Linscott served nine months in Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail awaiting trial in 2008 and 2009 before he pleaded guilty to a first-degree misdemeanor of abusing a corpse in relation to the teens deaths. Theyve got other things to worry about then me causing trouble or anything, because a dorm holds 126 people, and you know, I look at it this way if I could just stay out of the way, thats one less person that theyve got to worry about.. Especially when you know theyre wanting to kill you for something you didnt do.. LOGAN Sitting across the table of a well lit, sizable conference room at Madison Correctional Institution in London late last week sat Chester McKnight, the notorious killer who admitted killing two Logan teens in 1982. Try again later. Oops, something didn't work. Common Pleas Court Judge Thomas Gerken set the bonds this morning as Chester W. McKnight, 50, and Kenneth Linscott, 47, were arraigned on aggravated murder charges. good-hearted fianc.Todds mother, however, said they werent Signup today! He wanted to get into something where hed take Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Please try again later. Its like this, I tell them Ive done ruined my life. like them, Greg said.Even if the story is often exaggerated with a You need a Find a Grave account to continue. But comparisons to some wrongful convictions of more recent years would have helped readers assess the extent of progress since the Johnston case. Family members linked to this person will appear here. Make sure that the file is a photo. to help Rine access latent memories.The first time sheriffs Create your free profile and get access to exclusive content. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. I just thank God that they didnt treat me like the people of Logan treated Dale for this.. I guess I can just say that the drugs and the alcohol kind of did the thinking for me, and I just kind of flew off the handle. An appeals court overturned the conviction and ordered a new trial, but a judge refused to allow the hypnotised witness testimony and other evidence and the case was dismissed. If my family wanted to, or if they dont want to have any contact with me, then so be it. GREAT NEWS! Todd Schultz and Annette Cooper were killed and dismembered in brutal fashion This week on The Perfect Suspect, the murder and mutilation of a young couple leads to the wrong man being jailed. McKnight will be up for parole in 2037 when hes 79-years-old, but McKnight says hes sure hes never getting out of prison. Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password. was suppressed when a court ruled it was obtained during an This case seeks a do-over., Johnstons attorney said with the real killer in prison, the states arguments help perpetuate a monstrous inequity.. The National Registry of Exonerations is a project of the Newkirk Center for Science & Society at University of California Irvine, the University of Michigan Law School and Michigan State University College of Law. . Share with Us. I wasnt thinking they were dead why was he?Greg also I had an uncle when I was growing up who always told me I was never going to amount to nothing, and I guess hes right.. And its time to put it all to rest. Johnston worked in construction and later as a handyman, and now lives quietly in a neat home with his wife, Roberta, on a two-acre plot where he still puts in a large garden each year. All of us involved Be Truthful. Kenneth Linscott, 52, died at Hocking County Valley Community Hospital early Monday morning. Since Linscott had been in jail since September 2008 and had served more than six months in jail, he was subsequently released. Utah lawmakers vote to bring back execution by firing squad, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. thought justice was served when the main murder suspect, Annettes McKnight also hasnt seen or heard from his mother, who reportedly lives somewhere near Nelsonville, in six years. kids were, or who the person was who was with the kids, and he Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. News Service by saying, I heard you got quite an earful from the all day and come back home at night. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. seems the situation is still constantly on their mothers mind, and Email at jhiggins@athensmessenger.com; Follow on Twitter @joehmessenger. I just know where I got to have my sites on and everything. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. Authorities say their heads and limbs were buried in shallow graves in a cornfield near Logan and their torsos were found in the Hocking River. Thats fine, he said. Signup today! Why didnt the state just suck it up and say look, The prosecution of this thing was dead wrong, the investigation of it was wrong, it was a mess, it was a miscarriage of justice for Mr. Johnston? said Justice Paul Pfeifer. In the 25 years mother.The morning of the fifth, when they hadnt come home the Cooper-Johnston, 18, a local beauty contestant with a troubled on, you went home. Hocking County Sheriff Lanny North said investigators received a tip about two years ago that revived the cold case and led to McKnight and Linscott, a disabled Logan man. In October of 1982, Annette Cooper and her fianc Todd Schultz go missing from their home in Logan, Ohio. Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in. For the most accurate data, please search on the Detailed View page. something you get over, but you get around it, while Greg said it Author: Bill Osinski Its nothing to laugh about, and Im 54 years old, and I caused a lot of [expletive], yes I did. I said, Because Dale Linscott was arrested Tuesday and is jailed in Nelsonville. Be Nice. Finding that Johnston was wrongfully imprisoned is necessary to preserve the reputation for justice that the Ohio courts have elsewhere earned, attorney Todd Long said in a 2014 court filing. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism continued. LOGAN This week marks the 25th anniversary of Hocking County's greatest unsolved mystery the horrific double murder of Logan teenagers Annette Cooper-Johnston and Todd Schultz. Support The National Registry of Exonerations , The Contribution of Forensic and Expert Evidence to DNA Exoneration Cases, Race and Wrongful Convictions in the United States, 2022, Government Misconduct and Convicting the Innocent, Witness Recantations: Preliminary Findings, May 2013, Exonerations in the United States: 1989 - 2012, Tell us about an Exoneration that we missed, Other Ohio Cases with Mistaken Witness Identifications. Get an email notification whenever someone contributes to the discussion. was found guilty. have mirrors in prison he did it, and he knows he did it.Sandra Share with Us. LOGAN, Ohio - Two suspects in the grisly 1982 dismemberment slayings of a young Hocking County couple were ordered held on $1 million bond each today. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Theyve got other things to worry about than me causing trouble or anything, because a dorm holds 126 people, and you know, I look at it this way if I could just stay out of the way, thats one less person that theyve got to worry about.. peace regarding his stepdaughters murder, and that he knows the photographer. Summary of Case: "Dale Johnston was wrongly convicted twice of murdering his stepdaughter, 18-year-old Annette Cooper, and her fianc, Todd Schultz, in 1982 in Logan, Ohio. Johnston already unsuccessfully brought a wrongful imprisonment action arising out of his criminal convictions, Debra Gorrell, an assistant attorney general, argued in a court filing last year. that it is legally possible for Johnston to be tried for the The first part was published in Fridays Messenger. LOGAN Greg Schultz is the brother of Todd Schultz, who was brutally murdered on Oct. 4, 1982 at the young age of 19, alongside his girlfriend Annette Cooper, 18. the old Kroger, according to Todds oldest brother, Greg. news accounts described her as, pretty blonde Annette Instead of causing trouble, McKnight says hes trying to be a positive influence on the younger inmates at the prison who still have their whole lives ahead of them. Try again later. McKnight told The Logan Daily that the scenario was pretty accurate, nodding his head Yes in agreement as the details were said aloud to him. Halloween that year and still holds trick-or-treating during conclusion to the case has not been found.Todd Schultz family Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Use the 'Report' link on Signup today! LOGAN A man charged in the 1982 killings of Annette Cooper and Todd Schultz accepted a plea deal Thursday in Hocking County Common Pleas Court and will serve concurrent sentences of 20. You know, I cant bring back the two victims; the only thing I can do is bide my time being incarcerated. Be Truthful. The author provides a highly readable history of the Logan case, following it all the way to the convictions of the actual murderers in 2008. At the request of defense attorneys, the judge granted a request for a gag order to prevent prosecutors, police and defense lawyers from discussing the case. since their disappearance on Oct. 4, 1982, a satisfactory You never heard of those sorts of But Meyers was unrelenting with his advances, and McKnight reportedly pulled out a .22 caliber and put the barrel against Myers head. Family members recount the morning of the disappearance and their search for the young couple. Logan Man Gets Named Cleared 30 Years After Double Murder Accused Killer Who Confessed Says He's Sorry Man Suing State After Spending Years On Death Row Arrests Made In 26-Year-Old Slayings Man. Use the 'Report' link on Then one thing led to another, and yea, so they wanted to go party by the riverbank and one thing led to the other, McKnight said, explaining that he made sexual advances towards Cooper, which made Schultz angry. McKnight is already in the state prison system on unrelated convictions. I just know where I got to have my sights on and everything. person will not be tolerated. The crucial changes in the witnesss story occurred after police hypnotized and then questioned him. The charge carried up to a six-month jail sentence and a $1,000 fine. Hearing about the pain and suffering that hes caused to the Cooper and Schultz families really wears on him, he said. teenage kids from a small town. teenagers Annette Cooper-Johnston and Todd Schultz. There are thousands of other kids the trial even started, he said. or anything. Ten days later, they both turn up dead. You know, I cant bring back the two victims; the only thing I can do is bide my time being incarcerated., I apologize to the Schultz family and I apologize to Dale [Johnston] and his wife and everything, but Im just glad that they didnt request the death penalty like the citizens of Logan did Dale, he continued. Southeast Ohio District 13 Coaches' teams revealed, Federal Hocking outlasts Eastern to advance to District Finals. Don't Threaten. do.. The Hocking County Clerk of Courts office has no attorney listed for either. It was like the coming of age for the whole LOGAN, Ohio (AP) - Sandra Schultz's worst nightmare came. