Strussion Murders – Library of Links on Tragedy, Defendant Andrew Griffin

Defendant Andrew Griffin will be in the Belmont County Courthouse on Monday at 1:30 p.m. for another “housekeeping” hearing before Common Pleas Court Judge Chris Berhalter.

There are several links below that offer insight into the investigation, the arrest, and the extradition of Griffin. The 33-year-old Oklahoma native once was a partner in the Salsa Joe’s Smokehouse location in Elm Grove until the murders of Thomas and Angela Strussion on Sept. 21, 2021, inside their home on Trails End Road in Belmont, Ohio.

Griffin is charged with those aggravated murders as well as with aggravated arson and aggravated burglary, and the articles below will update readers on many of the details up to this point in time. The defendant’s capital murder trial is scheduled to begin on March 2, 2026.

What’s Jail Life Like for Double Murder Defendant Andrew Griffin?

Retired Sheriff Lucas Recalls Strussion Double Homicide Four Years Later

Trial Date Set for Griffin’s Capital Murder Trial in Belmont County

If Found Guilty, Why Could Andrew Griffin Face Ohio’s Death Penalty?

Sheriff Zusack: ‘There Will Be More Surprises’ in Strussion Case

Strussion Investigator Ryan Allar: ‘These Families Need Some Peace’

The Dollars – and the Sense – Behind the Strussion Murder Investigation

The Strussion Investigation: Mile After Mile, Question After Question

Double Murder Defendant Andrew Griffin Extradited to Belmont County

Surprise! Strussion Murder Suspect Arrested at Home Depot in Hawaii

Murder Suspect Griffin Facing These Charges Today at Afternoon Arraignment

Murder 101 – Part 1: Blumling Graduates to Strussion Double Murder

Murder 101 – Part 2: ‘That’s the Best Way to Get to Justice’