Oct. 1
OHIOexecution date moved
Governor delays execution of Lima murderer
Convicted Lima murderer Cleveland R. Jackson’s date with Ohio’s lethal
injection gurney has again been delayed, this time for more than a year.
Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday cited a disciplinary complaint
August 22
OHIO:
Ohio's Republican House speaker says he's 'less and less supportive' of the
death penalty
Amid concerns about finding a constitutional execution drug, Ohio House Speaker
Larry Householder says he's "less and less supportive" of the death penalty.
"I'm probably
June 1
OHIO:
Death penalty ‘mental illness’ bill heads to Ohio House
The Ohio House is considering a bill that would prohibit the executions of
defendants if they're found to have had a "serious mental illness" at the time
of the offense.
The House Criminal Justice Committee
May 22
OHIOnew death sentence
Cleveland man gets death penalty in Mr. Cars double murder
A judge on Tuesday imposed the death penalty on a 32-year-old man convicted of
the execution-style murders of a couple during a break-in attempt at their
family-owned car lot.
Joseph
May 15
OHIO:
Parolee charged in slaying of ex-prison pen pal, friend in Parma Heights
invoked ‘Dexter,’ wanted to dismember bodies, prosecutor says
A prosecutor told a jury that the 44-year-old man accused of stabbing to death
his former prison pen pal and her friend planned to
May 14
OHIO:
Joseph McAlpin, convicted of killing couple at Mr. Cars dealership, faces
sentencing
Joseph McAlpin, the man convicted of murdering a local couple at Mr. Cars
dealership in Cleveland, will learn his fate during his sentencing hearing
Monday. He faces the death penalty
April 28
OHIO:
Trial in Parma Heights prison pen-pal killings begins with jury selection
Jury selection began Friday in the trial of a man accused of fatally stabbing
his former prison pen-pals in their Parma Heights home in May 2017, then
leaving their bodies behind as he carried
April 23
OHIO:
Judge in Cleveland sets hearing that will determine whether convicted Mr. Cars
killer gets the death penalty
A judge set a date for the second phase of the trial of a man who faces the
death penalty after jurors convicted him of killing a couple at a Cleveland car
April 20
OHIO:
Judge delays ‘death penalty phase’ in trial of man convicted of double slaying
at Cleveland car dealership
The 2nd phase of the trial where a man faces the death penalty for killing a
couple at a Cleveland car lot in March 2017 has been delayed.
Joseph McAlpin was
March 20
OHIO:
Ohio attorney general chastises judge over death penalty
A federal judge improperly praised Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's decision to delay an
execution based on the judge's scathing critique of the state's lethal
injection method, the state attorney general said.
In a
Oct. 18
OHIO:
Accused killer of Beavercreek man to be sentenced in Carolina case
The man accused of killing a Beavercreek man in front of his children is
scheduled to be sentenced for an unrelated case in South Carolina federal court
before his potential death penalty case moves
August 10
OHIO:
Cleveland man whose 2002 death sentence overturned can't have jury hear new
sentencing, court rules
A convicted serial rapist and killer whose 2002 death sentence was overturned
on appeal must have his re-sentencing hearing heard by a 3-judge panel and not
a jury,
March 2
OHIO:
Jury pool narrowed to 51 for death-penalty trial
The pool of potential jurors for the Brian L. Golsby trial stands at 51 after
prosecution and defense attorneys spent 3 1/2 days eliminating those who were
considered too influenced by pretrial publicity or too
Feb. 21
OHIO:
Man pleads not guilty to raping, killing Warren native in ColumbusAnthony
Pardon, accused of murdering Rachael Anderson, entered a not guilty plea for
all nine of the charges
The registered sex offender accused of raping, torturing and murdering an
aspiring funeral
Jan. 26
OHIO:
Prosecutors to ask for death penalty against adult murder suspects
The Licking County Prosecutor's Office will be pursuing the death penalty for
the 1st time in more than a decade against 2 men charged with the aggravated
murder of another Newark man.
