Gee, and what Wogenstahl did was merciful and kind?
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The Ohio Supreme Court has set an execution date for a condemned killer who stabbed a 10-year-old girl.
Jeffrey Wogenstahl was convicted in Hamilton County of kidnapping the girl from her home, taking her to a secluded area and stabbing her to death in 1991.
The Supreme Court on Friday set a May 14, 2015, execution date for Wogenstahl.
Justice William O'Neill dissented, saying the death penalty is "inherently both cruel and unusual" and is unconstitutional. The Democrat said it was time for Ohio to end what he called an outdated form of punishment.
O'Neill's comments were unusual for what is usually a routine matter. Even Justice Paul Pfeifer, now a death penalty opponent who wants Ohio's law overturned, voted in favor of the date and sometimes upholds death sentences.
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Honoring Memory of Girl Abducted and Killed
There are some things that happen in our lives that stay with us forever. Some are good memories. some are painful. For the city of Harrison, what happened 20 years ago shook the city until its heart was broken.
A ten year old girl was walked from her own bed into the night, raped and murdered. An acquaintance of Amber's mother is on death row. Local 12's Deborah Dixon tells us how people are turning the pain into something positive.
Karlei Bouffard is learning about personal space. Instructor Scott Wegman tells her she has permission to say no to an adult when she's uncomfortable and to get physical. Karlei is Amber Garrett's cousin. Amber was 10 years old when she was killed by Jeffrey Wogenstahl, an acquaintance of her mother.
Money from this weekend's Amberfest in Harrison will pay for self defense classes for children. There is alot of thought about what could have been as Amber's family sets up the festival, with rides, games barbecue burgers and five bands. April Garrett says she and Amber were more like sisters than cousins. "It doesn't get any easier. That's why I wanted to do something for her since she's not here."
The people of Harrison didn't let Jeffrey Wogenstahl get away with murder. Someone saw him drive through town with a little girl that night, and when her body was found in Bright, Indiana, someone else recalled his car was there too. "Its something that stays with you forever when something that dramatic that traumatic situation."
Harrison's Mayor has declared Sunday, October 2nd as Amber Garrett day-the day that would have been Amber's 30th birthday.
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