Jonathan Jared Baker, a 24-year-old Ohio man, was convicted of
aggravated murder and kidnapping of his seven-month-old daughter,
Emery. Baker abducted Emery during a marital disagreement and fled in
a Camaro, sending police on a high-speed chase through Tiffin, Ohio.
During the pursuit, Baker escaped capture by driving wildly until he
crashed into a house. Emery was discovered with serious injuries
after being extricated, including cranial hemorrhage and hard
breathing. An autopsy indicat...
In October 2022, David E. Pietura, a 27-year-old Milwaukee man, was
sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for his
role in the savage homicide of five-year-old Prince McCree. Pietura
and a 16-year-old accomplice, Erik Mendoza, inflicted deadly injuries
on Prince using numerous objects. The boy was reported missing from
his house, and his body was found in a dumpster. Pietura deceived law
enforcement and engaged in searches despite knowing he was already
dead. Pietur...
Ohio planned to execute Cedric Carter at 10 am local time on
Wednesday, August 24, 2022, at the Southern Ohio Correctional
Facility near Mansfield, Ohio. His execution had been rescheduled to
August 27, 2025. Fifty-year-old Cedric is convicted of murdering
56-year-old Frances Messinger on April 6, 1992, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Cedric has spent the last 30 years of his life on death row in Ohio.