Nicole Diar
| Nicole Diar | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 21, 1975 Ohio, U.S. |
| Criminal status | Incarcerated at Ohio Reformatory for Women in Marysville, Ohio. |
| Children | Jacob |
| Conviction(s) |
Aggravated murder, Tampering with evidence, Felonious assault, Aggravated arson |
| Criminal penalty | Life in prison without parole |
Nicole Diar, born July 21, 1975, is an American woman convicted of the August 27, 2003 murder of her 4-year-old son, Jacob. Prosecutors argued that Diar suffocated her son and before setting the house on fire, though the exact cause of Jacob's death was never determined because his body was too badly burned.[1] The jury sentenced her to death. In 2008, the Ohio Supreme Court upheld her conviction but overturned the sentence on the basis that the jury was not informed that a single vote could prevent her from receiving the death penalty.[2] On June 3, 2010, she was sentenced to life in prison without parole.[3]
Diar herself was a burn victim. At age four, she suffered severe burns on 75 percent of her body when her brother accidentally set fire to her nightgown.[4]
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References
- ↑ Rosser, Bo (November 1, 2005). "Jurors weigh death penalty for mother convicted of killing her 4-year-old son". Retrieved 2007-07-19.
- ↑ Donaldson, Stan. "Judicial error takes Nicole Dair of Lorain off death row".
- ↑ Dicken, Brad. "Convicted child killer Nicole Diar avoids retrial, will serve life". http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com. Retrieved 17 July 2014. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ O'Connell, Chris (October 15, 2005). "Pastor: Woman accused of slaying her son feared being murdered". Retrieved 2007-07-19.