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       ~ Lawrence Landrum, 15Oct24, (OH) ~
       By: BuzzC Date: June 1, 2024, 10:11 pm
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       Long wait for justice in grisly 1985 murder--
       September 8th, 2014
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       If justice delayed is justice denied, the family of Harold White
       Sr. has been in denial for nearly 29 years.
       White, 84, was brutally murdered on Sept. 19, 1985, at his Ross
       County home outside Chillicothe.
       Lawrence Landrum was convicted of killing White by slicing his
       throat with a knife so deeply that all the blood drained out of
       his body. Landrum has been on Death Row since 1986.
       Several other killers who arrived that year are long gone: Jay
       Scott was executed in 2001 and Richard Cooey in 2008.
       Yet Landrum, 52, hangs on. His case has been largely inactive
       for a couple of years, although he is part of an on-going case
       challenging Ohio's lethal injection process. The explanation is
       layers and layers of appeals, none of which involve Landrum's
       actual guilt, which was clearly established at his original
       trial.
       Johnida White, a niece of the slain man, said the case "just
       goes on and on and on. It makes no sense. It's hard to
       understand if you’re not a victim of crime.”
       The Ross County prosecutor’s office asked the Ohio Supreme Court
       at least twice to set an execution date, most recently in 2012.
       The court rejected the requests, saying Landrum still has
       appeals pending.
       Even if a date is set, it could be no sooner than two years.
       Execution dates were set last week through Sept. 2026 – and
       Landum was not on the list.
       White said members of her family are dying awaiting justice. Her
       father, the slain man’s brother, died shortly after the murder.
       Johnida’s brother died a few months ago of brain cancer. Two
       other family members also have cancer.
       “I would like to see some closure,” she said. “It’s been nearly
       30 years.”
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