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Richey returns to Putnam courthouse today

Tuesday, 02 October 2007

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OTTAWA, 7 a.m., Oct. 2 — Kenneth Richey will return to the same courthouse where he was sentenced to death this morning, this time in hopes of being given his freedom until a new trial begins.

Richey will attend a bond hearing at 10 a.m. today at the Putnam County Courthouse.

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Read past coverage of Kenneth Richey's case online at http://www.limaohio.com/richey.

Richey, 43, will be retried by former Ohio 10th District Court of Appeals Judge Alan Travis in the 1986 fire death of 2-year-old Cynthia Collins in a Columbus Grove apartment complex. He was convicted at a 1987 trial and sentenced to death, but a federal appellate court overturned the conviction and ordered a new trial.

Unless he posts bond, Richey will remain in the Putnam County jail until his trial is complete, which may be early next year.

Read more about this story in Wednesday's The Lima News.