McKnight says that despite all of his convictions over the years, which have included abduction, felonious assault, importuning, attempted unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, pandering obscenities involving minors, pandering sexual materials involving minors and two counts of aggravated murder, he says he stays to himself in prison and has only received one ticket since first being incarcerated at Madison in 2004. Try again later. Authorities say their heads and limbs were buried in shallow graves in a cornfield near Logan and their torsos were found in the Hocking River. After 18-year-old Annette Cooper and her 19-year-old boyfriend Todd Schultz were shot and killed in a local cornfield, their bodies were dismembered and tossed into a nearby river. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. And he expected me to call him Dad, and I told him, Look, I dont need a daddy. I was doing six to 15 years in prison, I dont need a dad, McKnight recalled. In the 25 years because witnesses were influenced to say certain things during Also, be sure to read an upcoming edition this week containing our interviews with members of the victims families and their reaction to Osinskis book. Thats fine, he said. racist or sexually-oriented language. LOGAN, Ohio - Two suspects in the grisly 1982 dismemberment slayings of a young Hocking County couple were ordered held on $1 million bond each today. The Registry provides detailed information about every known exoneration in the United States since 1989cases in which a person was wrongly convicted of a crime and later cleared of all the charges based on new evidence of innocence. past, and described him as 19-year-old Todd Schultz, her since their disappearance on Oct. 4, 1982, a satisfactory We'd love to hear eyewitness Use the 'Report' link on It was founded in 2012 in conjunction with the Center on Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern University School of Law. Todd Schultz were reported missing in West Logan, Ohio. McKnight also hasnt seen or heard from his mother, who reportedly lives somewhere near Nelsonville, in six years. accounts, the history behind an article. LOGAN, Ohio (WSYX/WTTE) A police chase ends with a murder-suicide in Hocking County. Be Truthful. Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password. Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password. All NRE reports represent a moment in time. Get an email notification whenever someone contributes to the discussion. This is a carousel with slides. I guess I can just say that the drugs and the alcohol kind of did the thinking for me, and I just kind of flew off the handle. LOGAN The Logan man who was accused in the 1982 murders of local teenagers Todd Schultz, 19, and Annette Cooper, 18, has died. An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the e-mail address listed on your account. However, the witness had initially told police that he had seen a man he did not know ordering two teenagers he didnt recognize to get into a car. In October of 1982 Todd Schultz and Annette Coopers were in love and making plans to leave their sleepy Ohio town of Logan. True crime buffs, historians, legal professionals, . Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. good-hearted fianc.Todds mother, however, said they werent The prosecutions most important evidence was a witnesss testimony that on the day of the murders he saw Johnston angrily ordering the two victims to get into his truck not far from the crime scene. ODNR has permit to dredge Lake Logan, but hasnt started yet, Sharpe gets 28 to life for multiple sex crimes, American Pickers show coming to Ohio, looking for leads, Group wants to end Ohio officials protections from lawsuits. LOGAN Sitting in a prison conference room, Chester McKnight talked last week about the 1982 murders of Todd Schultz and Annette Cooper, confirming details of a book, Guilty by Popular Demand, about the homicides. In what McKnight believed was an attempt at gallantry and a chance at impressing Cooper himself, continues the book, McKnight reportedly told Meyers to stop. Invalid password or account does not exist. You know, I cant bring back the two victims; the only thing I can do is bide my time being incarcerated., I apologize to the Schultz family and I apologize to Dale [Johnston] and his wife and everything, but Im just glad that they didnt request the death penalty like the citizens of Logan did Dale, he continued. a shade of cynicism that other parts of the country were already When he committed the murders in 1982, McKnight was 24-years-old and at the height of his alcohol and drug addiction. Its like this, I tell them Ive done ruined my life. McKnight will be up for parole in 2037 when hes 79-years-old, but McKnight says hes sure hes never getting out of prison. McKnight, who wasnt wearing restraints, told The Logan Daily that he spends his time walking the track at the prison for exercise, helps the visually impaired in their day-to-day activities by working as an aid, and reads a lot. do.. peace regarding his stepdaughters murder, and that he knows the If you forget it, you'll be able to recover it using your email address. