Andrew Griffin

Andrew Isaac Griffin is charged in connection with the murders of Thomas and Angela Strussion, a married couple who operated Salsa Joe's Smokehouse in Belmont County, Ohio. Griffin faces 14-counts of aggravated murder, aggravated arson, aggravated burglary, including firearm and death-penalty specifications. On September 21, 2021 a neighbor reported smoke coming from the couple's residence. Responders discovered both victims deceased inside the home along with their family dogs. Investigators determined that their deaths were homicides and that the residence had been deliberately set on fire. Griffin, was a former business partner of Thomas Strussion and was accused of traveling from Oklahoma to Ohio, killing the couple, then setting their home on fire and returning to Oklahoma. Following a long investigation, Griffin was arrested in Hilo, Hawaii, in February 2025 and extradited back to Ohio.