The Heather Bogle Case: Why Police Ignored the Real Killer for Years

Today we hear the Heather Bogle case. This 28-year-old mother from Ohio disappeared in 2015 after leaving work. we investigate the tragic 2015 disappearance of a 28-year-old mother from Clyde, Ohio. When Heather Bogle’s body was discovered in the trunk of her car, there was evidence - DNA - which should have led straight to the killer. Instead, the investigation was derailed by the county's Sheriff Department and the misconduct of Lead Detective Sean O’Connell.

* Heather disappeared on April 9, 2015, after clocking out of her night shift at the Whirlpool plant.

* Investigators found Heather in her own vehicle. In the trunk. She had been beaten, shot twice, and her hair and nails had been cut to remove DNA.

* Detective O’Connell publicly named "persons of interest" despite knowing their DNA did not match the evidence found at the scene.

* The case stalled during while Detective O'Connell had control of the case, and his superior, Sheriff Kyle Overmyer, who was later sentenced to prison for stealing medications from evidence.

* In 2017, new Sheriff Chris Hilton restarted the investigation, using Google GPS data to link the crime to a trailer in the Emerald Estates park.

Did they ever locate the actual killer? And what happened to O'Connell? Was he ever punished for what he did?

Timeline

0:00 – The Evidence That Should Have Changed Everything

2:15 – Heather’s Life and Ambitions

5:30 – The Disappearance and Discovery

8:45 – A Misled Investigation: The O’Connell Era

12:20 – Corruption in the Sheriff’s Office

15:50 – Starting from Scratch: A New Search for Justice

19:10 – The Arrest of Daniel Myers

22:00 – Accountability and Final Sentencing

SOURCES:

https://sanduskyregister.com/news/233041/former-detective-sean-oconnell-indicted-in-bogle-case/

https://www.wtol.com/article/news/crime/heather-bogle-daniel-myers-sentenced-life/512-4a4d6b89-b5a7-497c-b937-4c8f0303b7e2

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/heather-bogle-murder-case-daniel-myers-48-hours/

https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/daniel-myers-killed-heather-bogle-over-rejected-advances

https://www.staytunedsandusky.com/p/sean-oconnell-and-his-many-misdeeds

https://sanduskycountyoh.gov/justice-system/

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