Category Archives: USA

Ripples of Sorrow

Posted on September 30, 2018 by

Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s trial was held in November, 1994. In the state of Mississippi a few months earlier, another capital murder trial took place which was to change the life of one of the jurors forever.* In July, 1994, Lindy Lou … Continue reading →

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No reasonable fact finder would have found him guilty

Posted on September 4, 2018 by

At long last a court has taken seriously Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s claim that his trial was unfair!* The United States Court of Appeal for the Sixth Circuit has sent Jeff’s case back to the district court. The focus of the district … Continue reading →

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Amber Garrett: Sold for Fifteen Hundred Dollars?

Posted on August 16, 2018 by

The prosecutors at Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s trial suppressed reports suggesting that Amber Garrett’s mother, Peggy, sold Amber for fifteen hundred dollars to pay off drug debts.[i] Peggy Garrett’s drug selling and use were known to Jeff’s prosecutors, but they failed to … Continue reading →

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Fundamental Flaws

Posted on July 25, 2018 by

We are pleased to report that Ohio Governor John Kasich has commuted the death sentence of Raymond Tibbetts to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Citing “fundamental flaws” at the sentencing stage of Tibbetts’ trial, the Governor explained: “[T]he … Continue reading →

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A Time of Elevated Torture

Posted on July 8, 2018 by

Robert Van Hook has been on Ohio’s death row longer than Jeffrey Wogenstahl. The state plans to kill Van Hook on Wednesday, July 18. He has extended family and friends who will mourn his death; they are the unintended victims … Continue reading →

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The State’s Blind Spot*

Posted on June 21, 2018 by

The State of Ohio has so far failed to acknowledge extensive, significant evidence that was unconstitutionally withheld from Jeffrey Wogenstahl and only recently obtained by him; the State instead chooses to quote the so-called legal “facts” of Jeff’s case that … Continue reading →

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What the State Suppressed about Jeff’s Cat*

Posted on June 5, 2018 by

When Jeffrey Wogenstahl became a suspect in the murder of Amber Garrett his apartment was searched, and testing was performed on various blood traces found there: the only confirmed human blood did not match the blood of the victim. Testing … Continue reading →

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