Dateline: Jagged - A complete investigation overview of the Heather Bogle case, explored

Dateline: Jagged is an episode of the news magazine show that focuses on the case of Heather Bogle from Ohio. The case soon became more twisted than expected when multiple suspects were identified and under investigation and ultimately, even the lead detective himself came under investigation.

Like other Dateline specials, Dateline: Jagged provides a suspenseful and thrilling look into some of the most disturbing true crime cases in the country. The show looks at Heather Bogle’s background, the suspected motives behind her disappearance and eventual murder and how her loved ones were affected by her brutal death.

One of the most popular news magazine shows to air currently, Dateline, is known for providing in-depth research and look into the true crime cases that it covers and Dateline: Jagged continues to offer viewers a tense and twisted look into the murder of Heather Bogle.

Dateline: Jagged - Details about the Heather Bogle case explored

Dateline looks into the background of victim Heather Bogle, who was a native of Sandusky County, Ohio and was a 28-year-old single mother to her 5-year-old daughter McKenzie. Heather worked the night shift at the local Whirlpool factory and was also studying for a nursing course so that she could provide for her daughter.

However, on April 9, 2015, she left her night shift at 6:17 am and did not reach home, which worried friends and family as she was a devoted mother and disappearing like this was uncharacteristic of her. A missing report was soon filed and the police found out that her car was parked near Somerton Apartments on Hickory Street.

Unfortunately, in the trunk of the car, the battered body of Heather Bogle was found as she had bruises of being beaten and she had been shot. She had also been restrained and wore a T-shirt that was not her size and was extremely large. Heather’s case soon became twisted as detective Sean O’Connell was put in charge of solving the case and even though he came up with three suspects in three months, none of them were related to Heather’s murder. Soon, allegations came up that Sean was hiding forensic reports related to Heather’s case and Sean even pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence in 2018.

Dateline covers how the case of Heather Bogle remained unsolved for the next two years and was reopened when Sandusky County Sheriff Chris Hilton decided to take the case in his hands and give it a new direction. Chris notes that Heather had fought with her abuser and the killer had tried to cover up his tracks.

Chris also states that in the days leading up to her murder, Heather had been going through personal problems as she had failed her nursing board exams and was in the middle of breakup with a woman she met at Whirlpool called Carmella Badillo. Even though Sean also suspected Badillo and there were threatening messages between the both of them, Badillo was not the killer as Sean talked to her and could not find anything that pointed to her being responsible for the murder.

Sean O’Connell’s next suspect was Keyona Bor, who lived near the apartment where Heather’s body was found. Sean suspected her because Keyona was reluctant to talk and the T-shirt found on Heather was allegedly seen on Keyona as well. Another suspect that O’Connell had identified was Omar Satchel, who was in Keyona’s apartment on that fateful day and whom Sean suspected had got the murder weapon. Finally, Sean also suspected Kayree Jeffery.

However, even after criticism regarding no evidence being able to tie these three suspected with the murder of Heather Bogle, O’Connell continued in his theory. Authorities also found DNA under Heather’s cuticle, which did not match Keyona, Omar, or Kayree. Sandusky County Prosecutor Tim Braun opened a criminal investigation that led to Sean’s arrest on account of tampering evidence and misleading a public official.

Dateline: Jagged – Sheriff Hilton takes over the case and finds the perpetrator

Heather Bogle’s case remained unsolved and mismanaged under Sean and two years passed by as Dateline reveals. Finally, Sheriff Chris Hilton reopened the investigation and he suspected that there was a personal motive to the crime. Soon, Heather’s GPS records that were stored by Google were revealed and the coordinates showed Heather’s movements after she left her work that day.

Hilton noted that Heather’s GPS showed that she was in a trailer home a few miles away from the Whirlpool plant and that the home belonged to Daniel Myers. Myers worked with Heather and became a suspect as he did not agree that he knew Heather. When a DNA sample was asked of him, Myers refused to give it, which made him even more suspicious.

Hilton soon got a warrant for Myers’ DNA and the sample matched the DNA found under Heather’s cuticle. Interestingly, Myers sent money for Heather’s daughter and was even at Heather’s funeral. Even though the gun was never found, Myers did purchase new floorboards after the murder. It was soon revealed that Myers was a s*xual predator and other women came forward to report that he had s*xually assaulted them.

Authorities theorized that Myers probably took advantage of Heather’ emotional vulnerability due to her ongoing personal problems and led her into his trailer. He must have tried to assault her and when Heather fought back, he overpowered her and beat her. Reports also came out about Myers murdering his ex-girlfriend and mother of his son, Leigh Ann Sluder, who was found dead six years before Heather’s death. At the time, it was ruled a suicide. However, authorities now believe that Leigh was also murdered by Myers.

Finally, Sean O’Connell was sentenced to two years in prison and Daniel Myers was sentenced to life in prison without parole and an additional 20 years.

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