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Condemned Killer Holds Modern Record For Delays With 7 Reprieves 8/7/2007 Spirko Gets Another Reprieve While Evidence Tested 7/30/2007 Govenor Grants 6th Reprieve For Spirko 3/27/2007 DNA Tests Fail To Solve Spirko Case 3/6/2007 Strickland Asked To Give Spirko 120-Day Execution Reprieve For DNA Tests 3/5/2007 Death Penalty Needs Closer Look 1/26/2007 Inmates Fighting For Their Lives 12/24/2006 ACLU of Ohio Staff Attorney Carrie Davis submitted this letter to the editor to the Columbus Dispatch. 12/19/2006 Attorney General Asks Taft To Delay Spirko Execution 10/7/2006 Law & Order 5th Reprieve Requested 10/7/2006 5th Reprieve Requested for Spirko 10/6/2006 Interview With A Convicted Killer View Video Part 1 View Video Part 2 [Opens In New Window] 07/31/2006 Two Lives In The Balance In Cases Clouded By Claims Of Misconduct 07/9/2006 Taft Grants 4th Delay In Spirko Death Sentence 06/19/2006 TAFT STATEMENT ON JOHN SPIRKO REPRIEVE 06/19/2006 AP Has Its Facts Wrong With Regard To The Spirko Case 06/17/2006 Petro Asks For 4-Month Delay Of Execution 06/15/2006 Postal Inspector Paul Hartman's Credibility At Issue In Murder Case 06/10/2006 Death Row Inmate May Receive Fourth Reprieve 06/08/2006 Former Investigator Agreeing With Spirko? 06/06/2006 Ex-Deputy Has Doubts On Death Sentence 'Something doesn't smell right to me' 05/30/2006 Sheriff's Deputy Expresses Doubt Over Guilt Of Death Row Inmate 05/27/2006 Deadly Convictions To Air On ONN 05/24/2006 Spirko Execution Put Off To July 19 For DNA Tests 01/10/2006 Gov. Bob Taft Press Release On John G. Spirko Reprieve 01/09/2006 Governor Further Delays Execution For DNA Testing 01/09/2006 Petro Asks For Delay In Death-Penalty Case 01/04/2006 Attorney General Asks Governor To Delay Execution Again 01/03/2006 U.S. Court Says No To Spirko's New Appeal No Evidence Of Fraud At Federal Trial Level 12/24/2005 Court Rejects New Hearing For Inmate 12/24/2005 Amnesty International Further Information On John Spirko 12/22/2005 Eddie Roth: Dead Man Writing Season's Greetings From Death Row Just A Diversion 12/20/2005 Spirko Has More Than His Defense Team Fighting For His Life 11/13/2005 Taft Duty Unchanged In Spirko Death Case 11/11/2005 Ohio Death Row Case Old But Not Forgotten 11/11/2005 Taft To Delay Spirko Execution 11/08/2005 Taft Delays Execution 11/07/2005 Taft Delays Execution of Condemned Killer Professing Innocence 11/07/2005 Lawyer: State To Ask For Delay of Inmate's Execution 11/07/2005 Attorney General Seeks Delay In Execution of Spirko 11/07/2005 Mary McCarty: Tests Can Unshroud The Truth 11/06/2005 Taft Must Shut Down Death House Watch The Video (3 Minutes 30 Seconds) HIGHLY RECOMMENDED 11/04/2005 2 Law Schools Unite In Support Of Killer 11/03/2005 Spirko Pleads For Help: Condemned Inmate Talks With Reporters 11/03/2005 Spirko Files Civil Rights Suit To Get Evidence 11/03/2005 Spirko Sees No Way Out Of Death Asserts Innocence Just Days Before Execution Date 11/03/2005 Spirko Execution Delay Urged Man Who Claims He's Not Guilty Passes Lie Test, Defense Says 11/01/2005 Key Witness in John Spirko Case Passes Polygraph Pointing to Alternative Suspect; Lawyers Urge Authorities to Conduct DNA Testing to Further Confirm Account 10/31/2005 Three On Parole Board Find 'Too Much Residual Doubt' 10/30/2005 Question: Why, when dealing with a lifelong liar like John Spirko, does the state's case rely almost exclusively on what Spirko said, not what he did? 10/30/2005 Key Dates In Spirko Case 10/30/2005 Judge Rejects Spirko's Argument Inmate's Execution Date Nears 10/29/2005 Parole Board Report Useless 10/24/2005 Parole Board Chief Removed; Link