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Post by rayozz on Aug 24, 2012 22:12:18 GMT -6
On May 8, 1989, Palmer murdered Charles Sponhaltz and Steven Vargo on County Road 2. Mr. Sponhaltz had an accident with the car that Palmer was a passenger in. Palmer got out of the car, approached Mr. Sponhaltz and shot him twice in the head. When Mr. Vargo, a passing motorist, stopped at the scene and got out of his car, Palmer shot him twice in the head. Palmer confessed to police.
Don't know why this has taken 21 years after his conviction. He confessed and there is no doubt about his guilt.
He refused to participate in a clemency hearing, and directed his attorney not to plead for him. I guess that makes him a volunteer, so this one should go through.
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Post by starbux on Sept 1, 2012 16:48:01 GMT -6
Hopefully, it will. 23 years is too long to keep this one alive Kill him now
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Post by moonlight on Sept 4, 2012 12:27:50 GMT -6
My feeling with the family members of the murder victim. May they get their share of justice they deserve and have closure for their ongoing grief.
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Post by The Tipsy Broker on Sept 4, 2012 16:43:25 GMT -6
Link no longer working but:
Board rejects mercy for Ohio death row inmate
The Ohio Parole Board is recommending against clemency for a condemned double killer who declined to ask for mercy from the board. Forty-three-year-old Donald Palmer is scheduled for execution Sept. 20. He was convicted of fatally shooting two men in the head along a Belmont County road in eastern Ohio on May 8, 1989. Palmer's attorney David Stebbins says it's rare for inmates not to seek mercy but it's a decision that must be honored if the offender is competent. The board ruled unanimously Friday, saying that Palmer didn't provide evidence he should be spared, there is no question of his guilt, and his behavior in prison has been poor. Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sik) has the final say, but Stebbins says he expects the execution to proceed.
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Post by moonlight on Sept 5, 2012 11:35:31 GMT -6
I'm so pleased to hear the recent news
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Post by starbux on Sept 5, 2012 17:56:50 GMT -6
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Post by rayozz on Sept 19, 2012 20:19:46 GMT -6
His last meal is actually: Corrections officials say Palmer asked that his last meal include a chipped ham and Velveeta cheese sandwich, Doritos, peanut M&Ms, hazelnut ice cream, cheese cake and soda.
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Post by starbux on Sept 19, 2012 22:56:48 GMT -6
Nom Nom Nom Nom, mmm sound tasty, and it will come with an after dinner cocktail, Ha Ha
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Post by The Tipsy Broker on Sept 20, 2012 1:55:05 GMT -6
woub.org/2012/09/19/convicted-belmont-co-killer-be-moved-lucasvilleA condemned Ohio man is set to be moved from the state's death row in Chillicothe to the site of his Thursday execution in Lucasville. State officials are expected to move Donald Palmer to death row on Wednesday, the day before he is set to be executed by lethal injection for a crime committed 23 years ago. The 43-year-old was convicted of aggravated murder for fatally shooting two strangers along a Belmont County road on May 8, 1989. Palmer's attorney says he hadn't planned on filing any other appeals and expected the execution to proceed. Palmer also decided not to request mercy from the Ohio Parole Board, which can recommend clemency for a condemned inmate to the governor. Including Palmer, 10 Ohio inmates are scheduled for execution through March 2014.
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Post by spinaltap on Sept 20, 2012 7:38:43 GMT -6
Getting close now.....
