Episode 225

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6th Jan 2026

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/


#TrueCrime #HeatherBogle #JusticeForHeather #ColdCaseSolved #InvestigativeJournalism #OhioTrueCrime #DanielMyers

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