Ohio death row inmate Tyrone Noling gets rare chance to ask parole board for pardon

Key Points:

• Tyrone Noling, who has been on Ohio's death row for 30 years for a double murder he denies committing, presented new evidence and witness recantations at a rare clemency hearing before the Ohio Parole Board.
• Supported by the Ohio Innocence Project, Noling's case includes claims that another executed killer may be responsible, and has attracted celebrity advocacy from Kim Kardashian and actors Hilarie Burton and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.
• The parole board's recommendation following the hearing will go to Governor Mike DeWine, who recently called for abolishing the death penalty and holds final decision-making authority on clemency.
• Noling seeks full exoneration and release, rejecting a commutation to life without parole, and his hearing was notable as death row inmates usually only get clemency hearings when an execution date is set.
• Key figures including a former sheriff have expressed doubts about Noling's guilt, citing lack of physical evidence and concerns over the original investigation, with the parole board expected to make its recommendation by August 25.