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. This hearsay provided the only evidence of Johnstons supposed motive for the killings: that he was jealous of Annettes relationship with Todd. the trial even started, he said. Richard Allinson is the former editor and publisher of Criminal Justice Press. Even before the bodies were recovered, the lead police investigator targeted Annettes stepfather, Dale Johnston, as the murderer. Make sure that the file is a photo. Don't Threaten. Email at jhiggins@athensmessenger.com; Follow on Twitter @joehmessenger. murders again. I apologize to the Schultz family and I apologize to Dale (Johnston) and his wife and everything, but Im just glad that they didnt request the death penalty like the citizens of Logan did Dale, he continued. Be Proactive. In overturning the guilty verdict, the appeals court also faulted the trial judges decision to allow the introduction of hearsay evidence suggesting that the defendant had been sexually abusing his stepdaughter. The appeals court rebuked the prosecutors for withholding this exculpatory evidence from the defense, along with additional evidence that would have either exonerated Johnston or implicated other potential suspects. On October 4, 1982, 18-year-old Annette Cooper Johnston, a Hocking College student and her 19-year-old fianc,Todd Schultz were reported missing in West Logan, Ohio.Ten days later, on October 14, their bodies were found.------------------------- death certificate, states that she was cremated by Cook & Son on parsons Ave, Cols., OH, Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018, Ohio, U.S., Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center Obituary Index, 1810s-2016, Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. person will not be tolerated. the State of Ohio for wrongful conviction in the 1982 deaths of his stepdaughter Annette Cooper and her fiance Todd Schultz of Logan. Hearing about the pain and suffering that hes caused to the Cooper and Schultz families really wears on him, he said. After Schultz and Cooper were shot, they were . LOGAN, Ohio (AP) - Two men have been indicted in the killings of a young couple whose mutilated remains were found in southeast Ohio more than a quarter century ago. that is degrading to another person. LOGAN This week marks the 25th anniversary of Hocking County's greatest unsolved mystery the horrific double murder of Logan teenagers Annette Cooper-Johnston and Todd Schultz. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. McKnight recalled that he asked to speak with an investigator on a Saturday after spending months of soul-searching, but the investigator was initially skeptical of his claims. Sandra said. GALION - The grisly deaths and dismemberments of a young couple still haunt the small city of Logan, Ohio -- almost 40 years after the incident. Like my grandfather always said, I always just pissed in the wind, he said. Melt Bar & Grilled closes 2 Ohio locations, Ohio Gov. seen at the end of Gallagher Avenue and Front Street in Logan, by accounts, the history behind an article. I never would have come fourth [if I didnt]. I guess I can just say that the drugs and the alcohol kind of did the thinking for me, and I just kind of flew off the handle. person will not be tolerated. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. she moved into the Schultz home, began her interview with Brown teenagers Annette Cooper-Johnston and Todd Schultz. ggregory@logandaily.com. Threats of harming another And he expected me to call him dad, and I told him, Look, I dont need a daddy. I was doing six to 15 years in prison, I dont need a dad, McKnight recalled. If my family wanted to, or if they dont want to have any contact with me, then so be it. Death rows the most horrible place anybody could be, he said in a recent interview at his home in Grove City in suburban Columbus. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. We were probably all Three years ago, a Franklin County judge declared Johnston innocent, allowing him to seek compensation from the state, but an appeals court reversed the ruling. their yearlong relationship had deteriorated a bit, and was mostly This is the name that will be displayed next to your photo for comments, blog posts, and more. talking about them in the past tense, he recalled. I really dont have feelings He seemed to pride himself on beating the system and with some good reason. Try again later. Its always open Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Margaret Cooper (140743046)? Share with Us. I probably wont even make it, but I mean, you know, Ive been in and out of prison most of my life, and just like my attorney told The Columbus Dispatch, Ill end up dying in here.. Im not sure what would happen if we crossed paths. From there, McKnight and Linscott mutilated their bodies, cut off their limbs, and buried them in shallow graves in a cornfield alongside the river. improperly executed search warrant.If anyone ever comes forth with There was no trial date set for Linscott. The Ohio supreme court heard arguments Wednesday in Johnstons latest attempt to win a wrongful imprisonment suit against the state. Please try again later. Get an email notification whenever someone contributes to the discussion. I would have just left it the way it was because my out date was in 2017, he said, explaining that he was scheduled to be released from prison for a prior offense. Matter of fact they changed Halloween, you know. McKnight also hasnt seen or heard from his mother, who reportedly lives somewhere near Nelsonville, in six years. Oops, something didn't work. LOGAN A man charged in the 1982 double homicide of Annette Cooper and Todd Schultz accepted a plea deal Thursday and will serve concurrent sentences of 20 years to Im by myself, but thats good because, you know, I dont have nobody on the outside saying well, you know, writing and letting me know about things or anything like that. Get an email notification whenever someone contributes to the discussion. greatest unsolved mystery the horrific double murder of Logan The author sums up the story as a concoction of inept bungling and outright, perhaps deliberate, violations of some of the most basic concepts of American justice.. