COLUMBUS, OH—March 8, 2018—Forensic analysts walked reporters through their findings at a Statehouse press conference today, scientifically disproving the State’s theory used to send William Montgomery to death row in 1986. Mr. Montgomery was convicted of killing Debra Ogle and Cynthia Tincher in Toledo. He is scheduled to be executed in Ohio on April 11, 2018. […]
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New: Former Juror Urges Gov. Kasich to Spare Ray Tibbetts from Execution Based on Information Jurors Never Heard at Trial
(Columbus, Ohio; February 1, 2018) In a rare and highly significant development, a juror from Ray Tibbetts’ capital trial has come forward to support a commutation of his death sentence due to the juror’s “deep concerns about the trial,” concluding that “[b]ased on what I know today I would not have recommended the death penalty.” Former juror […]
Opioid Crisis Seen in Next Ohio Execution
Advocates Urge Governor Kasich to Grant Clemency for Upcoming February Execution of Raymond Tibbetts; Childhood Trauma, Opioid Addiction, and Failure of State Systems Seen in Next Ohio Execution.