Licking County
July 22
OHIOimpending execution
Ohio argues against execution delays for 3 condemned inmates
Ohio state attorneys argued on Friday against delaying 3 upcoming executions on
grounds that the condemned killers have little chance of legal victory and
repeated postponements are
Sept. 30
OHIO:
Ohio man could be linked to slayings of 5 women
A homeless Ohio man who was charged with 2 murders last week could now be
linked to the slayings of up to 5 different women.
Shawn M. Grate, 41, was captured earlier this month after a woman he allegedly
kidnapped
April 26
OHIOnew death sentence
Ohio man gets death penalty for his mother's fatal beating
A northeast Ohio man who was convicted in the 2013 beating death of his mother
has been sentenced to death.
A Medina County judge sentenced 30-year-old James Tench on Monday after he
April 16
OHIO:
Death penalty still possible for Youngstown triple murder suspect
The death remains a possibility in the case of 48-year-old Robert Seman, who is
accused of raping a 10-year-old girl then setting a fire to kill her and her
grandparents.
Judge Maureen Sweeney denied
Sept. 24
OHIO:
Ohio bill puts limits on post-trial death penalty evidence
An Ohio Senate committee has voted to allow limits on the ability of condemned
killers to gather post-trial evidence in death penalty cases.
New language in the bill before the Senate Criminal Justice Committee
Aug. 27
OHIOmother may face death penalty
Bellefontaine Mom Indicted for Murder of Sons, Could Face Death Penalty
An Ohio woman accused of killing her 3 sons over a 13-month period out of
jealousy at the attention her husband paid them has been indicted on aggravated
murder
March 30
OHIO:
Report: 3 sentenced to death in Ohio in 2014
An annual report on capital punishment in Ohio says three people were condemned
to die last year, bringing the total number under Ohio's 1981 law to 323 death
sentences.
The report by Attorney General Mike DeWine says
NOV. 25
OHIO:
Ohio Could Pass the Country's Most Extreme Secret Executions BillA new
law could make it almost impossible to know what really happens in the death
chamber.
The execution of Dennis McGuire on January 16 of this year did not go as
planned. Injected with an untested
Nov. 18
OHIO:
Fast-tracked bill would shield execution drug
Opponents have lined up to testify against a fast-tracked legislative proposal
to shield the names of companies whose drugs are used for lethal injections in
Ohio.
The bill introduced a week ago and already set for a vote
Nov. 11
OHIO:
Ohio lawmakers looking to keep execution drug sources secret
State lawmakers are preparing to introduce legislation to address legal
concerns about Ohio's administration of the death penalty, likely including
language to keep secret the names of sources of execution
Sept. 19
OHIO:
Suspect in Jim Brennan murder may face death penalty
1 of the 4 defendants charged in connection with the murder of a Cleveland
Heights restaurant owner may face the death penalty.
The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's office capital review committee has not yet
met to
July 9
OHIO:
North Linden man could face death penalty in April stabbing death
A North Linden man could get the death penalty if convicted in the stabbing
death of an 89-year-old woman during a break-in at her East Side home.
A Franklin County grand jury returned a death-penalty
May 28
OHIO:
Judge orders temporary halt to Ohio executions
A federal judge has ordered a 2 1/2-month moratorium on executions in Ohio to
allow time for arguments over the state's new lethal injection procedures.
The order delays executions scheduled for July and August while
April 21
OHIO:
Accused killer wants evidence thrown out; Attorneys for a sex offender
suspected of killing 3 Ohio women want evidence against the man thrown out.
Michael Madison's attorneys said police should have had a search warrant when
they looked through a garage where a body
April 18
OHIOimpending execution
Arthur Tyler, slated to die May 28 in controversial capital case, asks Ohio for
mercy; Arthur Tyler has been on Ohio's death row for 3 decades.
