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Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Ohio Executions - 1999 to Present

Date of Execution

	Name:	Wilford Berry
	County:	Cuyahoga County "Volunteer"
	Date of Birth:	9/2/1962
	Executed:	2/19/1999
On February 19, 1999, Wilford Berry, 38, was the first person executed in Ohio since March 1963. He chose lethal injection and was Ohio’s so-called "volunteer" for execution. Berry was convicted of aggravated murder, armed robbery, and aggravated burglary in the killing of Charles Mitroff, 53, on November 30, 1989, in Cleveland, Ohio.

	Name:	John W. Byrd
	County:	Hamilton County
	Date of Birth:	12/18/1963
	Executed:	2/19/2002
On February 19, 2002, John W. Byrd, Jr., age 38, was executed by lethal injection for the 1983 murder of Monte Tewksbury in Hamilton County.

	Name:	Robert A. Buell
	County:	Wayne and Summit Counties
	Date of Birth:	9/10/1940
	Executed:	9/25/2002
On September 25, 2002, Robert Buell, age 62, was executed for the 1982 murder of Krista Lee Harrison in Wayne County.

	Name:	David M. Brewer
	County:	Greene County
	Date of Birth:	4/22/1959
	Executed:	4/29/2003
On April 29, 2003, David Brewer, age 44, was executed for the 1985 murder of Sherry Byrne in Greene County.

	Name:	Lewis Williams
	County:	Cuyahoga County
	Date of Birth:	12/26/1958
	Executed:	1/14/2004
On January 14, 2004, Lewis Williams was executed for the 1983 Aggravated Murder of Leoma Chmielewski in Cuyahoga County.

	Name:	William D. Wickline
	County:	Franklin County
	Date of Birth:	3/15/1952
	Executed:	3/30/2004
On March 30, 2004, William Wickline was executed for the 1982 murder of Peggy Lerch.

	Name:	Stephen Vrabel
	County:	Mahoning County "Volunteer"
	Date of Birth:	10/15/1956
	Executed:	7/14/2004
On July 14, 2004, Stephen Vrabel was executed for the 1989 aggravated murders of Susan and Lisa Clemente.

	Name:	Adremy Dennis
	County:	Summit County
	Date of Birth:	1/23/1976
	Executed:	10/13/2004
On October 13, 2004, Adremy Dennis was executed for the 1994 aggravated murder of Kurt Kyle.

	Name:	Herman Ashworth
	County:	Licking County "Volunteer"
	Date of Birth:	2/26/1973
	Executed:	9/27/2005
On September 27, 2005, Herman Ashworth was executed for the 1996 aggravated murder of Daniel Baker.

	Name:	John R. Hicks
	County:	Hamilton County
	Date of Birth:	7/3/1956
	Executed:	11/29/2005
On November 29, 2005, John Hicks was executed for the 1985 aggravated murder of Brandy Greene.

	Name:	Joseph L. Clark
	County:	Lucas County
	Date of Birth:	1/15/1949
	Executed:	5/2/2006
On May 2, 2006, Joseph Clark was executed for the 1984 aggravated murder of David Manning.

	Name:	Darrell Ferguson
	County:	Montgomery County "Volunteer"
	Date of Birth:	1/30/1978
	Executed:	8/8/2006
On August 8, 2006, Darrell Ferguson was executed for the 2001 aggravated murders of Thomas King, Arlie Fugate, and Mae Fugate.

	Name:	Marvallous Keene
	County:	Montgomery County
	Date of Birth:	7/5/1973
	Executed:	07/21/2009
On July 21, 2009, Marvallous Keene was executed for the 1991 aggravated murder of Joseph Wilkerson, Danita Gullette, Sarah Abraham, Wendy Cottrill and Marvin Washington.

	Name:	Jay D. Scott
	County:	Cuyahoga County
	Date of Birth:	8/21/1952
	Executed:	6/14/2001
On June 14, 2001, after two previous last minute stays, Jay D. Scott was Ohio’s first prisoner to be involuntarily executed since 1963. Scott, executed by lethal injection at 9:00 p.m., was sentenced to death for the May 6, 1983, murder of Cleveland delicatessen owner Vinney Prince.

	Name:	Jeffrey Lundgren
	County:	Lake County
	Date of Birth:	5/3/1950
	Executed:	10/24/2006
On October 24, 2006, Jeffrey Lundgren was executed for the 1989 aggravated murders of Dennis Avery, Cheryl Avery, Trina Denise Avery, Rebecca Lynn Avery, and Karen Diane Avery.