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. The crime tears the small town of Logan, Ohio apart and remains unsolved for 25 years, until the shocking truth comes to light. All of us involved Now 81, Johnston described his years under a death sentence as hell on earth. An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the e-mail address listed on your account. Another individual by the name of Kevin Tex Meyers, who has since died, was reportedly at the Linscott home that evening, and began making sexual advances towards Cooper. He said that he didnt care what happened to anybody. LOGAN, Ohio (AP) - Two men have been indicted in the killings of a young couple whose mutilated remains were found in southeast Ohio more than a quarter century ago. than she already is. Logan Daily News Editor ). high school, went to vocational school and was quite a country, and (the murder) made it real in Logan. Try again. Brothers of murder victim speak out about family tragedy, ODNR has permit to dredge Lake Logan, but hasnt started yet, Sharpe gets 28 to life for multiple sex crimes, American Pickers show coming to Ohio, looking for leads, Group wants to end Ohio officials protections from lawsuits. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. In October of 1982, Annette Cooper and her fianc Todd Schultz go missing from their home in Logan, Ohio. I said, Because Dale We have set your language to To hear the complete recorded audio of The Logan Dailys interview with Chester McKnight, please visit our website at www.logandaily.com. each comment to let us know of abusive posts. I would have just left it the way it was because my out date was in 2017, he said, explaining that at the time he confessed he was scheduled to be released from prison for a prior offense. somewhere.Authorities said that they do have the evidence stored, forensic science with the old stuff if they still have that, the Funeral arrangements are by Cardaras Funeral Home. Don't knowingly lie about anyone You have permission to edit this article. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. deputies talked to (Rine), he wasnt sure what day it was, who the I was just like a cloud floating in the sky, but now I want to be known as a person that shows respect, and you know, I also get respect from the (corrections officers) and other inmates, he said. Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in. Editors Note: This is the second part of an interview with Chester McKnight, who pleaded guilty to the 1982 murders of teenagers Todd Schultz and Annette Cooper in Hocking County. When he committed the murders in 1982, McKnight was 24-years-old and at the height of his alcohol and drug addiction. . Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the e-mail address listed on your account. in the investigation still think about it and hope to get closure Trick or Treat in Logan was held during daylight hours for three decades as a result. He came in and talked to me for a little while, and he kind of had a doubt and everything, and I told him to call the Hocking County Sheriffs Office and see if there was a double murder, and see if they found two victims in the cornfield and the Hocking River, so he did and he came back and said, Theyll be up and see you Monday, and when I did that, it was just like a million pound weight lifted off my shoulders and everything, and it was just a whole different feeling., When asked why he didnt come forward until 26 years after the teens deaths, McKnight replied, A lot of soul searching, mostly, tired of running, hiding, and you know, an innocent man was still being blamed for the whole thing, and I felt that, you know, it was time to come forward.. An appeals court overturned the conviction and ordered a new trial, but a judge refused to allow the hypnotised witness testimony and other evidence and the case was dismissed. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Your e-mail address will be used to confirm your account. Don't Threaten. Cooper's stepfather, Dale Johnston, was convicted of the murders in 1984 and sent to death row. And then things got out of hand.. homicide happened, North said, recalling how the county canceled The crucial changes in the witnesss story occurred after police hypnotized and then questioned him. Clad in blue prison garb, McKnight was escorted from a cell and led down a short hall before entering a conference room for an interview with The Logan Daily News late last week. Learn more about merges. Your e-mail address will be used to confirm your account. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Your Scrapbook is currently empty. LOGAN Greg Schultz is the brother of Todd Schultz, who was brutally murdered on Oct. 4, 1982 at the young age of 19, alongside his girlfrien. The resulting community hysteria put pressure on the local police to identify a suspect quickly. Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password. He loved kids. Be Nice. I seen him once in my whole life, and I was in the Lebanon Correctional Institution and I was 33-years-old. Ten days later, on October 14, their torsos were found in the Hocking River in West Logan. each comment to let us know of abusive posts. Buried in the Backyard: Annette Cooper and Todd Schultz Go Missing (Season 2, Episode 1), Buried in the Backyard: Authorities Find The Remains Of Annette Cooper and Todd Schultz (Season 2, Episode 1), Buried in the Backyard Bonus: Remembering Todd Schultz (Season 2, Episode 1), Buried in the Backyard Bonus: Dale Johnston Is Arrested (Season 2, Episode 1), Buried in the Backyard Bonus: Police Question Kenny Linscott (Season 2, Episode 1), The Murder of Gabby Petito: Truth, Lies and Social Media. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. Now, her greatest dream is to . (To prevent a repetition of the mistakes in this case, the Ohio Supreme Court subsequently issued specific rules governing the use of hypnosis in criminal investigations.). After Schultz and Cooper were shot, they were dismembered. Arguing a series of technicalities, the state says because Johnston failed in an earlier attempt to prove wrongful imprisonment, he isnt eligible to try again. incident changed the comfort level of the community, and ushered in The author provides a highly readable history of the Logan case, following it all the way to the convictions of the actual murderers in 2008. Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password. I wasnt thinking they were dead why was he?Greg also He is serving an unrelated 12-year prison sentence for sex crimes against children. Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in. like them, Greg said.Even if the story is often exaggerated with a Guilty By Popular Demand: A True Story of Small-Town Injustice, https://clcjbooks.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/logo.png, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Book Reviews, https://clcjbooks.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/guilty-by-popular-demand.jpg. he (thought he) knew it was me, and he knew it was my daughter, and Be Proactive. he said, Thats all her mom has to remember her by, Sandra According to the account, Schultz, who was upset about McKnight making advances toward Cooper, lunged at McKnight, who drew his gun and shot Schultz first and then Cooper when she screamed. I always carried a gun a .22 caliber, he said. Most of the guys that Im talking to is 18 to 25, and everything. here, what hed be doing. Would you like to receive our daily news? This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. So you know, I never knew my dad. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. aggravated murder and sentenced to die in Ohios electric chair. I hope that they have it Choose wisely! In 2008 two other men were indicted for the murders of Todd and Annette. referring to the testimony that was eventually questioned by the Although McKnight says he has no one to blame but himself for his misdeeds, he believes that growing up without a father didnt help. look at him. have been 44 this year and Cooper-Johnston would have been 43. 5, 1984, Todds mother, Sandra, had a feeling something bad had racist or sexually-oriented language. Its nothing to laugh about, and Im 54 years old, and I caused a lot of (expletive), yes I did. Then one thing led to another, and yea, so they wanted to go party by the riverbank and one thing led to the other, McKnight said, explaining that he made sexual advances towards Cooper, which made Schultz angry. The crime tears the small town of Logan, Ohio apart and remains unsolved for 25 years, until the shocking truth comes to light. Schultz would truth behind the crime.Sometimes you know something, but theres their suspicions. kids were, or who the person was who was with the kids, and he Would you like to receive our daily news? Johnston already unsuccessfully brought a wrongful imprisonment action arising out of his criminal convictions, Debra Gorrell, an assistant attorney general, argued in a court filing last year. I was just like a cloud floating in the sky, but now I want to be known as a person that shows respect, and you know, I also get respect from the [correction officers] and other inmates, he said. You never heard of those sorts of information about the Registry, Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct. Now 81, Johnston described his years under a death sentence as. You have permission to edit this article. If I am able to get everything that the state says Im allowed to have, thats still an insult when you figure what I lost, Johnston said. The charge carried up to a six-month jail sentence and a $1,000 fine. Be Nice. Its time to change friends, its time to change locations if they have to and everything, because this place aint it. she asked me why Annette was living with us. Chester McKnight sits inside a conference room at Madison Correction Institution in London late last week. they did DNA testing on the blood-covered evidence they have found, person will not be tolerated. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. for us and the families as well.Dale Johnston said he has found Your purchase was successful, and you are now logged in. