bodies, the sheriff said. We are a small community here. We became close to the victimsfamilies, Barber said Thursday. We have to take care of the survivors. Police said Tuesday they did not believe Hoffman was working with an accomplice. When asked whether the incident was a home invasion, Barber said it was not, but added that either they knew Hoffman or Hoffman made himself known to them. Herrmann failed to report to work at a Dairy Queen in Mount Vernon, in central Ohio, on November 10, Barber told CNN affiliate WBNS. A deputy twice went to her home in Howard, about nine miles east of Mount Vernon, and saw her pickup there. No one answered the door, though lights were on in the home. A Dairy Queen manager went into the home on November 11 and found blood inside, Barber told the station. Asked about Hoffman's criminal record, Barber said he served prison time for an arson conviction in another state. Dawna Davis, who lives next to Hoffman, said she did not trust him. He was just different. He was odd. He just climbed trees and watched us, she said about Hoffman.