Tag Archives: wrongful convictions

Evidentiary Hearing: Day 4

Posted on October 19, 2024 by Justice for Willie

Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s evidentiary hearing concluded for the week on Friday, October 18. It will continue at a later date, when more witnesses will be available. On Friday (Day 4) a psychologist specializing in attention, perception and memory testified about the … 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 Begins

Posted on October 16, 2024 by Justice for Willie

Jeffrey Wogenstah’s long-awaited evidentiary hearing began yesterday, Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at the Hamilton Court of Common Pleas. An expert botanist quashed the significance of the foliage on Jeff’s jacket by explaining that such foliage is not restricted to the … 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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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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“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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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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Optimism in Ohio

Posted on February 20, 2021 by Justice for Willie

The last few months have seen Ohio edging ever closer to repealing the death penalty. In December Governor DeWine remarked, “Lethal injection appears to us to be impossible from a practical point of view today.” Executions had then been on hold … Continue reading →

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