Sarah Buzzard Interrogation: Dismemberment Murder of Husband's Boyfriend

Discovery of Remains

• 🦴 On January 3rd, 2016, skeletal remains were discovered by a woman walking her dog in a park near Coldwater Creek in Ohio.
• 🔍 The remains, missing the head and limbs, showed apparent saw marks, indicating foul play.
• ⏳ For four years, the victim remained unidentified until DNA analysis linked the remains to Ryan Zimmerman, missing since 2015.

Ryan Zimmerman's Stay and Departure

• 🏠 Ryan Zimmerman, also known as Emma, moved in with Sarah and Corey Buzzard in Columbus, Ohio, under the agreement to find a job and his own place within three months.
• 💔 Zimmerman failed to secure employment, leading Corey to ask him to leave, which Zimmerman eventually did after meeting someone new and leaving his car behind.
• 🚗 Sarah Buzzard later drove Zimmerman's car to a gas station, but it wouldn't start afterward, leading her to call a tow truck.

Interrogation and Confession

• 🎤 Detectives Megan Baker and Rick Ward interrogated Sarah Buzzard about Zimmerman's disappearance and murder.
• ⚠️ Initially, Sarah provided an account that conflicted with evidence and Corey's statements, claiming Zimmerman left voluntarily.
• 💔 Under pressure and presented with evidence from her Google account, Sarah confessed that Zimmerman's death was an accident during an argument where she choked him, and he stopped breathing.

Dismemberment and Disposal

• 🔪 Sarah, with her girlfriend Jennifer (Naira), dismembered Zimmerman's body in the bathtub using a saw found in a shed.
• 🗑️ They placed the dismembered remains in black bags and a bin, which they then transported in Sarah's car to dispose of along roadsides and in dumpsters.
• 📍 The main body was dumped in some woods near Selena, Ohio, as they attempted to drive to Illinois to further dispose of the remains.

Aftermath and Sentencing

• 📱 Sarah and Jennifer turned off their phones and returned to Columbus, where Sarah told Corey that Ryan had simply left.
• ⚖️ Sarah Buzzard pleaded guilty to aggravated murder and was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison.
• 💔 Jennifer Whitaker, Sarah's girlfriend, died by suicide when authorities attempted to arrest her.