, they were eventually able to identify Hochstetler as a 'person of interest,' per the sheriff's office. He was detained by police and interviewed at the Meigs County Sheriff's Office on May 5. After the interview was concluded, he was arrested and charged with Kinsinger's murder. Police said he was taken to the Gallia County Jail. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases. The sheriff's office also shared a mug shot of Hochstetler, who could be seen wearing a straw hat and button down shirt with suspenders. Sheriff Fitch told local news outlet WTAP-TV that Hochstetler is originally from an Amish Community in Kentucky and that he moved to Meigs County sometime in the fall of 2024. Mose Troyer, who lived in the Amish community with both Kinsinger and Hochstetler, told WSAZ-TV that several community members noticed the 28-year-old woman had not been seen all day on March 13. When he went to her home that night, he found her dead and called 911. Hochstetler was arraigned on May 6 and given a $1 million bond, according to the outlet. His next court hearing is scheduled for May 13. Read the original article on People
Yahoo
07-05-2025
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Amish member arrested for woman's murder in Ohio after she was found dead in her home with her goat
An Amish man has been arrested in connection with the suspicious death of a woman whose body was found inside her Ohio home alongside her goat. Samuel Hochstetler was arrested on Monday and charged with the murder of Rosanna Kinsinger, 28, on March 13, the Meigs County Sheriff's Office said. Kinsinger, whose death was ruled suspicious by authorities, was found inside her Rutland, Ohio, home alongside her goat, a member of the same Amish community, Mose Troyer, told WSAZ. Hochstetler, originally from Kentucky, lived with Troyer for several months after joining the local community. Troyer said he went to Kinsinger's home that night and called 911 after finding her dead. Samuel Hochstetler was arrested on Monday, May 5. (Meigs County Sheriff's Office) Following numerous search warrants and interviews, Hochstetler, who lived across the street from Kinsinger, was named a person of interest in the case. It was not immediately clear how the two knew each other. Troyer, who did not appear on camera, told WSAZ he's disturbed to learn he'd been living with the person allegedly responsible for Kinsinger's murder for weeks. Kinsinger's body was sent to the Montgomery County Coroner's Office for an autopsy, though preliminary results were inconclusive, the sheriff's office said. 'This case was such a tragedy to those who knew Rosanna. She was a beloved individual in her community.' Sheriff Scott Fitch. 'Detectives have worked around the clock searching for answers and were able to get those answers. Hopefully this investigation helps bring some closure to the victim's family and on behalf of the Sheriff's Office we offer our deepest condolences.' Hochstetler is being held in the Gallia County Jail. His preliminary hearing is set to be held on May 13.
