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FILE – This undated file photo provided by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction shows death row inmate Robert Van Hook, convicted of fatally strangling and stabbing David Self in 1985 after meeting him in a Cincinnati bar. Ohio Gov. John Kasich won't spare Van Hook's life, the Republican governor announced Friday, June 29, 2018, following the Ohio Parole Board's recommendation to deny mercy even though Van Hook's attorneys argued he should receive clemency due to a history of abuse and untreated mental illness. Van Hook's execution is set for July 18, 2018. (Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction via AP, File)

Ohio governor won’t spare killer who cited mental illness

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS - Associated Press

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction shows death row inmate Robert Van Hook, convicted of the fatal 1985 strangling and stabbing of David Self, a man he met in a bar in Cincinnati. Attorneys for a condemned killer are asking that their client be spared, saying he experienced a &quot;homosexual panic&quot; of self-revulsion before killing the man he picked up at the Ohio bar. The Ohio Parole Board is scheduled to hear arguments on Thursday, May 24, 2018, for and against Van Hook's clemency request. (Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction via AP, File)

Mercy is rejected for killer claiming abuse, mental illness

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS - Associated Press

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction shows death row inmate Robert Van Hook, convicted of the fatal 1985 strangling and stabbing of David Self, a man he met in a bar in Cincinnati. Attorneys for a condemned killer are asking that their client be spared, saying he experienced a &quot;homosexual panic&quot; of self-revulsion before killing the man he picked up at the Ohio bar. The Ohio Parole Board is scheduled to hear arguments on Thursday, May 24, 2018, for and against Van Hook's clemency request. (Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction via AP, File)

The Latest: Killer’s attorneys criticize mercy rejection

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Correction: Death Penalty-Ohio story

By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS - Associated Press

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction shows death row inmate Robert Van Hook, convicted of the fatal 1985 strangling and stabbing of David Self, a man he met in a bar in Cincinnati. Attorneys for a condemned killer are asking that their client be spared, saying he experienced a &quot;homosexual panic&quot; of self-revulsion before killing the man he picked up at the Ohio bar. The Ohio Parole Board is scheduled to hear arguments on Thursday, May 24, 2018, for and against Van Hook's clemency request. (Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction via AP, File)

The Latest: Board hears mercy request from condemned killer

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Hamilton County leads Ohio in sending people to death row

By DAN HORN - Associated Press