Man hit his girlfriend at least 10 times with a hammer to the head, killing her, then wrapped the body in plastic before dumping her in a trash can; found guilty

Ohio – In a chilling case in Ohio, a 27-year-old man, identified as S. Goe, has been convicted of the brutal murder of his 24-year-old girlfriend, identified as R. Sheridan. The young woman was mercilessly beaten to death with a hammer; her body then wrapped in plastic and discarded in a trash can at a local park.

Goe faced multiple charges, including murder, felonious assault, gross abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence, burglary, and grand theft involving a firearm. A jury delivered a guilty verdict on all counts on a recent Friday, as reported by courtroom footage and local news outlets.

The horrifying sequence of events began on July 2, 2024, when the sheriff’s office responded to a missing person report at a residence. Sheridan had disappeared, and her vehicle was soon spotted driving in the area. Goe, identified driving Sheridan’s vehicle, fled on foot after a traffic stop by deputies.

In the following hours, Goe was apprehended at a homeless shelter by the police officers on active warrants related to other crimes involving Sheridan. The subsequent investigation revealed damning evidence of foul play in the apartment shared by Goe and the victim. This included signs of a violent struggle and the murder weapon—a hammer with traces of the tragic event.

Sheridan’s body was discovered the next day by sanitation workers at the local park, a park that once housed a themed amusement area and had been reopened to the public a decade earlier after renovation. The workers found her remains wrapped in plastic inside a trash bin, a gruesome end to a life taken too early.

The medical examination revealed that Sheridan had suffered at least ten blows to the head with the blunt end of a hammer and was beaten so badly that her remains could not be identified when compared with a headshot of the victim. Additional evidence recovered from the scene included a bucket and gloves with DNA from both Goe and Sheridan, further linking Goe to this heinous act.

During the trial, Criminal Division Chief Prosecutor, D. Barr, argued convincingly for Goe’s guilt, stating, “The only person that had a reason to dump Sheridan’s body like a piece of trash in that dumpster in Mother Goose Land is the person who killed her.” He pointed firmly at Goe, who sat in the courtroom facing the consequences of his actions.

In contrast, Goe’s defense attorney suggested that law enforcement had prematurely decided Goe was the murderer and then looked for evidence to support this preconceived notion rather than conducting an unbiased investigation. However, the overwhelming physical evidence presented left little room for doubt about Goe’s culpability.

Following his conviction, Goe is now awaiting sentencing, scheduled for November 18, 2024. He faces the possibility of life imprisonment, a stark endpoint for a case marked by brutality and senseless violence.

This tragic incident has left the community and especially Sheridan’s family grappling with the loss of a young woman described by friends and family as vibrant and loving. The case has also sparked discussions about domestic violence and the importance of intervention before disputes escalate into irreparable harm. Meanwhile, the local community continues to heal from the shock of such violence occurring in their midst, with the hope that justice for Sheridan can provide some solace.