Ohio inmate whose execution failed is moved back to death row during fight over 2nd attemptSeptember 21st, 2009 Ohio inmate back on death row after execution tryCOLUMBUS, Ohio — A condemned killer who faces an unprecedented second attempt at lethal injection is at least temporarily back on death row in Ohio. Defense attorney Tim Sweeney said Monday that inmate Romell (roh-MELL') Broom was moved back to death row at the Ohio State Penitentiary in Youngstown on Sunday.
Prosecutors say Colo. woman accused of killing husband killed first 1, tooAugust 14th, 2009 Colo. woman accused of killing 2 husbandsGRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Prosecutors say a 52-year-old Colorado woman accused of shooting and killing her husband last year is responsible for the death of her first husband, too.
Charges dropped against Ohio teenager accused of killing his identical twin in bedroomAugust 6th, 2009 Charges dropped in death of Ohio identical twinCOLUMBUS, Ohio — A prosecutor has dropped charges against an Ohio teenager accused of fatally shooting his identical twin. Franklin County prosecutor Ron O'Brien said Thursday that tests have cast doubt on the key piece of evidence.
Conn. landlord accused of killing cat with pellet gun, shovel over tenant's unpaid $25 feeAugust 5th, 2009 Conn. landlord accused of killing cat over $25 feeBANTAM, Conn. — A Connecticut landlord has been accused of using a pellet gun to kill a cat on his property because the tenant didn't pay a $25 fee for it.
Police: Ohio woman rents gun at shooting range, learns how to fire it, uses it to kill herselfJuly 28th, 2009 Police: Ohio woman shoots self at gun range, diesSHARONVILLE, Ohio — Police say a woman rented a handgun at an Ohio indoor shooting range, got some instructions on how to use it and then fatally shot herself. Police in the Cincinnati suburb of Sharonville say they believe Ann Fukuyama committed suicide Sunday at Target World, a public range that sells and rents guns and has a dozen 25-yard target shooting lanes.
New look for Asia's largest rose gardenJuly 9th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The Zakir Hussain Rose Garden here, which the union territory administration says is Asia's largest rose garden, will soon have a new, refurbished look with new varieties of flowers and more amenities to attract tourists, officials said. The Chandigarh administration has prepared an exhaustive roadmap to upgrade the garden, to attract more foreign and domestic tourists.
Ohio woman, 75, accused of beating a fawn to death after finding it in her gardenJuly 8th, 2009 Ohio woman, 75, accused of beating fawn to deathEUCLID, Ohio — An Ohio woman who found a fawn in her flower garden has been accused of beating it to death with a shovel. Dorothy Richardson, 75, was charged in a warrant with animal cruelty at her Euclid home near the Cleveland Metroparks Euclid Creek Reservation, a wooded park where deer, foxes and other wildlife roam.
Coroner says Ohio man's freezer held head and arms of woman he's accused of killingJune 26th, 2009 Ohio coroner: Head and arms found in man's freezerCOLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio coroner says the head and arms of a woman were found in the freezer of the man charged with killing her. Columbus police say other remains were found in trash bins, a pond and brush around an apartment complex on the city's southwest side.
Ohio police believe woman tried to hold up 3 banks within 35 minutesJune 16th, 2009 Woman suspected in 3 holdups within 35 minutesAKRON, Ohio — Ohio authorities said they believe a woman held up three banks within just over a half-hour. Akron Police Lt.
Ohio woman who was 3 when her mother was killed won't testify at stepfather's murder trialJune 16th, 2009 Ohio woman who was 3 when mom killed won't testifyTOLEDO, Ohio — The case against an Ohio man accused of strangling his wife and stuffing her body into a car trunk nearly 18 years ago is going to the jury. Prosecutors in Toledo rested their case Tuesday without calling the defendant's former stepdaughter to testify.
Prosecutor: Ohio man accused of strangling wife 17 years ago knew his marriage was overJune 11th, 2009 Ohio man on trial in killing of wife 17 years agoTOLEDO, Ohio — A prosecutor in northern Ohio says a man accused of killing his wife and stuffing her body in a car trunk 17 years ago knew his marriage was coming to an end at the time the woman disappeared. Thomas Zich is accused of strangling Mary Jane Zich and faces life in prison if convicted.
Pa. man charged with trespassing for burying dead cat in neighbor's tomato gardenJune 9th, 2009 Neighbor accused of burying cat in woman's gardenBETHLEHEM, Pa. — A woman planting tomatoes in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley said she was shocked when the was turning over the soil in her garden to plant tomatoes and found cat paws sticking out.
Illinois authorities arrest father and daughter after a dispute over a pair of shoesJune 3rd, 2009 Ill. dad, daughter arrested after fight over shoesGRANITE CITY, Ill. — Authorities said an argument over a pair of shoes led to criminal charges against a southwestern Illinois woman and her dad.
US Supreme Court denies appeals of Ohio man who burned woman alive, inmate awaits executionJune 3rd, 2009 Supreme Court denies OH death row inmate's appealsCOLUMBUS, Ohio — The U.S. Supreme Court has denied appeals by an Ohio inmate scheduled to be executed Wednesday for locking a woman in a car trunk and burning her alive.
Supreme Court says Ohio gets chance to reinstate convicted killer's death sentenceJune 1st, 2009 High court rules for Ohio in death penalty caseWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that the state of Ohio should have another chance to sentence a convicted killer to death, despite a previous factual finding that the man is mentally retarded. The court on Monday said a federal appeals court acted too quickly in throwing out the death sentence for Michael Bies, after the Supreme Court barred execution of mentally retarded people in 2002.
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