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FILE – In this Feb. 3, 2018, file photo, Ross Geiger speaks as he poses for a photograph at his home in the Cincinnati suburb of Loveland, Ohio. Ohio Gov. John Kasich spared death row inmate Raymond Tibbetts on Friday, July 20, 2018, commuting the condemned killer's death sentence to life without the possibility of parole. Geiger, a juror who recommended the death sentence after Tibbetts was convicted of fatally stabbing Fred Hicks in 1997 in Cincinnati, came forward in 2017 to say he felt jurors weren't given enough information about the convicted killer's tough childhood. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Ohio killer spared after extent of childhood abuse revealed

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS - Associated Press

FILE – This undated file photo provided by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction shows death row inmate Raymond Tibbetts, convicted of fatally stabbing Fred Hicks in 1997 in Cincinnati. Ohio Parole Board members, who voted 11-1 in 2017 against sparing Tibbetts, scheduled a rare second clemency hearing Thursday, June 14, 2018, to hear directly from juror Ross Geiger, who recommended Tibbetts be sentenced to death but now says jurors weren't given enough information about the convicted killer's tough childhood. Tibbetts is currently set to be executed by lethal injection on Oct. 17, 2018, after Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich granted Tibbetts a temporary reprieve on Feb. 8, 2018. (Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction via AP, File)

Board again rejects mercy for killer despite juror’s concern

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS - Associated Press

FILE – In this Feb. 3, 2018, file photo, Ross Geiger poses for a photo at his home in the Cincinnati suburb of Loveland, Ohio. Ohio Parole Board members, who voted 11-1 in 2017 against sparing death row inmate Raymond Tibbetts, scheduled a rare second clemency hearing Thursday, June 14, 2018, to hear directly from Geiger, a juror who recommended Tibbetts be sentenced to death but now says jurors weren't given enough information about the convicted killer's tough childhood. Tibbetts is currently set to be executed by lethal injection on Oct. 17, 2018, after Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich granted Tibbetts a temporary reprieve on Feb. 8, 2018. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Parole board hears former juror’s death sentence regrets

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS - Associated Press

FILE – In this Feb. 3, 2018, file photo, Ross Geiger poses for a photo at his home in the Cincinnati suburb of Loveland, Ohio. Ohio Parole Board members, who voted 11-1 in 2017 against sparing death row inmate Raymond Tibbetts, scheduled a rare second clemency hearing Thursday, June 14, 2018, to hear directly from Geiger, a juror who recommended Tibbetts be sentenced to death but now says jurors weren't given enough information about the convicted killer's tough childhood. Tibbetts is currently set to be executed by lethal injection on Oct. 17, 2018, after Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich granted Tibbetts a temporary reprieve on Feb. 8, 2018. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

The Latest: Board hears ex-juror’s death sentence regrets

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Hamilton County leads Ohio in sending people to death row

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The Latest: Attorney praises reprieve for Ohio killer

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FILE-This Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018 file photo shows Ross Geiger speaking as he poses for a photograph at his home, in Loveland, Ohio. Ohio Gov. John Kasich on Thursday delayed the execution of Raymond Tibbetts, a killer set to die next week, citing a letter he received from a juror who asked that the inmate be spared. The reprieve pushed his Feb. 13 execution forward to mid-October. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Ohio governor delays killer’s execution over juror concerns

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS - Associated Press

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction shows death row inmate Raymond Tibbetts, convicted of fatally stabbing Fred Hicks in 1997 in Cincinnati. Tibbetts is scheduled to be executed on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, and attorneys trying to stop his execution say Ohio Gov. John Kasich should consider the state's opioid epidemic when deciding whether to spare Tibbetts, arguing the condemned killer's life spiraled out of control after becoming addicted to painkillers inappropriately prescribed for a work injury in the mid-1990s. (Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction via AP, File)

Ohio juror voted for death 20 years ago, now seeks mercy

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS - Associated Press

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction shows death row inmate Raymond Tibbetts, convicted of fatally stabbing Fred Hicks in 1997 in Cincinnati. Tibbetts is scheduled to be executed on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, and attorneys trying to stop his execution say Ohio Gov. John Kasich should consider the state's opioid epidemic when deciding whether to spare Tibbetts, arguing the condemned killer's life spiraled out of control after becoming addicted to painkillers inappropriately prescribed for a work injury in the mid-1990s. (Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction via AP, File)

Lawyers say condemned killer early victim of opioid epidemic

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS - Associated Press

Parole board to rule on mercy for condemned Ohio killer of 2

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FILE – This undated file photo provided by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction shows death row inmate Raymond Tibbetts, scheduled for execution on July 26, 2017, for fatally stabbing Fred Hicks in 1997 in Cincinnati. Ohio Parole Board members denied mercy for Tibbetts, voting 11-1 against clemency in a decision released Friday, March 10, 2017. Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich has final say. Tibbetts is also sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for the beating death of his wife Judith Crawford. (Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction via AP, File)

Parole board denies mercy for condemned Ohio killer of 2

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS - Associated Press