Thomas Dillon's Killings
What drove Thomas Dillon to a decade of unsolved killings?
4.7 (17)
35 mins
Uncover how Thomas Dillon, an Ohio farmer, secretly targeted strangers in a series of seemingly random shootings between 1989 and 1992. Explore how investigators eventually connected the scattered killings to one offender, and what finally brought his hidden pattern of violence to an end.
Ep 1:
A Sniper Among the Backroads
Rural Ohio is gripped by unexplained killings of lone outdoorsmen, a grieving mother's letters draw a chilling reply, and a childhood friend's tip finally names a suspect.
Ep 2:
Watching the Wolf in the Woods
Investigators shadow suspect Thomas Dillon on his armed backroad drives, narrowly averting another killing before a risky face-to-face gambit at a convenience store nearly blows the case wide open.
Ep 3:
Two Casings, One Confession
A painstaking search for shell casings and a gun-show tip finally hand the FBI hard evidence, forcing Dillon's confession and a mother's final, defiant reckoning with her son's killer.
Discussions (5)
Lois
Level 5 · 3 weeks agoJean Paxton collected 8000 signatures just to make sure Dillon got sent to the one prison he begged not to go to. That woman said 'thoughts and prayers' and then ACTED on both.
Lily
Level 7 · 3 weeks agoJean Paxton 1, serial sniper 0. Mom wins.
Barry
Level 7 · 3 weeks agoDillon's IQ was reported at 135 and he had a journalism degree. That checks out. High functioning killers with organized patterns are well documented in FBI BSU literature.
