In a 4-3 opinion released early last week, the Supreme Court of Ohio affirmed a death sentence for a man found guilty of killing and burning four Hamilton County women between 2006 and 2009.
The defendant, Anthony Kirkland, was arrested in March 2009 in connection with a missing 13-year-old girl.
Kirkland initially denied any involvement in the girls disappearance, but later admitted to killing her and three other women.
http://m.fox19.com/fox19/db_347473/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=yKzAR5TtConvicted serial killer Anthony Kirkland is appeared Wednesday in a Hamilton County courtroom for a new sentencing hearing.
Common Pleas Court Judge Charles Kubicki Jr. recused himself. He sentenced Kirkland to death the first time.
Kirkland also got a new attorney today.
A new jury will be picked to consider the sentencing phase of the case.
http://www.wcpo.com/news/crime/conv...new-sentencing-hearing-will-begin-in-may-2017Convicted serial killer Anthony Kirkland will have a chance to avoid the death penalty when his new sentencing hearing begins May 8, 2017.
A new jury in August will begin deciding whether to recommend the death sentence for a convicted serial killer.
That timetable was outlined Wednesday in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court, where Anthony Kirkland appeared with his attorneys.