GUILTY OH - Miranda Lint, 28, brutally murdered, Middletown, 1 Jan 2006

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Police say woman brutalized, held against her will

A man who has previously served a prison sentence for voluntary manslaughter faces the death penalty for the brutal murder of a Middletown woman who was bound with duct tape then repeatedly beaten and sliced at a Malvern Street house.

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Charged: Dean Geldrich

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On January 3, 2006, the Middletown Police were contacted by appellant's roommate, John Sanders, regarding a possible murder... Sanders claimed that on January 1, 2006, he observed an altercation between appellant and a woman identified as Miranda Lint at the residence he shared with appellant. Sanders indicated he initially observed appellant push Lint into a wall, and later witnessed him choke Lint and punch her in the nose. As the events transpired, Sanders claimed that appellant ordered him to stay in the kitchen, but that from the kitchen, he could hear Lint calling out for help and pleading with appellant as he continued to strike her. Sanders also heard the sounds of duct tape being pulled and torn, after which appellant, who was covered in blood, entered the kitchen to retrieve a large stick. After appellant left the kitchen, Sanders heard what sounded like Lint being beaten with the stick. Sanders indicated that he was ultimately able to leave the residence under the guise of needing to purchase cigarettes, and was unaware of Lint's condition at that time...

The case proceeded to trial before a three-judge panel, at the conclusion of which [Geldrich] was found guilty of one count of aggravated murder and two counts of kidnapping. Appellant was subsequently sentenced to life imprisonment.

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