Elgin NewsLocal news for Elgin, OH continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Jerry Anderson interviews John Spirko -- convicted killer- January 18, 2008 "I appreciate what the governor done. But again, life without parole. For what" Spirko told News 11's Jerry Anderson, "I've never seen Betty Jane Mottinger. Never been to Elgin, Ohio." I just made things up as I went, and he knew it." Much of what Spirko told the investigator, while ... via WTOL-TV Toledohttp://www.topix.net/city/elgin-oh/2008/01/jerry-anderson-interviews-john-spirko-convicted... Radiohead coming to Cleveland- January 11, 2008 Radiohead plans Cleveland gig Radiohead is headed to Cleveland on its upcoming North American tour. via Cleveland.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/elgin-oh/2008/01/radiohead-coming-to-cleveland?fromrss=1 Strickland commutes Spirko's death sentence to life in prison- January 9, 2008 Citing the lack of physical evidence upon which a conviction was based, Ohio Gov. via Toledo Bladehttp://www.topix.net/city/elgin-oh/2008/01/strickland-commutes-spirkos-death-sentence-to-l... DNA tests inconclusive- January 5, 2008 "We are not in a position any longer to ask for a reprieve or an extension. We have done everything we have been asked to do." DNA tests did not prove or disprove John G. Spirko Jr.'s guilt in the 1982 killing. via Columbus Dispatchhttp://www.topix.net/city/elgin-oh/2008/01/dna-tests-inconclusive?fromrss=1 Highlights of complaint seeking DNA tests- January 4, 2008 Stamps and money are stolen from the office and Mottinger is stabbed 14 to 18 times in the chest and abdomen. via Cleveland.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/elgin-oh/2008/01/highlights-of-complaint-seeking-dna-tests?fromr... |