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. abuse).Sandra said the Saturday after theyd disappeared, Johnston Another piece of seemingly ironclad evidence against the defendant was the testimony of a self-proclaimed expert that the wear patterns of Johnstons boots matched a plaster cast of a foot impression taken at the crime scene. Its like this, I tell them Ive done ruined my life. The limbs, heads, and torsos of Todd Schultz, 19, and Annette Cooper, 18, were found buried in shallow graves in a cornfield in West Logan after being shot and their bodies mutilated on Oct. 4, 1982, in what has become known as one of the most heinous crimes ever committed in Hocking County. murders again. each comment to let us know of abusive posts. Create a password that only you will remember. LOGAN Greg Schultz is the brother of Todd Schultz, who was brutally murdered on Oct. 4, 1982 at the young age of 19, alongside his girlfrien. He came in and talked to me for a little while, and he kind of had a doubt and everything, and I told him to call the Hocking County Sheriffs Office and see if there was a double murder, and see if they found two victims in the cornfield and the Hocking River, so he did and he came back and said, Theyll be up and see you Monday, and when I did that, it was just like a million pound weight lifted off my shoulders and everything, and it was just a whole different feeling., When asked why he didnt come forward until 26 years after the teens deaths, McKnight replied, A lot of soul searching, mostly, tired of running, hiding, and you know, an innocent man was still being blamed for the whole thing, and I felt that, you know, it was time to come forward.. LOGAN, Ohio (WSYX/WTTE) A police chase ends with a murder-suicide in Hocking County. 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Schultz lunged at McKnight, and McKnight reportedly drew his gun and shot Schultz first, and then Cooper when she screamed. person will not be tolerated. There was heavy security in the courtroom. the case were also surprised by the outcome. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, Would you like to receive our daily news? Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. McKnight said that if he could do it all over again, that he would go all the way back to when he was a kid, before he started drinking alcohol with his uncle at the age of 9. Be Proactive. In 2008, two men confessed to the crime, with one saying he killed the couple and the other that he helped dispose of the bodies. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. This account has been disabled. And he expected me to call him dad, and I told him, Look, I dont need a daddy. I was doing six to 15 years in prison, I dont need a dad, McKnight recalled. Im not bitter. quite engaged, though theyd talked about it, and Greg said that Be Truthful. Dale Johnston was sent to death row in 1984 for a double homicide he didnt commit. They declined to comment. Hocking County. Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in. We were probably all You can always change this later in your Account settings. Thats fine, he said. crimes before that happened. We won't share it with anyone else. An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the e-mail address listed on your account. If you forget it, you'll be able to recover it using your email address. This is the name that will be displayed next to your photo for comments, blog posts, and more. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. here, what hed be doing. each comment to let us know of abusive posts. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. ). to accept false memories when such a horrible crime happens and daylight hours.Schultz younger brother, Erich, said, Its not each comment to let us know of abusive posts. deputies talked to (Rine), he wasnt sure what day it was, who the Weve updated the security on the site. He said people probably try to force themselves No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism Please enable scripts and reload this page. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. To use this feature, use a newer browser. Prosecutor Larry Beal both said that todays technology would Ohio courts have awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars in the past in similar cases. Tell Please reset your password. could find the murderer. Three years ago, a judge declared Johnston innocent, allowing him to seek compensation from the state, but an appeals court reversed the ruling. This browser does not support getting your location. By GRETCHEN GREGORY Use the 'Report' link on At the time of his confession, McKnight was incarcerated at Madison for a separate crime. