Tag Archives: prosecutorial misconduct

“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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Jeff’s 60th Birthday

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Justice for Willie

Today, November 23, 2020, Jeffrey Wogenstahl turns 60. He never celebrates his birthday: it’s too harsh a reminder that soon after his 31st birthday, someone murdered a little girl that he knew. Amber Garrett’s body was found in Bright, Indiana, … Continue reading →

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Joe Deters’ Omissions

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Justice for Willie

A recent article about the current state of Ohio’s death penalty touches on the case of Jeffrey Wogenstahl. It allows us to glimpse the reaction of the lead prosecutor at Jeff’s trial, Joe Deters, to Jeff’s ongoing claim of innocence. … Continue reading →

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Exculpatory Evidence Suppressed

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Justice for Willie

On October 25, 2005, Derrick Jamison left Ohio’s death row; exactly 20 years before that he was sentenced to death in Hamilton County, Ohio. The courts had recognized that the Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office unfairly suppressed exculpatory information about his … Continue reading →

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Ripples of Sorrow

Posted on September 30, 2018 by Justice for Willie

Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s trial was held in 1993. The following year in the state of Mississippi, another capital murder trial took place which was to change the life of one of the jurors forever.* In July, 1994, Lindy Lou Isonhood found … Continue reading →

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Amber Garrett: Sold for Fifteen Hundred Dollars?

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Justice for Willie

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 Justice for Willie

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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What the State Suppressed about Jeff’s Cat*

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Justice for Willie

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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Hamilton on the Map

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Justice for Willie

Hamilton County, Ohio, is where Jeffrey Wogenstahl was sentenced to death for a murder that he says he did not commit. An interactive map showing all US counties now confirms Sister Helen Prejean’s words: “Hamilton County kind of stands out.”   … Continue reading →

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