Stephanie Warsmith
Reporter at Akron Beacon Journal
Reporter at the Akron Beacon Journal, covering courts and criminal justice.
Articles
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2 weeks ago |
beaconjournal.com | Stephanie Warsmith
Former Akron police captain Doug Prade’s hopes of being released from prison have been dashed – at least for now. The Ohio Parole Board has denied Prade’s first request for parole and ordered that he remain in prison until at least 2033 when he will have another hearing. 'I didn't do it.': Ex-Akron police Capt. Doug Prade up for parole in ex-wife's murder“The brutality and callousness of his crime outweighs any positive parole suitability factors in his case,” the board said.
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3 weeks ago |
usatoday.com | Stephanie Warsmith |Paula Schleis |Nancy Molnar
• Carol Zastudil was found slain in her Perry Township, Ohio, home in December 1983. • Eric Hoffman, her son, lays flowers on her grave each week and still hopes for justice in her slaying. • Ohio police reopened the case but got no conclusive results. Eric Hoffman visits the grave most every weekend. He places fresh flowers there to honor his mother, a spray of color amid the darkness that haunts him. Carol Ann Zastudil died in a brutal and bloody slaying when he was only 12.
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3 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Stephanie Warsmith
Kent State University will close its LGBTQ+ Center, Women’s Center and Student Multicultural Center in response to Senate Bill 1, the university announced June 2. The LGBTQ Resource Center at KSU’s Stark Campus also will be shut down and the university will discontinue an LGBTQ+ Living Learning Community that had been offered in its dorms.
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1 month ago |
beaconjournal.com | Stephanie Warsmith
Margo Prade was slain in November 1997; her ex-husband was convicted of her murder. Margo was the valedictorian of her class and completed an accelerated undergraduate program before getting her medical degree. Margo is mourned by many in the community, including her friends, family and thousands of former patients. When Donzella Anuszkiewicz heard that her best friend Dr. Margo Prade had been shot in November 1997, she sped over to her Akron medical office.
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1 month ago |
yahoo.com | Stephanie Warsmith
Former Akron police Capt. Doug Prade is the first — and only — Akron officer convicted of murder. His case is one of the most high-profile in Akron’s history and has been the subject of numerous true-crime documentaries. Prade has maintained his innocence in the November 1997 murder of his ex-wife, Dr. Margo Prade, from the start and reiterated this claim during a recent prison interview with the Beacon Journal.
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Bidding a fond farewell to photographer Phil Masturzo, who is retiring today on his 30-year anniversary with the Beacon. He will be sorely missed, though he’ll continue writing his wine column for us. Best of luck, Phil!! https://t.co/jMaw05EN5t
Wishing a happy retirement to reporter Eric Marotta, who first worked at the Record Courier and then moved to the Beacon Journal a few years ago. Eric will be missed and we wish him well!! https://t.co/VTsNEusbN6
Summit jurors have reached a verdict in Erica Stefanko’s trial first the pizza delivery murder case.