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AKRON, Ohio — Defense attorneys have asked that former Akron police captain Douglas Prade be immediately released from prison after a test showed that DNA found on clothing of his murdered ex ...
AKRON -- The story of former Akron Police Captain Doug Prade reaches a new chapter today. You can watch the hearing live again Thursday right here.
Tests indicate that crime scene DNA did not come from former Akron police captain Douglas Prade convicted of murdering his ex-wife 13 years ago. Prade was sentenced in 1998 to life in prison with ...
Former Akron Police Capt. Douglas Prade, center, was convicted on all counts including aggravated murder of his ex-wife, Margo Prade, in Summit County Common Pleas Court Wednesday, Sept. 23, 1998.
AKRON, Ohio — A judge denied a motion by former Akron Police Captain Doug Prade for a new trial in the 1997 murder of his wife, Dr. Margo Prade. Summit County Common Pleas Judge Christine Croce ...
Douglas Prade, 66, is currently serving a life sentence at the Madison Correctional Institution, but has always maintained his innocence after being convicted in September of 1998.
Prade is currently serving a life sentence. AKRON, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court says it won't consider an appeal filed by a former Ohio police officer who's seeking a new trial for the ...
AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - U.S. Supreme Court dockets show former Akron Police Department Captain Douglas Prade’s petition for a new trial in the death of his ex-wife was denied on Monday.
AKRON, Ohio – Summit County Common Pleas Judge Christine Croce will take her time deciding if former Akron Police Captain Doug Prade will get a new trial for the 1997 murder of his wife Margo Prade.
LONDON, OHIO -- Douglas Prade had some simple plans once he was released from state prison Tuesday. See family. Hug grandkids. Eat good food. Get a shower. "I'm just a jumble of emotions right now ...
AKRON, OH (WOIO) - The day started with Douglas Prade being handcuffed just after 9 a.m. and taken back into custody, bringing relief to Dr. Margo Prade's family. She was killed in 1997 at her ...
When former Akron Police Capt. Douglas Prade was convicted of killing his ex-wife in 1997, he vowed he would one day clear his name. And it seemed he had – briefly – when DNA testing in 2013 suggested ...