ASHLAND COUNTY, OH (WOIO) – An Ashland County judge sentenced Shawn Grate to death. Grate, 41, was found guilty of raping and strangling two women. A jury recommended that he gets the death penalty by lethal injection. Stacey Stanley, 43, and Elizabeth Griffin, 29, were killed in 2016. Grate was convicted on numerous charges, including aggravated murder and kidnapping. The […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Jurors who took six hours to convict a Cleveland man last week of abducting, raping and killing a 14-year-old girl have now decided he should be executed. After another five hours of deliberations, the same jury voted unanimously Friday Christopher Whitaker should receive the death penalty for the murder of Alianna DeFreeze. He […]
Surviving victims and family members of those killed are pleased with the sentence and many have forgiven Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his brother Tamerlan, who was also involved with the bombing during the 2013 Boston Marathon. BOSTON -A judge formally sentenced Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death on Wednesday. “Whenever your name is mentioned, what […]
CLEVELAND – Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty announced Tuesday he will seek the death penalty against accused East Cleveland killer Michael Madison. A Cuyahoga County Grand Jury has re-indicted Michael Madison for the murders of three women whose bodies were found in East Cleveland this summer. The grand jury also added a specification allowing […]
Jury Has to Decide Whether the Convicted Murderer Should Get Life in Prison or Death Jodi Arias is back in court today after a lengthy time away behind bars. The judge in the case will allegedly announce the date of Arias’ new sentencing trial, which could lead to her receiving the death penalty […]
CLEVELAND – New details in the case of three Cleveland area women held captive for nearly a decade. The Cuyahoga County Capital Review Committee gathered Thursday to review Ariel Castro’s case. The committee is reviewing the case based on the June’s 329-count indictment. The committee will decide whether or not to seek the death penalty. […]
CLEVELAND – Anthony Sowell’s attorney filed a reply brief of errors in his case on Thursday, recommending the convicted killer face a life sentence rather than execution. “We know from his behavior in prison and the marines that Sowell pose no danger if he serves a life sentence,” the brief reads. “And there is no […]
AKRON, Ohio – Craigslist murder suspect Richard Beasley may not have to head south to face charges in the murders of three people and the attempted murder of a fourth person. Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh announced Monday that her office will prosecute Beasley in the case. Beasley remains in a Summit County jail […]
Washington (CNN) — Ending a decade-long campaign led by African-American lawmakers, the House Wednesday approved and sent to President Barack Obama a measure to reduce the disparity in penalties between use of crack and powder cocaine. Under a 25-year-old law, mandatory minimum sentences involving crack cocaine — a drug more commonly used by blacks than […]