Field of Bad Dreams Murder in the Heartland : Season 5 Episode 12
TV-14 (self-applied) Investigation Discovery 42m int(0)
Aired: April 19th, 2023 @ 9:00 PM EST on Investigation Discovery
The grotesque murder of a beloved citizen, Betsy Ball, age 67, shatters the quiet rural farm community of Vinton, Ohio. Her body was found on March 1, 2012. She had been strangled and her body had been abused. In the end, the culprit was Lee A. Hawkins, who had been an employee of Betsy Ball, and had worked for the Ball family on their farm. Hawkins was convicted and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.