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Post by moonlight on Sept 20, 2012 9:11:35 GMT -6
Here it comes... Ohio executes man for killing 2 strangers in 1989LUCASVILLE, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio death-row inmate used his last words Thursday to repeatedly apologize to the family members of his two victims, telling them that he hopes they can let their pain die with him. Donald Palmer, 47, was executed at the state prison in Lucasville in southern Ohio about 23 years after he shot and killed two men he didn't know along a rural Ohio road in 1989. "I want you to know I've carried you in my heart for years and years," Palmer told six women in the room who are the widows, daughters and a niece of the men he killed. "I'm so sorry for what I took from you ...I hope your pain and hurt die with me today." Palmer also told the women that he knows the pain of losing a parent, a sibling and a child, and that he wished his execution could bring their loved ones back to them. "I know it can't," he said. "I pray that you have good lives now. I'm sorry." His time of death was 10:35 a.m. EDT. Palmer was convicted of fatally shooting Charles Sponhaltz and Steven Vargo in the head along a Belmont County road in eastern Ohio on May 8, 1989. Palmer didn't know the men, who were both married fathers. Palmer's Columbus attorney, David Stebbins, said Wednesday that Palmer was sorry for the murders and never got the chance to apologize to the men's families. "He has always accepted responsibility for this and wants the families of his victims to have justice," said Stebbins, who had planned to be among the witnesses to the execution. Palmer had decided not to request mercy from the Ohio Parole Board, which can recommend clemency for a condemned inmate to the governor. Belmont County prosecutor Christopher Berhalter told the board the execution should proceed because Palmer's guilt is undisputed and because of the brutality of the crimes. According to court records, Palmer told police that he and co-defendant Edward Hill were driving from Columbus to the Belmont County home of a man who had dated Palmer's ex-wife and Hill's sister. As they were driving back and forth in front of the home, Sponhaltz — who was keeping an eye on the house — lightly hit the back of their pickup with his own truck and yelled at them: "What in the hell are you trying to prove?" according to the records. Palmer then shot Sponhaltz twice in the head. Vargo, a passing driver, stopped and asked "What the hell did you guys do," Palmer told police, according to the records. Palmer then shot Vargo twice in the head. Sponhaltz's body was dumped in a field; Vargo's was left on the road. Hill, 46, was convicted for his role in the crimes and sentenced to 35 years to life in prison. Valerie Vargo Jolliffee, 51, Vargo's widow, told The Associated Press that she was planning to attend Palmer's execution because he ruined her life. She said that she and Vargo fell in love at first sight and had been married just two months when he was killed. "I was looking forward to growing old with him," she said. "I just can't wait until it's over. And it won't be over until they put him to death." Sponholtz's widow, two daughters and his brother also were expected to watch the execution. Corrections officials say that Palmer asked that his last meal include a chipped ham and Velveeta cheese sandwich, ranch-flavored Doritos, peanut M&Ms, hazelnut ice cream, cheese cake and soda. Ten Ohio inmates, including Palmer, are scheduled for execution through March 2014. Palmer will be the second this year if the execution goes forward. www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5itaRFdmNr7DDk9mvhp_kbOMPxXVw?docId=c1b9c13d7d6c488abd69f4891ff06e51I'm so pleased and glad justice has been served in behalf of family members of the murder victims. The more condemned murderers will be eliminated the better our society will be.
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Post by The Tipsy Broker on Sept 20, 2012 10:04:11 GMT -6
Good riddance!
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Post by Felix2 on Sept 20, 2012 10:05:19 GMT -6
Here it comes... Ohio executes man for killing 2 strangers in 1989LUCASVILLE, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio death-row inmate used his last words Thursday to repeatedly apologize to the family members of his two victims, telling them that he hopes they can let their pain die with him. Donald Palmer, 47, was executed at the state prison in Lucasville in southern Ohio about 23 years after he shot and killed two men he didn't know along a rural Ohio road in 1989. "I want you to know I've carried you in my heart for years and years," Palmer told six women in the room who are the widows, daughters and a niece of the men he killed. "I'm so sorry for what I took from you ...I hope your pain and hurt die with me today." Palmer also told the women that he knows the pain of losing a parent, a sibling and a child, and that he wished his execution could bring their loved ones back to them. "I know it can't," he said. "I pray that you have good lives now. I'm sorry." His time of death was 10:35 a.m. EDT. Palmer was convicted of fatally shooting Charles Sponhaltz and Steven Vargo in the head along a Belmont County road in eastern Ohio on May 8, 1989. Palmer didn't know the men, who were both married fathers. Palmer's Columbus attorney, David Stebbins, said Wednesday that Palmer was sorry for the murders and never got the chance to apologize to the men's families. "He has always accepted responsibility for this and wants the families of his victims to have justice," said Stebbins, who had planned to be among the witnesses