Category Archives: wrongful convictions

Evidentiary Hearing Day 5: The Speck of Blood

Posted on November 17, 2024 by Justice for Willie

The last day of Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s evidentiary hearing was short, but significant: the testimony of a Forensic Science consultant shattered the State’s myth about a speck of blood lifted from Jeff’s car. The prosecution had argued that the speck, later … Continue reading →

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Evidentiary Hearing: Day 3

Posted on October 18, 2024 by Justice for Willie

Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s evidentiary hearing continued on Thursday, October 17, 2024. A forensic pathologist stated that in his opinion two people were involved in the murder of Amber Garrett. His statement contradicts the state’s theory that Jeff committed the murder and … Continue reading →

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Evidentiary Hearing: Day 2

Posted on October 17, 2024 by Justice for Willie

Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s evidentiary hearing continued on Tuesday, October 16, 2024, with an expert’s unequivocal rejection of the state’s theories about Amber Garrett’s death. Brian S. Clark, an expert on Forensics and Investigations, was clear that no matter how the prosecutor … Continue reading →

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“A Political Seizure of Power”

Posted on October 2, 2024 by Justice for Willie

Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s evidentiary hearing at the Hamilton Court of Common Pleas has been rescheduled: the dates will be Tuesday 15 – Friday 18 October, 2024. The rescheduling became possible as soon as the Ohio Supreme Court concluded Jeff’s other pending … Continue reading →

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Evidentiary Hearing Delayed

Posted on September 23, 2024 by Justice for Willie

Judge Christian A. Jenkins, of the Hamilton Court of Common Pleas, has delayed Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s evidentiary hearing, which had been due to start this week. Judge Jenkins acted after the prosecution sought the Ohio Supreme Court’s support in delaying the … Continue reading →

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“The Real Killer” Podcast

Posted on April 17, 2023 by Justice for Willie

Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s case has been brought to the attention of a wider audience through a podcast, Episode 7 of “The Real Killer”. The episode’s title, “A Caricature, a Travesty, an Obscenity”, refers to the perversion of justice caused by prosecutorial … Continue reading →

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Thirty Long Years

Posted on November 24, 2021 by Justice for Willie

Today, November 24, 2021, marks thirty long years since the very sad time when 10 year-old Amber Garrett was reported missing from her home. As well as being saddened to hear that a child he knew had been murdered, Jeffrey … Continue reading →

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Conservatives Opposing the Death Penalty

Posted on March 31, 2019 by Justice for Willie

A Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) seems an unlikely setting for action against the US death penalty: conservatives have hitherto been associated with an unthinking “tough on crime” philosophy that included support for capital punishment. Perhaps all this is set … Continue reading →

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Scope for Pitfalls Ahead

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Justice for Willie

2018 has brought Jeffrey Wogenstahl a huge breakthrough – a federal court decision that spelled out the travesty that was his trial. As Jeff knows only too well, however, there is scope for pitfalls ahead. If he needed any proof … Continue reading →

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Not Snatched from her Bed

Posted on April 14, 2018 by Justice for Willie

The prosecutor at Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s trial used his closing argument to impress on the jury that the victim, Amber Garrett, was grabbed from her bed in the middle of the night: “[W]e know from the evidence that Amber Garrett was … Continue reading →

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