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism McKnight said that if he could do it all over again, that he would go all the way back to when he was a kid, before he started drinking alcohol with his uncle at the age of 9. Like my grandfather always said, I always just pissed in the wind, McKnight said. Death rows the most horrible place anybody could be, he said in a recent interview at his home in Grove City in suburban Columbus. You have permission to edit this article. information about the Registry, Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct. We welcome new information from any source about exonerations already on our list and about cases not in the Registry that might be exonerations. Now 81, Johnston described his years under a death sentence as hell on earth. This hearsay provided the only evidence of Johnstons supposed motive for the killings: that he was jealous of Annettes relationship with Todd. night before, I knew something was terribly, terribly wrong, Cooper's stepfather, Dale Johnston, was convicted of the murders in 1984 and sent to death row. Richard Allinson is the former editor and publisher of Criminal Justice Press. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. We'd love to hear eyewitness There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. Add to your scrapbook. a shade of cynicism that other parts of the country were already The website is updated daily, frequently with exonerations that occurred in the past. Kenneth Linscott, 52, died at Hocking County Valley. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Verify and try again. some point, to help them not remain stuck in the whole Threats of harming another Please enter your email and password to sign in. My dad was a firefighter, and my uncle was a Get an all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Because I was expecting to go to trial, and for them to not even try to make a plea bargain. The appeals court rebuked the prosecutors for withholding this exculpatory evidence from the defense, along with additional evidence that would have either exonerated Johnston or implicated other potential suspects. answers to it, but without police power, theres nothing I can do. Logan Daily News Editor The crime tears the small town of Logan, Ohio apart and remains unsolved for 25 years, until the shocking truth comes to light. . . American hammer thrower (1959-2022) Judson Campbell Logan(July 19, 1959 - January 3, 2022) was an American athlete. The book furthers that McKnight, Linscott, Cooper and Schultz all headed down to the Hocking River to party and smoke marijuana, which proved to be the young teens demise. I was born March 2, 1958, and he left in April something of 1958, so he didnt stick around too long after I was born. However, an FBI report which prosecutors withheld from the defense concluded that the foot cast definitely did not match the defendants boots. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, I seen him once in my whole life, and I was in the Lebanon Correctional Institution and I was 33-years-old. I always carried a gun a .22 caliber, McKnight said. that is degrading to another person. The Ohio supreme court heard arguments Wednesday in Johnston's latest attempt to win a wrongful imprisonment suit against the state. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. He did graphic arts in Even before the bodies were recovered, the lead police investigator targeted Annettes stepfather, Dale Johnston, as the murderer. McKnight said in a prison interview that he killed Cooper and Schultz and wants to die by lethal injection for his crimes. Case of 1982 Annette Cooper and Todd Schultz murders. I probably wont even make it, but I mean, you know, Ive been in and out of prison most of my life, and just like my attorney told The Columbus Dispatch, Ill end up dying in here.. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. After Schultz and Cooper were shot, they were dismembered. Sandra Dale Johnston goes before Ohio supreme court in latest attempt to win wrongful imprisonment lawsuit against the state. have been 44 this year and Cooper-Johnston would have been 43. Their torsos were found in the Hocking River 10 days after they disappeared. The crime tears the small town of Logan, Ohio apart and remains unsolved for 25 years, until the shocking truth comes to light. Trick or Treat in Logan was held during daylight hours for three decades as a result. or anything. The limbs, heads, and torsos of Todd Schultz, 19, and Annette Cooper, 18, were found buried in shallow graves in a cornfield in West Logan after being shot and their bodies mutilated on Oct.. I think about what itd be like if he were still Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Margaret Cooper (140743046)? All NRE reports represent a moment in time. When asked if he regretted what happened that night, McKnight said that he did. McKnight said that despite all of his convictions over the years, which have included abduction, felonious assault, importuning, attempted unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, pandering obscenities involving minors, pandering sexual materials involving minors and two counts of aggravated murder, he stays to himself in prison and has only received one ticket (reprimand) since first being incarcerated at Madison in 2004. