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