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Samantha Ritchie

Defendants
Therressa Jolynn Ritchie – convicted; 15 years to life in prison; denied parole 2010 next hearing 2020
Ernet Vernell “Vern” Brooks – pled guilty to 3 lesser charges, released from prison in January 1998 (later convicted of raping 2 girls, in prison now til 2025)

Find-A-Grave: Samantha Ritchie
God Bless Our Lost Angels: 4-year-old Samantha Ritchie
Mother Held in Girl’s Death After 5-Day Hunt
Mother who touched off search for daughter charged in girl’s death
911 call on Samantha released
Neighbor: Ritchie seemed not to care about her missing daughter
Witness tells of Ritchie’s cast; says she told how she used it as a weapon
Ghastley Death Detailed
Detective testifies that woman confessed to killing of daughter
Mother convicted, jailed in child’s beating death
Couldn’t anybody save this child? Dad tried
Jolynn Ritchie’s appeal
Ritchie’s accuser later raped 2 girls
Convicted Child Killer Denied Parole

INMATE INFORMATION

THERRESSA JOLYNN RITCHIE
Number: W038096 Inmate Photo
DOB: 10/21/1970
Gender: Female
Race: White
Admission Date: 02/16/1996
Institution: Ohio Reformatory for Women
Status: INCARCERATED

Offense Information
MURDER Counts: 1 ORC: 2903.02 3
Committing County: MONTGOMERY Admission Date: 02/16/1996 Degree of Felony: MR
** Victim Info Unavailable**
ABUSE OF CORPSE Counts: 1 ORC: 2927.01 3
Committing County: MONTGOMERY Admission Date: 02/16/1996 Degree of Felony: Fourth
** Victim Info Unavailable**
TAMPER W/EVIDENCE Counts: 2 ORC: 2921.12 3
Committing County: MONTGOMERY Admission Date: 02/16/1996 Degree of Felony: Third
** Victim Info Unavailable**
INDUCE PANIC Counts: 1 ORC: 2917.31 3
Committing County: MONTGOMERY Admission Date: 02/16/1996 Degree of Felony: Fourth
** Victim Info Unavailable**
FALSE ALARM Counts: 1 ORC: 2917.32 3
Committing County: MONTGOMERY Admission Date: 02/16/1996 Degree of Felony: MS
** Victim Info Unavailable**

Sentence Information
Expiration Stated Term: 02/04/2000
Definite Sentence: 6 years and 6 months
Indefinite Sentence Min: 15 years
Indefinite Sentence Max: Life Sentence
Expiration of Max Sentence: 01/01/8888

Parole Hearing Information
Next Parole Board Hearing/Review Month:
Latest Parole Board Hearing/Review Type & Results: April 2020
CONTINUED/