The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Ralph Bortree's conviction in a 1993 neck slashing case must be tossed out because the statute of limitations ran out.
In 2019, genetic sleuthing and genealogy databases were used to identify Bortree in the 1993 Logan County attack. Because the woman survived, Bortree was prosecuted for attempted aggravated murder. He was sentenced to 11 years in prison − the maximum.DNA sleuthing connects man to attack 26 years later. Is it too late under Ohio law?
Justice Michael P. Donnelly, writing the majority opinion, called it a grave injustice."However, we have no authority to rewrite the statute."Ralph Bortree: How DNA linked him to attack on woman Then, he drove her to a second wooded area where he slit her throat with a knife. She played dead until he left and then ran to a nearby home for help.Eleven years later – after major advances in DNA testing, the Logan County Sheriff's Office asked the state Bureau of Investigation for more testing.
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