JANUARY 28, 1992
CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER
Rocky River student is slain at Toledo U.
JANUARY 30, 1992
CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER
Prayers for a lost companion. Toledo students mourn slain sorority sister.
JANUARY 30, 1992
THE COLLEGIAN
Shooting Death of a UT Student Still a Mystery to Police
FEBRUARY 1, 1992
TOLEDO BLADE
Mourners pack church for farewell to Melissa.
FEBRUARY 1, 1992
CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER
Murder weapon linked to previous UT attack.
FEBRUARY 2, 1992
CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER
Policeman charged in student's death. Arrest of 'strait-laced' officer comes as shock to neighbors.
FEBRUARY 2, 1992
TOLEDO BLADE
A Killing on Campus
FEBRUARY 3, 1992
AP
University Police Officer Ordered Help on $1 Million Bond
FEBRUARY, 1992
CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER
String of clues led police to suspect campus officer.
FEBRUARY 27, 1992
CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER
Officer may be linked to fires.
MARCH 7, 1992
CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER
U. of Toledo fires policeman jailed in killing.
MAY 7, 1993
TOLEDO BLADE
I don't know why I killed her, Hodge says in court. Judge accepts guilty pleas of ex-UT officer.
MAY 23, 1993
TOLEDO BLADE
'I knew what happened'
DECEMBER 11, 1997
TOLEDO BLADE
After 16 Months, Killer Finally Admitted Murder
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
TOLEDO BLADE
Family of murdered UT student relives pain
Ex-officer’s parole hearing looming
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
TOLEDO BLADE
Friends oppose release of slain student’s killer
Ex-UT officer now eligible for parole
SEPTEMBER 19, 2021
TOLEDO BLADE
Law enforcement, others recall 1992 Herstrum murder ahead of parole hearing for Hodge
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
WKYC
Nearly 30 years after her murder, Melissa Herstrum's family fights to keep her killer behind bars