Ohio death row inmate, backed by ex-sheriff and celebrities, asks parole board for full pardon

Key Points:

• Tyrone Noling, who has spent over 30 years on Ohio's death row for a double murder he denies committing, presented his case for a full pardon to the Ohio Parole Board, supported by new evidence and recanted witness testimonies.
• His case, highlighted by the Ohio Innocence Project and public figures like Kim Kardashian, raises concerns about wrongful convictions in death penalty cases lacking physical evidence.
• Noling was convicted in 1996 for the 1990 murders of an elderly couple, with no physical evidence linking him to the crime and potential alternate suspects identified, including an executed inmate who allegedly bragged about the killings.
• Former Portage County Sheriff Ken Howe now supports Noling's innocence, citing red flags and new evidence that emerged since the original investigation.
• The parole board will recommend a decision to Governor Mike DeWine, who supports abolishing the death penalty, with a ruling expected by August 25; Noling seeks release, refusing a commutation to life without parole.