State v. Vrabel

{¶ 1} On April 10, 1989, appellant, Stephen Vrabel, was indicted by a grand jury on two counts of aggravated murder in the deaths of Susan and Lisa Clemente, each carrying a death-penalty specification alleging that the murders were committed as a course of conduct involving the killing or attempt to kill two or more persons.

I. Facts and Case History

{¶ 2} Appellant and Susan Clemente lived together in an apartment they rented from Susan’s sister and brother-in-law in Struthers, Ohio. Although appellant and Susan were not married, they had a child, Lisa, who was born in 1985.

{¶ 3} On March 3,…