Ohio continues its roll as the only non-southern state with something approaching an effective death penalty. James Nash reports for the Columbus Dispatch:
A Warren man who admitted that he "flipped out" and murdered two former coworkers and tried to kill a third in 1991 was put to death this morning.
Roderick Davie, 38, was declared dead at 10:31 a.m. after receiving a lethal dose of thiopental sodium at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility. There were no complications, prison officials said.
I say "approaching" because 19 years in a case with no doubt of identity of the perpetrator is way too long. Virginia remains the leader in showing how capital cases can be properly reviewed in the 5-6 year time frame.
The Dispatch also has this page with a database of Ohio's death row.

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