the man convicted in the November arson that killed four people...
the man convicted in the November arson that killed four people...
the man convicted in the November arson that killed four people was sentenced to death after Lucas County Common Pleas Court Judge Gary Cook imposed the sentence recommended by a jury last month.
Wayne Powell, 43, was convicted Aug. 21 on 10 counts of aggravated murder and 1 count of aggravated arson in the deaths of 2 women and 2 children. The jury unanimously recommended the death sentence on Aug. 24, 2007 (see)
Killed in the Nov. 11 blaze were Mary Rose McCollum, 33, her disabled mother Rose Mary McCollum, 52, and 2 children, including Jamal, the 4-year-old adopted son of the younger Ms. McCollum, and her cousin, Sanaa' Thomas, 2. Powell was sentenced to death 4 times, 1 for each person killed.
Wayne Powell, 43, was convicted Aug. 21 on 10 counts of aggravated murder and 1 count of aggravated arson in the deaths of 2 women and 2 children. The jury unanimously recommended the death sentence on Aug. 24, 2007 (see)
Killed in the Nov. 11 blaze were Mary Rose McCollum, 33, her disabled mother Rose Mary McCollum, 52, and 2 children, including Jamal, the 4-year-old adopted son of the younger Ms. McCollum, and her cousin, Sanaa' Thomas, 2. Powell was sentenced to death 4 times, 1 for each person killed.
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- (Sources: Toledo Blade, 13/09/2007)