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Parole board recommends clemency for William T. Montgomery
COLUMBUS — A divided Ohio Parole Board on Friday recommended that Gov. John Kasich show mercy toward William T. Montgomery, convicted in the slaying of a 20-year-old South Toledo woman 32 years ago. Read the full story here
Next Ohio execution raises too much doubt
OHIOANS, no matter their view of capital punishment, want the death penalty to be both fair and accurate. This is why Gov. John Kasich should not allow the scheduled April 11 execution of William T. Montgomery to go forward. Read the full story here
Joe D’Ambrosio: System is too flawed too allow executions
When Ohio resumed executions last July, I joined with other exonerated Ohio death-row survivors to warn Gov. John Kasich that it was only a matter of time before we’d risk executing a prisoner who might be innocent. And now William T. Montgomery is scheduled to be killed on April 11, despite rising doubts about his […]
The Latest: Ohio parole board hear killer’s innocence claim
The lawyer for a condemned Ohio inmate scheduled to die next month has told the Ohio Parole Board he’s innocent and should be spared. Attorney Jon Oebker (EB’-ker) says there is too much doubt and uncertainty surrounding the conviction of William Montgomery. He told the parole board Thursday that includes a discrepancy in the date […]
Forensic experts question prosecution’s theories
A pair of forensics experts, originally from the Netherlands and now living in Colorado, questioned the fundamentals of the prosecution’s theories that have put Montgomery a little more than a month away from his execution. They suggested that Ms. Ogle, of Toledo, was not dead as long as the prosecution maintained and that a second […]
Man sentenced to death for 1986 murder of two Toledo women pushing for clemency
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio death row inmate scheduled to be executed next month will seek a recommendation of clemency from the Ohio Parole Board this week. Read the full story here.
Death row inmate William Montgomery seeks new trial
“This case contains a number of troubling elements — no independent, direct evidence of guilt; the Prosecution relied exclusively on the testimony of an accused murderer and child molester who cut a deal; withheld evidence; gross prosecutorial misconduct; and confused, tainted jurors — that taken alone are cause for concern if they resulted in a […]