To Spirko Decision Denied 10/22/2005 Justice Demands Inmate Be Spared 10/21/2005 Spirko Lawyers Want FBI To Follow Up On Old Lead 10/18/2005 Postal Service Must Deliver In Death Case Editorial 10/17/2005 Painter: Give Me Polygraph In Spirko Case [John Willier] 10/16/2005 Colleague Questions Inspector's Credibility 10/16/2005 2nd Spirko Hearing Lasts 9 Hours 10/13/2005 Clemency Hearing For Spirko Heated Decision on death row inmate expected by Wednesday 10/13/2005 Spirko's Lawyers Plead For His Life 10/13/2005 State Prosecutors Defend Themselves Against Misstatements In Spirko Case 10/13/2005 State Attorney Acknowledges Misstatements That Led To Rare Hearing 10/12/2005 Major Points In Death Penalty Case 10/12/2005 Prosecutor Says His Mistakes Don't Absolve Death-Row Inmate 10/12/2005 Inmate Gets Second Chance At Clemency [This article has more detail than previous article] 10/12/2005 Inmate Gets Second Chance At Clemency 10/12/2005 Niece Seeks Truth About 1982 Killing 10/09/2005 State Set For Historic Clemency Hearing 10/09/2005 Spirko Lawyers Seek Taft's Help Before 2nd Clemency Hearing 10/01/2005 Death Row Inmate's Lawyers Ask Taft For Help 09/30/2005 Taft Asked To Help Build Death-Row Inmate's Case 09/30/2005 Spirko Lawyers Seek Probe Of Ex-Inspector 09/24/2005 Spirko's Attorneys Ask For Judge To Examine Witness' Credibility 09/23/2005 A Call To Action In Spirko Case 09/21/2005 Colleague Questions Inspector's Credibility Investigator is key in 1982 murder case Read Letter From Thomas Hill To Gary Croft (pdf file) 09/16/2005 Inspector Questions Spirko's Guilt Read Letter From Thomas Hill To Gary Croft (pdf file) 09/15/2005 Gambling On Justice 09/14/2005 Spirko Says He Doesn't Expect Fair Clemency Hearing 09/13/2005 Appeal Lost, Spirko Attempts Again To Beat Execution Order 09/13/2005 Revisiting The Spirko Case 09/13/2005 Few Expect Execution Delay To Echo Beyond One Case 09/12/2005 Canton Repository Taft Postpones Man's Execution To Allow New Clemency Hearing 09/9/2005 The Plain Dealer Spirko's Execution Delayed 09/9/2005 The Lima News Governor Postpones Spirko's Execution; Parole Board Plans New Hearing Oct. 12 09/9/2005 Toledo Blade Ohio Death Row Inmate Wins Temporary Reprieve 09/9/2005 St. Petersburg Times Listen To Newscast Taft issues first-ever death row reprieve - new hearing scheduled for Northwest Ohio killer 09/8/2005 Real Audio File (3:30) Spirko Gets Clemency Hearing, Taft Grants Reprieve; Execution Delayed 09/9/2005 Dayton Daily News Taft Grants Two-Month Reprieve For Condemned Killer Set To Die 09/8/2005 U.S. Judge Rejects Death-Row Appeal 09/7/2005 Spirko Loses Bid For Stay, Hearing 09/7/2005 Judge Denies Spirko Request For New Trial, Execution Delay 09/6/2005 Clear-Cut Spirko Case Now Has Many Holes 09/6/2005 Petro Backs New Hearing For Spirko To settle reports of misconduct at first clemency hearing 09/3/2005 Parole Board Is Fast, Loose In Death Case Editorial Jim Petro's Response (pdf file) Letter To Gary Croft regarding Jim Petro's Response (pdf file) 09/02/2005 Why Worry About A Wrong Execution? 08/31/2005 No Clemency For Spirko, Parole Board Advises Taft 08/31/2005 Parole Board Urges No Execution Reprieve For Spirko 08/29/2005 Newspaper: State Attorney Misrepresented Evidence To Parole Board 08/29/2005 State Misstates Facts In Death Row Case 08/27/2005 Inmate Lawyer: New Trial Would Benefit Murder Victim's Family 08/23/2005 Listen To Newscast Controversial Case of NW Ohio Killer Set for Execution Next Month Comes To Parole Board. 