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25-Year Death Row Inmate Exonerated; New Integrity Unit Formed

12/13/2025

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Hamilton County Prosecutor Connie Pillich dismissed Elwood Jones's case after reviewing lack of physical evidence and alternate-suspect leads.
Elwood Jones spent more than 25 years on death row for the 1994 murder of Rhoda Nathan in Ohio.
A judge granted him a new trial in December 2022 due to prosecutorial failures, and he has been free since.
Connie Pillich announced a Conviction Integrity Unit to prevent wrongful convictions.

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Story summary

Hamilton County Prosecutor Connie Pillich dismissed Elwood Jones's case after reviewing lack of physical evidence and alternate-suspect leads.
Elwood Jones spent more than 25 years on death row for the 1994 murder of Rhoda Nathan in Ohio.
A judge granted him a new trial in December 2022 due to prosecutorial failures, and he has been free since.
Connie Pillich announced a Conviction Integrity Unit to prevent wrongful convictions.