Former bank employee who went on a killing spree in 1995 after losing his job. Columbus police said Hessler had first broken into a Columbus home and killed Brian Stevens, 36, a bank employee; his wife, Tracy Stevens, 25, also a bank employee, and their 4-month-old daughter, Amanda. Another bank employee who was visiting, Ruth Canter, 33, was wounded, and a 7-year-old boy hid and escaped injury.
A bank spokesman said that bank officials had recent indications, which they declined to disclose, that someone was "showing aggravation" toward Mrs. Stevens. They offered to provide her with security between home and work, but she declined, saying she would take the matter to the police today.
After leaving the Stevens home, Hessler went to a home about a half-mile away and shot Mark P. Campolito, 27, another bank employee, in the left arm, police said. Campolito was hospitalized in fair condition.
At a home in the suburb of Worthington, Hessler killed P. Thane Griffin, 64, who was recently retired as a charity executive.
After the killings, Hessler drove 70 miles northeast to the home of a former girlfriend, Judy Stanton, 38, in Ashland, said Ashland police.
When he was refused entry, Hessler fired three shots through the door and kicked it open, Ashland Police said. Mrs. Stanton's husband, Douglas, 38, shot Mr. Hessler in the chest, Hessler was wearing a bulletproof vest and received only minor injuries. No one else in the house was hurt.
Hessler was arrested a short time later. He was convicted of murder and received the death sentence. He died on death row in Mansfield from a heart attack.
A bank spokesman said that bank officials had recent indications, which they declined to disclose, that someone was "showing aggravation" toward Mrs. Stevens. They offered to provide her with security between home and work, but she declined, saying she would take the matter to the police today.
After leaving the Stevens home, Hessler went to a home about a half-mile away and shot Mark P. Campolito, 27, another bank employee, in the left arm, police said. Campolito was hospitalized in fair condition.
At a home in the suburb of Worthington, Hessler killed P. Thane Griffin, 64, who was recently retired as a charity executive.
After the killings, Hessler drove 70 miles northeast to the home of a former girlfriend, Judy Stanton, 38, in Ashland, said Ashland police.
When he was refused entry, Hessler fired three shots through the door and kicked it open, Ashland Police said. Mrs. Stanton's husband, Douglas, 38, shot Mr. Hessler in the chest, Hessler was wearing a bulletproof vest and received only minor injuries. No one else in the house was hurt.
Hessler was arrested a short time later. He was convicted of murder and received the death sentence. He died on death row in Mansfield from a heart attack.
Former bank employee who went on a killing spree in 1995 after losing his job. Columbus police said Hessler had first broken into a Columbus home and killed Brian Stevens, 36, a bank employee; his wife, Tracy Stevens, 25, also a bank employee, and their 4-month-old daughter, Amanda. Another bank employee who was visiting, Ruth Canter, 33, was wounded, and a 7-year-old boy hid and escaped injury.
A bank spokesman said that bank officials had recent indications, which they declined to disclose, that someone was "showing aggravation" toward Mrs. Stevens. They offered to provide her with security between home and work, but she declined, saying she would take the matter to the police today.
After leaving the Stevens home, Hessler went to a home about a half-mile away and shot Mark P. Campolito, 27, another bank employee, in the left arm, police said. Campolito was hospitalized in fair condition.
At a home in the suburb of Worthington, Hessler killed P. Thane Griffin, 64, who was recently retired as a charity executive.
After the killings, Hessler drove 70 miles northeast to the home of a former girlfriend, Judy Stanton, 38, in Ashland, said Ashland police.
When he was refused entry, Hessler fired three shots through the door and kicked it open, Ashland Police said. Mrs. Stanton's husband, Douglas, 38, shot Mr. Hessler in the chest, Hessler was wearing a bulletproof vest and received only minor injuries. No one else in the house was hurt.
Hessler was arrested a short time later. He was convicted of murder and received the death sentence. He died on death row in Mansfield from a heart attack.
A bank spokesman said that bank officials had recent indications, which they declined to disclose, that someone was "showing aggravation" toward Mrs. Stevens. They offered to provide her with security between home and work, but she declined, saying she would take the matter to the police today.
After leaving the Stevens home, Hessler went to a home about a half-mile away and shot Mark P. Campolito, 27, another bank employee, in the left arm, police said. Campolito was hospitalized in fair condition.
At a home in the suburb of Worthington, Hessler killed P. Thane Griffin, 64, who was recently retired as a charity executive.
After the killings, Hessler drove 70 miles northeast to the home of a former girlfriend, Judy Stanton, 38, in Ashland, said Ashland police.
When he was refused entry, Hessler fired three shots through the door and kicked it open, Ashland Police said. Mrs. Stanton's husband, Douglas, 38, shot Mr. Hessler in the chest, Hessler was wearing a bulletproof vest and received only minor injuries. No one else in the house was hurt.
Hessler was arrested a short time later. He was convicted of murder and received the death sentence. He died on death row in Mansfield from a heart attack.
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