Ohio death-row inmate Tyrone Noling presents pardon plea to parole board
Tyrone Noling, serving a death sentence for a 1990 double murder, addressed the Ohio Parole Board Tuesday seeking a full pardon.
After three decades on death row for the 1990 killings of an elderly Ohio couple, Tyrone Noling appeared before the Ohio Parole Board to request a full pardon. Supported by the Ohio Innocence Project, he presented recanted witness statements, a former sheriff’s changed view, and information suggesting a previously executed offender may have been responsible. The hearing marks the first clemency session for a death-row inmate in Ohio since 2020, and the board will forward its recommendation to Governor Mike DeWine, who holds final authority.
Noling has rejected any life-without-parole offer, insisting on complete release. The case has attracted attention from figures like Kim Kardashian, Hilarie Burton and Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who advocate for his exoneration. Former Portage County Sheriff Ken Howe testified that new evidence convinced him of Noling’s innocence.
Why it matters
The hearing could overturn a decades-old death-penalty conviction and influence Ohio's use of capital punishment.
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