Hannah Fischer & Frank Tracy Homicide Investigation
Paulding, Ohio—A warrant was issued today for the arrest of Bradley R. Gillespie, age 42, of Defiance, Ohio, for the murders of Hannah Fischer and Frank Tracy, Jr.
Gillespie is currently in custody at the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio (CCNO) on charges out of Defiance County, Ohio. It is unknown at this time when Gillespie will be arraigned in Paulding.
“I can tell you investigators have had some huge breaks in this case over the past few weeks. Fortunately we had some witnesses come forward with articulate information. We were able to recover the weapon used, as well as recover valuable evidence from the Jeep Compass that was recovered on February 9th when Hannah’s body was discovered,” said Sheriff Jason K. Landers. “The investigation has proven Frank and Hannah were both murdered inside the vehicle. It took us some time to put all the pieces together, and that’s how these complex cases work. Law enforcement from multiple agencies did a fabulous job working together,” said Sheriff Landers.
This case continues to be investigated by the Paulding Police Department and the Sheriff’s Office. If anyone has information in regards to this case, please contact the police department or the sheriff’s office.
“There is still no evidence which links this case to the Wilma Schwartz case from March 14, 2016. Our investigations on these two cases indicate they were isolated incidents,” said Sheriff Landers. “I am not going to release any of the facts at this point as to our investigations, but they are not connected.”
No further information will be released at this time in regards to the Fischer and Tracy investigation, nor the Schwartz investigation, as both cases continue to be investigated.