to the execution. Palmer had decided not to request mercy from the Ohio Parole Board, which can recommend clemency for a condemned inmate to the governor. Belmont County prosecutor Christopher Berhalter told the board the execution should proceed because Palmer's guilt is undisputed and because of the brutality of the crimes. According to court records, Palmer told police that he and co-defendant Edward Hill were driving from Columbus to the Belmont County home of a man who had dated Palmer's ex-wife and Hill's sister. As they were driving back and forth in front of the home, Sponhaltz — who was keeping an eye on the house — lightly hit the back of their pickup with his own truck and yelled at them: "What in the hell are you trying to prove?" according to the records. Palmer then shot Sponhaltz twice in the head. Vargo, a passing driver, stopped and asked "What the hell did you guys do," Palmer told police, according to the records. Palmer then shot Vargo twice in the head. Sponhaltz's body was dumped in a field; Vargo's was left on the road. Hill, 46, was convicted for his role in the crimes and sentenced to 35 years to life in prison. Valerie Vargo Jolliffee, 51, Vargo's widow, told The Associated Press that she was planning to attend Palmer's execution because he ruined her life. She said that she and Vargo fell in love at first sight and had been married just two months when he was killed. "I was looking forward to growing old with him," she said. "I just can't wait until it's over. And it won't be over until they put him to death." Sponholtz's widow, two daughters and his brother also were expected to watch the execution. Corrections officials say that Palmer asked that his last meal include a chipped ham and Velveeta cheese sandwich, ranch-flavored Doritos, peanut M&Ms, hazelnut ice cream, cheese cake and soda. Ten Ohio inmates, including Palmer, are scheduled for execution through March 2014. Palmer will be the second this year if the execution goes forward. www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5itaRFdmNr7DDk9mvhp_kbOMPxXVw?docId=c1b9c13d7d6c488abd69f4891ff06e51I'm so pleased and glad justice has been served in behalf of family members of the murder victims. The more condemned murderers will be eliminated the better our society will be. Interesting sentiment there at the end, explain to me exactyl how eliminating convicted murderers makes society better? If you could target the ones about to kill and prevent that happening I coulpd see the basis for such a statement? This guy has been effectively already convicted and locked up the last 23 years, deswervedly he should never be free again and I could agree with that, but I honestly dont see what has significantly changed by killing him, it has not made society one iota safer by any measure.
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Post by moonlight on Sept 20, 2012 11:11:47 GMT -6
Interesting sentiment there at the end, explain to me exactyl how eliminating convicted murderers makes society better? If you could target the ones about to kill and prevent that happening I coulpd see the basis for such a statement? This guy has been effectively already convicted and locked up the last 23 years, deswervedly he should never be free again and I could agree with that, but I honestly dont see what has significantly changed by killing him, it has not made society one iota safer by any measure. very simple. Every execution serves as a deterrent factor for any thug who considers committing murder. And beside. Family members of murder victims are entitled to get their share of justice they deserve. The vast majority of MVS want the perp to be executed and they should receive what they want for the sake of having closure for their grief. All this justifies the maintenance of the death penalty practice.
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Post by starbux on Sept 20, 2012 21:53:16 GMT -6
Here it comes... Ohio executes man for killing 2 strangers in 1989LUCASVILLE, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio death-row inmate used his last words Thursday to repeatedly apologize to the family members of his two victims, telling them that he hopes they can let their pain die with him. Donald Palmer, 47, was executed at the state prison in Lucasville in southern Ohio about 23 years after he shot and killed two men he didn't know along a rural Ohio road in 1989. "I want you to know I've carried you in my heart for years and years," Palmer told six women in the room who are the widows, daughters and a niece of the men he killed. "I'm so sorry for what I took from you ...I hope your pain and hurt die with me today." Palmer also told the women that he knows the pain of losing a parent, a sibling and a child, and that he wished his execution could bring their loved ones back to them. "I know it can't," he said. "I pray that you have good lives now. I'm sorry." His time of death was 10:35 a.m. EDT. Palmer was convicted of fatally shooting Charles Sponhaltz and Steven Vargo in the head along a Belmont County road in eastern Ohio on May 8, 1989. Palmer didn't know the men, who were both married fathers. Palmer's Columbus attorney, David Stebbins, said Wednesday that Palmer was sorry for the murders and never got the chance to apologize to the men's families. "He has always accepted responsibility for this and wants the families of his victims to have justice," said Stebbins, who had planned to be among the witnesses to the execution. Palmer had decided not to request mercy from the Ohio Parole Board, which can recommend clemency for a condemned inmate to the governor. Belmont County prosecutor Christopher Berhalter told the board the execution