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Governor Delays Execution Date Of Ross County Murder Convict

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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has delayed the scheduled execution of a Chillicothe man sentenced to death in the 1985 murder of 84-year-old Harold White Sr.

The governor granted the execution reprieve for Larry Landrum and two other death row inmates, due to ongoing problems involving the willingness of pharmaceutical suppliers to provide drugs to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DRC), pursuant to DRC protocol, without endangering other Ohioans. 

Landrum was scheduled for execution on December 9, 2021, but that has been moved to October 15, 2024.

Landrum was convicted and sentenced to death in 1986. His 14-year-old accomplice was convicted in Ross County Juvenile Court and sent to the Ohio Youth Commission until he turned 21-years-old.

The other two reprieves by the governor were issued to:

  • Timothy L. Hoffner, who was scheduled to be executed on August 11, 2021.  The new date of execution has been moved to June 18, 2024. 
  • John David Stumpf, who was scheduled to be executed on September 15, 2021.  The new date of execution has been moved to August 13, 2024.