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Pair free after 16 years Resh, Gondor out of jail Friday pending new murder trial

Saturday, 20 January 2007

 

By Marci Piltz

and Don Jovich

Record-Courier staff writers

For the first time in more than 16 years, Randy Resh and Bob Gondor are starting their day as free men.

Resh, 43, and Gondor, 42, were released from the Portage County jail Friday afternoon after posting bond.

 

 

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Ex-prisons boss 'not opposed' to ending death penalty

Monday, 15 January 2007

By Laura A. Bischoff

Staff Writer

Monday, January 15, 2007

COLUMBUS — Former Department of Corrections Director Reggie Wilkinson worked in Ohio's prisons for almost

33 years, including a stint as warden of the Dayton Correctional Institute.

He witnessed 19 executions and successfully advocated for the retirement of the state's electric chair as a method of execution.

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Ohio's death penalty subject to review

Monday, 15 January 2007

 

By Laura A. Bischoff

Staff Writer

Monday, January 15, 2007

COLUMBUS - Is the death penalty moral?

Ted Strickland, Ohio's new governor, admits he has trouble answering that question.

 

 

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Child murder conviction stands

Thursday, 11 January 2007

 

Prosecutors may have made mistakes, magistrate admits
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Convicted child killer Jeffrey Wogenstahl got a fair trial despite his claims that Hamilton County prosecutors hid evidence, lied about witnesses and misled the jury, a federal magistrate ruled Friday.

 

 

 

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Board upholds death for Biros

Thursday, 11 January 2007

 

Thursday, January 11, 2007
The parole board's recommendation to the governor was unanimous.

By MICHELE C. HLADIK

VINDICATOR CORRESPONDENT

COLUMBUS - "It's time" for Kenneth Biros to die for murdering and mutilating a Hubbard woman, according to the man who helped put Biros on Ohio's death row.

Trumbull County Prosecutor Dennis Watkins said: "It's time for justice to be upheld. This is not a question of innocence. It's a question of justice."

 

 

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