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. Website designed by Red Dream Studios. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. GREAT NEWS! Support The National Registry of Exonerations , The Contribution of Forensic and Expert Evidence to DNA Exoneration Cases, Race and Wrongful Convictions in the United States, 2022, Government Misconduct and Convicting the Innocent, Witness Recantations: Preliminary Findings, May 2013, Exonerations in the United States: 1989 - 2012, Tell us about an Exoneration that we missed, Other Ohio Cases with Mistaken Witness Identifications. It was a small town, and it put Using a scenario laid out by investigative journalist Bill Osinski in his recently published book Guilty By Popular Demand, which chronicles the investigation by authorities following the murders, The Logan Daily sought to retrace McKnights steps the night of Oct. 4, 1982 when the teens died. Would you like to receive our daily news? This is the name that will be displayed next to your photo for comments, blog posts, and more. accounts, the history behind an article. Two days later, their heads and limbs were found buried in shallow pits in a nearby cornfield. Past https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140743046/margaret-annette-cooper. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, Common Pleas Court Judge Thomas Gerken set the bonds this morning as Chester W. McKnight, 50, and Kenneth Linscott, 47, were arraigned on aggravated murder charges. LOGAN, Ohio (AP) - Sandra Schultz's worst nightmare came. The torsos were later found in the river. daylight hours.Schultz younger brother, Erich, said, Its not You can always change this later in your Account settings. Theyve got other things to worry about then me causing trouble or anything, because a dorm holds 126 people, and you know, I look at it this way if I could just stay out of the way, thats one less person that theyve got to worry about.. That doesnt mean I wouldnt like to see him like growing up Opie, he said. Death penalty sought in 1982 murder case. Dont worry Im not getting out, McKnight said. photographer. My attorneys talked to the prosecutors and the prosecutors talked to Todds family and everything. Kovach, age 83, passed away on Thursday, July 21, 2022 at Westlake Village. Add to your scrapbook. Invalid password or account does not exist. Use the 'Report' link on Please reset your password. From there, McKnight and Kenneth Linscott mutilated the bodies of the teens, cutting off their limbs and heads and burying those body parts in shallow graves in a cornfield alongside the Hocking River. Your e-mail address will be used to confirm your account. The young couple was murdered in West Logan, their bodies mutilated before being buried in shallow graves. Be Proactive. been charged with the crime.Cooper-Johnston and Schultz were last it would either seal the case or acquit him.They could do All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Share with Us. A system error has occurred. Sandra Schultz remembered. Check out never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! mother.The morning of the fifth, when they hadnt come home the He said that he didnt care what happened to anybody. I had an uncle when I was growing up who always told me I was never going to amount to nothing, and I guess hes right.. Share with Us. You know, I cant bring back the two victims; the only thing I can do is bide my time being incarcerated. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. that is degrading to another person. slain lovebirds slant, its not an exaggeration to say that the We won't share it with anyone else. Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in. talked to Thompson several times, and was incorrectly hypnotized, He used witness Steve Rine as an example, Notifications from this discussion will be disabled. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Your account has been registered, and you are now logged in. McKnight will be up for parole in 2037 when hes 79-years-old, but McKnight said hes sure hes never getting out of prison. We'd love to hear eyewitness Invalid password or account does not exist. changing after that. Osinski describes how the investigators leading questions implanted false memories in the witnesss mind so that he would believe that Johnston was the man hed seen with the victims. LOGAN The Logan man who was accused in the 1982 murders of local teenagers Todd Schultz, 19, and Annette Cooper, 18, has died. conclusion to the case has not been found.Todd Schultz family At the request of defense attorneys, the judge granted a request for a gag order to prevent prosecutors, police and defense lawyers from discussing the case. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Stephen Carney, Ohio deputy solicitor, emphasized the states position that the 2003 law under which Johnston sued doesnt apply to cases before it took effect. Threats of harming another Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Todd Schultz's father, Donald, mother, Sandy, and brothers, Eric and Greg, were in the courtroom for the arraignment. In December 2008, McKnight pleaded guilty to aggravated murder in the deaths of the two teens, and was sentenced to serve 20 years to life in prison for each murder, to be served concurrently. something you get over, but you get around it, while Greg said it or anything.
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