	Name:	James Filiaggi
	County:	Lorain County "Volunteer"
	Date of Birth:	5/15/1965
	Executed:	4/24/2007
On April 24, 2007, James Filiaggi was executed for the 1994 aggravated murder of Lisa Filiaggi.

	Name:	Richard Cooey
	County:	Summit County
	Date of Birth:	6/9/1967
	Executed:	10/14/2008
On October 14, 2008, Richard Cooey was executed for the 1986 aggravated murders of Wendy Offredo and Dawn McCreery.

	Name:	Daniel Wilson
	County:	Lorain County
	Date of Birth:	9/10/1969
	Executed:	06/03/2009
On June 3, 2009, Daniel Wilson was executed for the 1991 aggravated murder of Carol Lutz.

	Name:	Alton Coleman
	County:	Hamilton County
	Date of Birth:	11/6/1955
	Executed:	4/26/2002
On April 26, 2002, Alton Coleman, age 46, was executed for the 1984 murder of Marlene Walters in Hamilton County. Coleman was the only person in the country to be on death row in three different states.

	Name:	Richard E. Fox
	County:	Wood County
	Date of Birth:	2/3/1956
	Executed:	2/12/2003
On February 12, 2003, Richard Fox, age 47, was executed for the 1989 murder of Leslie Keckler in Wood County.

	Name:	Ernest Martin
	County:	Cuyahoga County
	Date of Birth:	9/22/1960
	Executed:	6/18/2003
On June 18, 2003, Ernest Martin, age 42, was executed for the 1983 murder of Robert Robertson in Cuyahoga County.

	Name:	John Glenn Roe
	County:	Franklin County
	Date of Birth:	4/4/1962
	Executed:	2/3/2004
On February 3, 2004, John Glenn Roe was executed for the 1984 aggravated murder of Donette R. Crawford.

	Name:	William G. Zuern
	County:	Hamilton County
	Date of Birth:	12/5/1958
	Executed:	6/8/2004
On June 8, 2004, William Zuern was executed for the 1984 aggravated murder of Hamilton County Sheriff’s Deputy Phillip Pence.

	Name:	Scott Mink
	County:	Montgomery County "Volunteer"
	Date of Birth:	10/13/1962
	Executed:	7/20/2004
On July 20, 2004, Scott Mink was executed for the 2000 aggravated murders of his parents, William and Shelia Mink.

	Name:	William Smith
	County:	Hamilton County
	Date of Birth:	10/28/1957
	Executed:	3/8/2005
On March 8, 2005, William Smith was executed for the 1987 aggravated murder of Mary Bradford.

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	Name:	William J. Williams
	County:	Summit County
	Date of Birth:	11/9/1956
	Executed:	10/25/2005
On October 25, 2005, William Williams was executed for the 1991 aggravated murders of Alfonda Madison, William Dent, Eric Howard and Theodore Wynn, in Mahoning County. (There was a change of venue for the trial and it was heard in Summit County.)

	Name:	Glenn L. Benner
	County:	Summit County
	Date of Birth:	9/24/1962
	Executed:	2/7/2006
On February 7, 2006, Glenn Benner was executed for the 1985 aggravated murder of Cynthia Sedgwich and the 1986 aggravated murder of Trina Bowser.

	Name:	Rocky Barton
	County:	Warren County "Volunteer"
	Date of Birth:	7/28/1956
	Executed:	7/12/2006
On July 12, 2006, Rocky Barton was executed for the 2003 aggravated murder of Kimbirli Jo Barton.

	Name:	Christopher Newton
	County:	Richland County "Volunteer"
	Date of Birth:	11/13/1969
	Executed:	5/24/2007
On May 24, 2007, Christopher Newton was executed for the 2001 aggravated murder of Jason Brewer.

	Name:	Gregory Bryant-Bey
	County:	Lucas County
	Date of Birth:	08/06/1955
	Executed:	11/19/2008
On November 19, 2008, Gregory Bryant-Bey was executed for the 1992 aggravated murder of Dale Pinkleman.

	Name:	John Fautenberry
	County:	Hamilton County
	Date of Birth:	07/03/1963
	Executed:	07/14/2009
On July 14, 2009, John Fautenberry was executed for the 1991 aggravated murder of Joseph Daron, Jr.

	Name:	Jason Getsy
	County:	Trumbull County
	Date of Birth:	10/08/1975
	Executed:	08/18/2009
On August 18, 2009, Jason Getsy was executed for the 1995 aggravated murder of Ann Serafino.