More than three years after the killings and two years after his guilty plea, Ohio authorities have released a lengthy police interview in which Chad Doerman openly states that he sH๏τ his three young sons “for God.” The video, made public by the Clermont County Sheriff’s Office in August 2026, provides the clearest account yet of what Doerman told investigators in the hours after the crimes.

The events took place in June 2023 at the family’s home in Monroe Township, Clermont County, near Cincinnati. Doerman returned from work earlier than usual that day. According to investigators, he took a Bible and began walking through the house, repeatedly saying the words “Chad knows what’s right.” He then retrieved a rifle from a gun safe, loaded it, and fatally sH๏τ his three sons — Clayton, age 7; Hunter, age 4; and Chase, age 3. He also attempted to harm two other family members before police arrived.

In the newly released interview, conducted while Doerman was still wearing blood-stained clothing, detectives pressed him for an explanation. At the start of the questioning he was largely uncooperative, frequently answering that he did not know or that “it wasn’t me.” As the interview continued, he began referring to a Bible story his father had once read to him about the need to make sacrifices to God. Although he never named the specific pᴀssage, the account closely parallels the story of Abraham and Isaac in the Book of Genesis, in which God tests Abraham’s obedience by commanding him to sacrifice his son.

Doerman told the detectives: “He tests you and you have to do it. You can’t deny it. You have to do it. You can’t stop.” When an investigator replied, “And you did,” Doerman answered, “For God. And now I’m in Hell. And he’s gonna come down and it’s gonna be a mess.” He also expressed regret that he had not acted in a different sequence so that another family member would not have suffered.

He said he had been troubled by persistent dark thoughts and had sought help because he believed he was living in hell. After attending a church service earlier that same day in Amelia, Ohio, he claimed he “knew what he had to do.” In the interview he described himself as trying to follow scripture and said he trusted God.

In August 2024, Doerman pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated murder and two counts of felonious ᴀssault. Under the terms of the plea agreement he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole and avoided a potential death sentence. At the time of the plea, prosecutors and the court did not publicly detail a full motive. The August 2026 release of the interview footage supplies the most direct statements from Doerman himself about his state of mind on the day of the killings.

The case drew intense attention across the Cincinnati region and beyond. The decision to release the interview years later has brought renewed focus to the tragedy and to the religious language Doerman used when explaining his actions to police.

Sources : WXIX / WFLX