should proceed because Palmer's guilt is undisputed and because of the brutality of the crimes. According to court records, Palmer told police that he and co-defendant Edward Hill were driving from Columbus to the Belmont County home of a man who had dated Palmer's ex-wife and Hill's sister. As they were driving back and forth in front of the home, Sponhaltz — who was keeping an eye on the house — lightly hit the back of their pickup with his own truck and yelled at them: "What in the hell are you trying to prove?" according to the records. Palmer then shot Sponhaltz twice in the head. Vargo, a passing driver, stopped and asked "What the hell did you guys do," Palmer told police, according to the records. Palmer then shot Vargo twice in the head. Sponhaltz's body was dumped in a field; Vargo's was left on the road. Hill, 46, was convicted for his role in the crimes and sentenced to 35 years to life in prison. Valerie Vargo Jolliffee, 51, Vargo's widow, told The Associated Press that she was planning to attend Palmer's execution because he ruined her life. She said that she and Vargo fell in love at first sight and had been married just two months when he was killed. "I was looking forward to growing old with him," she said. "I just can't wait until it's over. And it won't be over until they put him to death." Sponholtz's widow, two daughters and his brother also were expected to watch the execution. Corrections officials say that Palmer asked that his last meal include a chipped ham and Velveeta cheese sandwich, ranch-flavored Doritos, peanut M&Ms, hazelnut ice cream, cheese cake and soda. Ten Ohio inmates, including Palmer, are scheduled for execution through March 2014. Palmer will be the second this year if the execution goes forward. www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5itaRFdmNr7DDk9mvhp_kbOMPxXVw?docId=c1b9c13d7d6c488abd69f4891ff06e51I'm so pleased and glad justice has been served in behalf of family members of the murder victims. The more condemned murderers will be eliminated the better our society will be. Interesting sentiment there at the end, explain to me exactyl how eliminating convicted murderers makes society better? If you could target the ones about to kill and prevent that happening I coulpd see the basis for such a statement? This guy has been effectively already convicted and locked up the last 23 years, deswervedly he should never be free again and I could agree with that, but I honestly dont see what has significantly changed by killing him, it has not made society one iota safer by any measure. Maybe it is because we as a society derive zero positive benefit from him being alive. Why keep him alive when we can free up a cell for the next criminal.
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Post by starbux on Sept 20, 2012 21:56:25 GMT -6
I want to send my congratulations to the citizens of Ohio for a job well done and having one less murderer alive sucking up or precious air. Now he gets to become a giant fart in the ground
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Post by moretoasts on Sept 21, 2012 9:53:24 GMT -6
very simple. Every execution serves as a deterrent factor for any thug who considers committing murder. Please stop. Deterrence effect is a joke . Get informed and read some statistics. And beside. Family members of murder victims are entitled to get their share of justice they deserve. The vast majority of MVS want the perp to be executed and they should receive what they want for the sake of having closure for their grief. All this justifies the maintenance of the death penalty practice. That's true and I agree with that. But this point doesn't stand when MVS themselves oppose Death Penalty and the inmate get executed anyway. Maybe it is because we as a society derive zero positive benefit from him being alive. Why keep him alive when we can free up a cell for the next criminal. Good point and honestly the only benefit I see coming from DP. But is it worth the huge cost of it compared to LWOP?
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Post by starbux on Sept 21, 2012 10:54:16 GMT -6
Its only a huge cost because it has been sabotaged. 20 years of appeals when it should only take 1 or 2 years is why it has increased up cost. If we streamline the appeals process and only allow 1 appeal per judicial level, than it will be cheaper in the end.
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Post by moretoasts on Sept 21, 2012 12:38:26 GMT -6
Its only a huge cost because it has been sabotaged. 20 years of appeals when it should only take 1 or 2 years is why it has increased up cost. If we streamline the appeals process and only allow 1 appeal per judicial level, than it will be cheaper in the end. Be realistic. Do ypu see that happening in the next years in your judicial system?
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Post by starbux on Sept 21, 2012 14:22:24 GMT -6
Well certain states have been doing it that way like Florida, and just recently South Dakota, granted they do not have a huge DP population. States like California will need to adopt this strategy, realistically I doubt California will. But that is the reason why DP cost more. ALthough, some people fail to look at the aggregate of LWOP's that also bog down the judicial system as whole. So just because someone gets LWOP, does not mean that they cant try to bog down the courts either. Some LWOP's don't bother and except LWOP because the alternative for a new trial could be death. But others that have a whole lifetime to waste will and are making superfluous appeals as well. And that is another reason cost statistics are skewed.
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