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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 […]
This man stopped a Cincinnati killer’s execution. Here’s why he did it.
Ross Geiger isn’t some kind of activist when it comes to the death penalty. He’s never organized a candlelight vigil or stood outside a prison protesting an execution. He wants to be clear about that. “Everybody thinks I’m a crusader or something,” Geiger said. “They think I have no sympathy for the victims. That’s just […]
BREAKING: Ohio Governor Delays Killer’s Execution Over Juror Concerns
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Gov. John Kasich on Thursday delayed the execution of a killer set to die next week, citing a letter he received from a juror who asked that the inmate be spared. The Republican Kasich issued a reprieve for Raymond Tibbetts that pushed his Feb. 13 execution forward to mid-October. Kasich wants […]