Convicted in Ohio of second-degree murder (1964). Paroled later. Died February 17, 2011, free.
Background
John Elmer Woodards (1939โ2011) was convicted in 1964 of the 1963 rape and murder of 85-year-old Margaret Van Arsdale in Ohio. Originally sentenced to death (overturned on appeal), he was convicted of second-degree murder and later paroled. He died in 2011 outside of prison.
Ohio court records (1964 conviction for rape and murder of Margaret Van Arsdale; death sentence overturned; second-degree murder conviction; eventual parole). Contemporary news and parole records.
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