Inset: Samuel Hochstetler (Meigs County Sheriff’s Office). Background: The home where Hochstetler allegedly killed his neighbor last month (WSAZ).
An Amish man from Ohio has been arrested for the alleged murder of his neighbor, a 28-year-old woman who was also part of the same Amish community. The incident took place about a month after the woman, identified as Rosanna Kinsinger, was discovered dead in her home alongside her goat.
Samuel Hochstetler was apprehended on Monday and has been charged with murder for the killing that occurred in March. The Meigs County Sheriff’s Office released a statement revealing that deputies responded to a report of a “suspicious death” on Thursday, March 13, 2025, at a residence on Dye Road in Rutland, Ohio, which is situated approximately 200 miles south of Cleveland.
Upon reaching the scene, emergency responders found the body of an adult female, later identified as Rosanna Kinsinger, and conducted a preliminary examination of the home before informing the Meigs County Coroner’s Office. Following an assessment, the coroner categorized Kinsinger’s death as “suspicious” and subsequently sent her remains to the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office for an autopsy. Despite this, the results of the autopsy were inconclusive.
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Authorities detained Hochstetler on Monday and transported him to the sheriff’s office, where he was interviewed by detectives. Though authorities did not provide details, immediately following the interview, Hochstetler was arrested and charged with Kinsinger’s murder.
“This case was such a tragedy to those who knew Rosanna. She was a beloved individual in her community,” Sheriff Scott Fitch said in a statement following the arrest. “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.”
According to a report from Huntington, West Virginia, NBC affiliate WSAZ, Hochstetler had moved to the community from Kentucky and had been staying with a man named Mose Troyer in the months before Kinsinger’s death, as well as the weeks leading up to his arrest.
Troyer reportedly told the station that on March 13, he and several others in the community realized they had not seen Kinsinger at all that day. That evening, Troyer said he went to check on her at her home, which is where he discovered her dead inside the home and called 911. Her goat was also inside of the home, the report says.
Troyer said that in addition to the fear sparked by the alleged murder, he was also disturbed by the idea that the man allegedly responsible for killing Kinsinger had living in his home after the crime.
The sheriff’s office said the work of numerous investigators and members of the community led them to identify Hochstetler as a possible suspect.
“Since the time of death, Meigs County Sheriff’s Office Detectives have worked tirelessly executing search warrants, conducting interviews and processing evidence collected from the scene,” the office said in the release. “Detectives followed up on numerous tips, leads, and rumors and through investigative efforts, Detectives were able to identify Samuel Hochstetler as a person of interest in the case.”
