Suspect in Six-State Slaying Spree Gets Sentence of Death
Alton Coleman, suspected of a half-dozen murders in a six-state crime spree, was sentenced to death Monday for the fatal beating of a woman.
Coleman, 29, was convicted last week of the murder of Marlene Walters, 44, of suburban Norwood and the severe beating of her husband.
The jury rejected claims by Coleman and his companion, Debra Brown, 22, both of Waukegan, Ill., that she was responsible for Walters’ death. Brown faces sentencing May 14.
Common Pleas Judge Richard Niehaus set a Sept. 4 execution date, but that will be delayed by an automatic appeal under Ohio law.
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