Tag Archives: Ohio

Oral Argument: April 23, 2024

Posted on April 22, 2024 by Justice for Willie

Tomorrow  – Tuesday, April 23, 2024 – the Ohio Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s case about the constitutionality of the statute relied on by the State in holding Jeff’s trial in Ohio.  The session will be … Continue reading →

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2024: Two Important Dates

Posted on March 17, 2024 by teamwogenstahl

After years without notable legal developments, Jeffrey Wogenstahl has been notified of two potentially significant occasions this year when judges plan to review different aspects of his case. Next month, on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, the Ohio Supreme Court will … Continue reading →

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Move to Ross Correctional Institution

Posted on February 9, 2024 by teamwogenstahl

Seven years after the cancellation of a scheme to move Ohio’s death row inmates from Chillicothe Correctional Institution to Toledo, a new plan for moving has been announced. This time, the proposed destination is Ross Correctional Institution, less than a … Continue reading →

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‘Pen Pal’ Request

Posted on September 4, 2023 by Justice for Willie

Five years feels like a significant chunk of time. For instance, it feels significant (and hopeful) that it is five years since Ohio last carried out an execution. Similarly, it feels significant that today marks exactly five years since Jeffrey … Continue reading →

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Ohio: a de Facto Abolition State

Posted on August 12, 2023 by Justice for Willie

Ohio’s death penalty system has experienced a five-year hiatus. The last execution was of Robert van Hook, who was killed by employees of the state on July 18, 2018, despite evidence linking his behaviour to his “bizarre, chaotic, violent” childhood. … 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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Justice Joseph T. Deters

Posted on March 17, 2023 by Justice for Willie

Today, March 17, 2023, we remember the disastrous day, 30 years ago, when Jeffrey Wogenstahl entered death row. On March 17, 1993, Jeff received his sentence of death; his removal to death row followed. Throughout his long incarceration in prisons … Continue reading →

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Half a Lifetime Ago

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Justice for Willie

Today, November 23 2022, is Jeff’s birthday: he is 62 years old. Soon after his 31st birthday – half his lifetime ago – someone murdered a child that he knew; he has never wanted to celebrate his birthday since. Birthdays … 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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Peggy Garrett Acting Weird

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Justice for Willie

Two witnesses have added their testimony to the mountain of evidence that calls Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s murder conviction into question.[i] Donald and Mellisa Ellis described Peggy Garrett as “acting weird” in the company of a tall man in the Waffle House … Continue reading →

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