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09-05-2025
- Yahoo
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 This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Yahoo
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
- Yahoo
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.
