Cincinnati Strangler
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The Cincinnati Strangler is the name given to a serial killer who raped, then strangled seven mostly elderly women in Cincinnati, Ohio between 1965 and 1966. The idenity of the Cincinnati Strangler is commonly believed to be former cab driver, Posteal Laskey [1].
During the killing spree there was considerable alarm on the part of many Cincinnatians, with locksmiths and hardware stores unable to keep up with the demand for locks[2] Despite being charged with only one murder, the citywide panic only abated after Laskey's arrest and conviction, when the killings suddenly stopped, thus supporting investigators' claim that they successfully found and jailed the Cincinnati Strangler.
Originally sentenced to death, Laskey's sentence was commuted to life imprisonment when the Supreme Court invalidated the death penalty in Furman v. Georgia. In February 2007, Laskey was denied parole. The grounds cited by the Ohio Parole Board included the heinous nature of the crime, Laskey's prior record and the community disapproval of an early release[3]. He becomes eligible for parole again in 2017 when he will be 79 years old.
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- ^ True Crime (Newspaper Index). Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County. Retrieved on 2007-02-22.
- ^ Perry, Kimball (2002-03-01). Outrage Grows to release of Killer. Cincinnati Post. cincypost.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-22.
- ^ Coolidge, Sharon (2007-02-14). No Parole For Strangler. Cincinnati Post. news.equirer.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-23.