Arthur Tyler, who has been on Ohio's death row 3 decades for the murder of a
produce vendor during a
April 11
OHIO:
OHIO'S DEATH PENALTY; Panel advises slashing list of capital offenses
Report also urges exempting mentally ill
The ultimate punishment under Ohio law would be reserved for the worst of the
worst, and mentally ill people could not be executed if recommendations
Apr. 9
OHIO:
Trial begins in Youngstown death penalty case
The trial against a Youngstown man accused of killing a woman and attempting to
kill 2 others began Wednesday in Mahoning County Court.
Willie Wilks Jr. is charged with aggravated murder in the May 21 shooting death
of Orora
April 5
OHIO:
Death penalty debate rages
Attorney General Mike DeWine released his annual snapshot of the state's
administration of the death penalty last week.
It came amid continued questions in Ohio and nationally about lethal
injections, as states scramble to find alternate
Dec. 10
OHIO:
Mammone appeals conviction to Ohio Supreme Court
The Canton man convicted of killing his 2 young children and former
mother-in-law is taking his appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court. Arguments in the
case will be heard in Columbus on Wednesday.
The Ohio Supreme Court will
Dec. 9
OHIO:
Supreme Court to hear appeal of Canton man's conviction
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear the death penalty appeal of
James Mammone III, a Canton man convicted of murdering his 2 young children and
ex-mother-in-law in 2009.
In Mammone v. State, attorneys
Dec. 7
OHIO:
Billy Slagle, lost in the shuffle, again
Even in death, Billy Slagle isn't getting a break.
Slagle's suicide on death row at the Chillicothe Correctional Institution on
Aug. 4 made headlines for a few weeks, in part because he was just 3 days away
from execution when he
Dec. 5
OHIO:
Proposal To Abolish Death Penalty Appeals To Cost-Conscious
There's another bill in the Ohio House of Representatives to abolish the death
penalty.
Democratic State Representative Nickie Antonio is one of the bill's sponsors.
She says the death penalty needs to be
Oct. 25
OHIO:
Convicted murderer indicted in stabbing death
A Youngstown man who already served 30 years in prison for murder was indicted
on an aggravated murder charge Thursday in the stabbing death of a Columbiana
County woman and he could face the death penalty.
David Hackett,
Feb. 14
OHIO:
Former Prosecutor Says Ohio's Death Penalty System Works
Bob Desanto says safeguards are in place to prevent the innocent from
making it as far as the death chamber.
The former Ashland County Prosecutor says Ohio's death penalty system
works. Bob Desanto says safeguards
July 30
OHIO:
Spirko gets 7th reprieve from executionStrickland grants time for more
DNA testing
John G. Spirko Jr.Convicted killer John G. Spirko Jr. will get another
120-day reprieve from execution, his 7th, to allow more time for DNA
testing.
Gov. Ted Strickland signed the reprieve
Dec. 2
OHIOdesire to expand state penalty law
Execution proposed for foster deaths Child-welfare chiefs want
stiffer penalty for parents who kill
The states child-welfare directors want Ohio lawmakers to automatically
make it possible for foster parents who kill a child in their
Oct. 18
OHIO:
Judge delays next week's execution of cult killerJeffery Lundgren
joins lawsuit challenging Ohio's use of lethal injection
Convicted murderer and cult leader Jeffrey Lundgren could live to die
another day, after a federal judge delayed Lundgren's Oct. 24 execution
date
Oct. 7
OHIO:
Petro requests 5th reprieve for Spirko
Attorney General Jim Petro on Friday asked Gov. Bob Taft for a 5th
reprieve for a condemned killer to allow more time for DNA testing in the
24-year-old murder of an Ohio postmistress.
If Taft agrees to the delay for death row inmate
July 6
OHIO:
Ohio's prison population increase could mean more beds at MANCI
Ohio's prison population increased 6 percent in the past year, adding to
concerns among some public officials about overcrowded conditions and
tensions between inmates and guards.
In June, there were 46,356
July 13
OHIOimpending execution//volunteer
Inmate to be executed Wednesday; won't say why he shot his girlfriend
Struthers, Ohio- Stephen Vrabel still refuses to say why he shot his
girlfriend in the head, then stuffed her body in his refrigerator 15 years
ago.
During an interview
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