Entries tagged with “Tyrone Noling”
New Voices
,Sep 21, 2026
Former Portage County Sheriff Says Tyrone Noling is Innocent and Should Be Pardoned, Citing ‘Egregious’ Official Misconduct
In a September 17, 2026 op-ed, P. Ken Howe — who served as sheriff of Portage County, Ohio from 1989 to 1993 and was present at the crime scene — called on Governor Mike DeWine to grant a full pardon to Tyrone Noling, who has spent three decades on death row after being convicted of the 1990 murders of Cora and Bernhardt Harting. Mr. Noling has always maintained his innocence. Mr. Howe’s public request follows an August 25 decision from the Ohio Parole Board recommending that Gov. DeWine grant Mr.
Aug 26, 2026
Ohio Parole Board Recommends Commutation of Death Sentence for Tyrone Noling Following Rare Opportunity for Hearing
On August 25, 2026, the Ohio Parole Board recommended, following a full clemency hearing a week earlier, that Governor Mike DeWine grant death-sentenced prisoner Tyrone Noling a commutation and parole eligibility beginning January 1, 2029. Mr. Noling had asked the parole board for a full pardon, but the board, in a split vote, instead recommended a sentence commutation and parole eligibility. Mr. Noling has spent 30 years on Ohio’s death row for the murders of an elderly couple but has always…
Issues
Mar 24, 2022
Ohio Appeals Court Grants Tyrone Noling Access to Police and Prosecutor Files Alleged to Contain Long-Hidden Exculpatory Evidence
An Ohio appeals court has ordered that death-row prisoner Tyrone Noling (pictured) be granted access to prosecutors’ and law enforcement files that may contain exculpatory evidence that has been hidden for decades from the defense. On March 14, 2022, the Ohio Court of Appeals reversed a July 2021 ruling by the Portage County Court of Common Pleas that had denied Noling’s motion to review the file of the Portage County Prosecutor in his case and the investigative files of the Portage County…
Issues
Apr 15, 2020
Beginning April 15, Death Row Stories, Innocence Files to Feature Wrongful Death-Penalty Convictions
Beginning April 15, 2020, two television series — one a new program from Netflix and the other new episodes of a returning series from CNN — will highlight stories of wrongful convictions, including some death-penalty cases. The new Netflix documentary series, The Innocence Files, will debut on April 15, with its first episode featuring the case of Texas death-row exoneree Alfred DeWayne Brown. The fifth season of CNN’s series, Death Row Stories, will premiere on April 19 with an episode that…
Issues
Oct 24, 2013
EDITORIALS: Possible Innocence Case Deserves DNA Testing
A recent editorial in the Akron Beacon Journal (Ohio) called for DNA testing in the death penalty case of Tyrone Noling. Noling has been on death row for 17 years. His conviction was based largely on the testimony of three friends who have since recanted their stories, claiming they were coerced by the prosecution. No physical evidence linked Noling to the crime, and he has passed a polygraph test. Noling is requesting the testing of additional evidence that could finally prove he was not…
Issues
Jan 31, 2012
Possible Innocence Case Highlights Concerns About Ohio’s Death Penalty
Tyrone Noling (pictured) is an inmate on Ohio’s death row whose guilt has been called into doubt by a lack of physical evidence, recanting witnesses and refusal by the state to conduct a DNA test. Andrew Cohen, writing in a recent issue of The Atlantic, compared Noling’s case to that of Troy Davis, who was executed in Georgia in 2011, despite doubts about his guilt. Noling was convicted of the 1990 murders of an elderly couple in their home. Initially, there was no physical evidence linking him…
Issues
Aug 10, 2010
Ohio Governor and Attorney General Urge DNA Testing in Death Row Case
Ohio Governor Ted Strickland and Attorney General Richard Cordray recently urged prosecutors in seven criminal cases to allow DNA testing that could either prove innocence or confirm the defendant’s guilt. The seven cases include one man currently on death row, Tyrone Noling, two inmates serving long sentences, three men who are no longer in prison but want to clear their names, and a man who died in prison in 2006. Gov. Strickland said, “I really think it’s irrational not to take advantage of…