Sealed in the Sacred Tank: the Crime of Summer Inman

Sealed in the Sacred Tank: The Crime of Summer Inman: The murder investigation of Summer Inman The body of a young mother was found in the septic tank of the church where she was married, sealed with six steel screws. Summer Inman disappeared on the night of March 22, 2011, after being kidnapped at gunpoint in front of a bank in Logan, Ohio. The question that haunts this case is impossible to ignore: who hides a person in a sacred place they know intimately, and why? In this episode, we explore the contradictions that condemn three members of the same family. Cameras capture the Inmans cleaning a white vehicle just hours after the kidnapping, while their GPS records place them in Logan, not in Cleveland where they claimed to be. The initial plan was to pressure Summer over custody, according to Sandy Inman's confession after eight days in custody, but Willy strangled her with plastic wrap during the transfer. How did a patriarchal religious family go from harassing an ex-wife to committing a meticulously executed murder? Victim: Summer Inman Date: March 22, 2011 Location: Logan, Ohio Status: Sentenced - life imprisonment - Willy Inman strangles Summer with plastic wrap during the transfer in a Ford Crown Victoria, contradicting the initial version of "accident." - Blue Sonic car wash cameras capture the Inmans cleaning and vacuuming the vehicle just 8 hours after the crime, eliminating forensic evidence. - The body is found in the septic tank of the Tabernacle of Faith church where Summer married Willy, 20 miles from the kidnapping site. - Bill Inman, Willy's father, had already been convicted in December 2010 for stalking Adam Peters, Summer's partner, establishing a pattern of coordinated retaliation. Summer Inman, Logan Ohio murder, 2011, homicide, kidnapping, forensic investigation, premeditated crime, domestic violence, criminal minds, true crime SpanishTo listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 14-day free trial at obomedia.comOBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons  a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie