USA - Ohio. David Steffen resentenced to life in prison.

David Steffen resentenced to life in prison. Steffen, now 56, White, was sentenced to death in 1983 in the Aug. 19, 1982 rape and murder of Karen Range, 18. Steffen had the death sentence overturned on February 17, 2009 (see) because he was convicted of rape instead of attempted rape in addition to his convictions for aggravated murder and aggravated burglary in the same case. While he admitted to the killing, Steffen has always maintained his innocence in regards to the rape. DNA tests later showed that he was not lying and he was not a match for the fluids found inside her body. A person has been charged with the sexual assault. Turns out it was morgue assistant, Kenneth Douglas, who worked at the Hamilton County morgue where Range’s body was taken to. Kenneth Douglas has pleaded no contest and has been found guilty of abuse of a corpse. He was sentenced to three years on Sept. 30, 2008. After years of protracted litigation following the federal court decision concerning the scope of the new hearing, all sides came to an agreement Thursday. David Steffen agreed to a sentence of life in prison plus 19 years. The new sentence carries no chance of parole.