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Appeals Court Denies Man's Fourth Trial Request

A state appeals court has upheld the murder conviction of a southwest Ohio man in the 2008 bathtub drowning of his wife. 

The ruling of the 12th Ohio District Court of Appeals today in Lebanon rejects an effort to gain a fourth trial for Ryan Widmer. His attorneys could appeal the ruling to the Ohio Supreme Court. In this appeal, they had argued that police shouldn't have removed the bathtub as evidence from the Ohio couple's suburban home. Widmer's first guilty verdict got thrown out over juror misconduct, and a second trial ended in a hung jury. A jury convicted him in February 2011 at his third trial. He is serving 15 years to life for Sarah Widmer's death.

Mike Foley joined WCBE in February 2000, coming from WUFT in Gainesville, Florida. Foley has worked in various roles, from producing news and feature stories to engineering Live From Studio A sessions. A series of music features Foley started in 2018 called Music Journeys has grown into a podcast and radio show. He also assists in developing other programs in WCBE's Podcast Experience. Foley hosts The Morning Mix, a weekday music show featuring emerging and established musicians, our Columbus-area and Ohio-based talent, and additional artists that inspire him.