08/23/2005 Real Audio File (3:30) Analysis Shows Varied Application of Death Sentence In 1983 Cases 08/23/2005 Spirko Asking For His Life This Week 08/22/2005 Petro Wrong About Spirko Case EDITORIAL 08/20/2005 A Case Built On Lies EDITORIAL 08/20/2005 Spirko Asks Governor For Full Pardon, Claims Wrongful Conviction 08/18/2005 Murder Conviction Based On Lies, Attorneys Say 08/18/2005 High Court Should Delay Execution EDITORIAL 08/15/2005 Rebuttal To Editorial Errors On Spirko Need Corrected 08/13/2005 Editorial's Errors On Spirko Need Corrected By Jim Petro 08/13/2005 More Suspect Names Surface As Spirko Moves Closer To Execution 08/10/2005 Two Decades Later, Questions Linger In Postmistress Slaying 08/06/2005 Petro Wrong To Push Execution EDITORIAL 08/05/2005 Spirko Seeks Another Postponement of Execution 08/03/2005 Federal Judge Refuses To Postpone Inmate's Execution 07/27/2005 Judge Refuses To Stop Spirko's Sept. 20 Execution 07/27/2005 Clemency Hearing Set For Spirko 07/08/2005 Clemency Hearing Set For Spirko 05/26/2005 Execution Date Set For John Spirko In 1982 Stabbing Death of Elgin Postmistress 05/26/2005 Ohio Supreme Court Sets Spirko Execution For Sept. 20 05/26/2005 Ohio Sets Spirko Execution Date 05/26/2005 Convicted Killer To Be Executed 05/25/2005 Spirko's Lawyers Try Another Avenue For Appeal 05/03/2005 Lawyer For Ohio Death Row Inmate Asks Judge To Reopen Murder Case 'Prosecutor fraud' claimed in '84 case of postmaster's killing 04/22/2005 New Claim Raised In Spirko Case Lawyer says investigator admits evidence was false 04/10/2005 U.S. Justices Decline To Hear Spirko Appeal 03/29/2005 Supreme Court Won't Listen To Spirko Appeal 03/29/2005 Court Declines Appeal By One of Ohio's Longest-Serving Death Row Inmates 03/29/2005 U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Spirko's Request For Death Sentence Appeal 03/29/2005 Death Row Inmate's Appeal Rejected 03/28/2005 Court Declines Appeal By Ohio's Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate 03/28/2005 (Same Title, Different Article) Court Declines Appeal By Ohio's Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate 03/28/2005 Murder Case Prosecutors Accused Of Misconduct 02/25/2005 Former FBI Chief Supports Killer's Plea Spirko Seeking To Overturn Death Sentence 02/24/2005 Lying Isn't A Capital Offense 2-3-2005 Editorial Did Someone Get Away With Murder? 1-26-2005 Part Four by Reporter Regina Brett Ex-Con Clears Conscience Years Later, Says Former Boss Killed Mottinger 1-25-2005 By Reporter Bob Paynter Cop, Criminal Square Off In Jailhouse Duel 1-25-2005 Part Three By Reporter Bob Paynter A Mysterious Murder Suspect Emerges, Then Disappears 1-24-2005 Part Two By Reporter Bob Paynter A Cold Blooded Liar 1-23-2005 Part One By Reporter Bob Paynter Death Row Inmate Says Appeal Denied Because He Is Innocent 8-28-2004 Too Many Questions 7-8-2004 Timeline Spirko Hopes To Be Freed From Death Row 7-5-2004 Spirko Says Evidence Should Get Him Off Death Row 7-4-2004 Gruesome Murder A Vivid Memory 7-4-2004 Kennedy: Case Against Gibson Too Old 7-3-2004 Death Row Inmate, Proclaiming Innocence, Appeals Federal Court Ruling 7-2-2004 According to Spirko 7-2-2004 Attorney: Dismissal Of Charges Raises Doubts About Death Row Inmate 6-29-2004 Condemned Inmate's Lawyer Makes New Plans For Appeal 6-29-2004 Dismissal Casts Doubt On Death Row Case 6-29-2004 Case Highlights Flaws In Ohio's Death Penalty 5-26-2004 Postmaster's Killer Loses Death-Row Appeal 5-19-2004 2,188 And Still Counting 9-25-2002 Never Letting Her Go 9-19-2002 Searching For Justice 9-18-2002 2000 Newspaper Articles 1997 Newspaper Articles 1996 Newspaper Articles 1991 Newspaper Articles 1984 Newspaper Articles 1982 Newspaper Articles INFO PUBLISHED HERE THAT "ONLY THE KILLER WOULD KNOW". 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