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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:	Kenneth Biros
	County:	Trumbull County
	Date of Birth:	6/24/1968
	Executed:	12/08/2009
On December 8, 2009, Kenneth Biros was executed for the 1991 aggravated murder of Tami Engstrom.

	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:	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:	Mark Brown
	County:	Mahoning County
	Date of Birth:	11/13/1972
	Executed:	02/04/2010
On February 4, 2010, Mark Brown was executed for the 1994 aggravated murder of Isam Salman.

	Name:	Darryl Durr
	County:	Cuyahoga County
	Date of Birth:	6/26/1963
	Executed:	04/20/2010
On April 20, 2010, Darryl Durr was executed for the 1988 aggravated murder of Angel Vincent.

	Name:	William Garner
	County:	Hamilton County
	Date of Birth:	9/26/1972
	Executed:	07/13/2010
On July 13, 2010, William Garner was executed for the 1992 aggravated murders of Mykkila Mason, Deondra Freeman, Markeca Mason, Denitra Satterwhite, and Richard Gaines.

	Name:	Michael Benge
	County:	Butler County
	Date of Birth:	8/07/1961
	Executed:	10/06/2010
On October 6, 2010, Michael Benge was executed for the 1993 aggravated murder of Judith Gabbard.

	Name:	Johnnie Baston
	County:	Lucas County
	Date of Birth:	2/18/1974
	Executed:	03/10/2011
On March 10, 2011, Johnnie Baston was executed for the 1994 aggravated murder of Chong Mah.

	Name:	Daniel Lee Bedford
	County:	Hamilton County
	Date of Birth:	9/16/1947
	Executed:	05/17/2011
On May 17, 2011, Daniel Lee Bedford was executed for the 1984 aggravated murders of Gwen Toepfert and John Smith.

	Name:	Mark Wayne Wiles
	County:	Portage County
	Date of Birth:	3/11/1963
	Executed:	04/18/2012
On April 18, 2012, Mark Wayne Wiles was executed for the 1985 aggravated murder of Mark Klima.

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	Name:	Brett Xavier Hartman
	County:	Summit County
	Date of Birth:	6/29/1974
	Executed:	11/13/2012
On November 13, 2012, Brett Xavier Hartman was executed for the 1997 aggravated murder of Winda Snipes.

	Name:	Steven T. Smith
	County:	Richland County
	Date of Birth:	2/9/1967
	Executed:	05/01/13
On May 1, 2013, Steven Smith was executed for the 1998 aggravated murder of Autumn Carter.

	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.

	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.)