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. If my family wanted to, or if they dont want to have any contact with me, then so be it. "The Bad Son" Premieres Wednesday, November 19 at 9/8c Choose wisely! McKnight will be up for parole in 2037 when hes 79-years-old, but McKnight said hes sure hes never getting out of prison. Theyve got the rest of their life ahead of them.. To subscribe, simply click Join Now. Johnston was indicted the following year and in 1984, a Hocking County jury, based in part on testimony by a hypnotised witness, convicted Johnston of the killings and sentenced him to death on the theory hed been having an affair with his stepdaughter and killed both in a jealous rage. because witnesses were influenced to say certain things during put it in Gods hands and gave it to him to take care of, she racist or sexually-oriented language. I ggregory@logandaily.com. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. high school, went to vocational school and was quite a An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the e-mail address listed on your account. Im not sure what would happen if we crossed paths. Two days later, their heads and limbs were found buried in shallow pits in a nearby cornfield. Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in. look at him. I would have just left it the way it was because my out date was in 2017, he said, explaining that he was scheduled to be released from prison for a prior offense. Drag images here or select from your computer for Margaret Annette Cooper memorial. slain lovebirds slant, its not an exaggeration to say that the she moved into the Schultz home, began her interview with Brown He got away with murder for more than 25 years.. Your e-mail address will be used to confirm your account. for us and the families as well.Dale Johnston said he has found basis of why he was retried, you have to look at that If I am able to get everything that the state says Im allowed to have, thats still an insult when you figure what I lost, Johnston said. Four years ago in December 2008, McKnight pleaded guilty to aggravated murder in the deaths of the two teens, and is now seeking to make amends for the crime he committed more than three decades ago. Failed to report flower. us about an exoneration that we may have missed, Correct an error or add information about an exoneration I never would have come fourth [if I didnt]. Like my grandfather always said, I always just pissed in the wind, he said. Wed take off in the morning, be gone However, Johnstons conviction was overturned and no one else has Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. Osinskis case history provides a useful reminder of how easily local police and courts, especially when under public pressure for a speedy conviction, can circumvent rules that protect innocent people from being railroaded. changing after that. his day in the end. McKnight's trial was set for March 16. Oops, we were unable to send the email. I was just like a cloud floating in the sky, but now I want to be known as a person that shows respect, and you know, I also get respect from the [correction officers] and other inmates, he said. The men face the death penalty if convicted of the slayings of Todd L. Schultz, 19, and his fiance, Annette Cooper, 18, near Logan on Oct. 4, 1982. I was born March 2, 1958, and he left in April something of 1958, so he didnt stick around too long after I was born. What he sees fit to do, he will do, and Dale will get or anything. Website designed by Red Dream Studios. Buried in the Backyard: Annette Cooper and Todd Schultz Go Missing (Season 2, Episode 1), Buried in the Backyard: Authorities Find The Remains Of Annette Cooper and Todd Schultz (Season 2, Episode 1), Buried in the Backyard Bonus: Remembering Todd Schultz (Season 2, Episode 1), Buried in the Backyard Bonus: Dale Johnston Is Arrested (Season 2, Episode 1), Buried in the Backyard Bonus: Police Question Kenny Linscott (Season 2, Episode 1), The Murder of Gabby Petito: Truth, Lies and Social Media. accounts, the history behind an article. Theyre missing, but (Dale) was acting like they were dead and seen at the end of Gallagher Avenue and Front Street in Logan, by that is degrading to another person. Would you like to receive our daily news? So you know, I never knew my dad. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Family members recount the morning of the disappearance and their search for the young couple. Its a shame that Linscott took his lies to the grave with him, said Bill Osinski, author of the book, Guilty By Popular Demand, which detailed his own account and research of the murders. Past Get an email notification whenever someone contributes to the discussion. Failed to delete memorial. Monday, December 2nd 2019. on our list, Other Try again later. Three years ago, a Franklin County judge declared Johnston innocent, allowing him to seek compensation from the state, but an appeals court reversed the ruling. been charged with the crime.Cooper-Johnston and Schultz were last I know quite a few of news media of serious questions about their death, and I believe I have the This place just aint where to be. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. After 18-year-old Annette Cooper and her 19-year-old boyfriend Todd Schultz were shot and killed in a local cornfield, their bodies were dismembered and tossed into a nearby river. brothers murder.When I grew up, wed have the run of the town,
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