Ohio Parole Board Votes 8-0 Against Pardoning Kevin Keith
The Ohio Parole Board has voted 8-0 against pardoning Kevin Keith. Keith was convicted in 1994 of killing Marichell Chatman and her 4 year old daughter, as well as her aunt, Linda Chatman. He was also convicted of shooting Marichell's cousins (4 & 6 years old), and her boyfriend Rick Warren. Damon Chatman recently stated that he had spoken with Warren, the eyewitness in the case, and "Rick has told me exactly what happened. He knows it was Kevin who shot him and we know it too." Damon said he is upset that Keith's attorneys tried to implicate a Chatman family member in the murders, stating "He is our uncle. I see him every day. He absolutely did not kill part of our family." Marichell's uncle, Herb Chatman, stated "Kevin knows he did this, but he just keeps dragging it out. He's been wasting the taxpayers' money for way too long."Keith is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on September 15th. Marichell's cousin, Tacsha Ridgeway, stated "We will all be there. We know he did this horrible crime to our family and he knows it too, yet he keeps hanging on." Apparently, not for much longer. . .
