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James Worley's Abduction Case
On a 1990 Independence Day in the lovely state of Ohio Robin Gardner, a 26 year old woman, decided to ride her bike from her cul-de-sac neighbor hood down to Oak Openings Preserve Metro Park. As she was riding her bike down the road a man had forcefully taken her from her bike and dragged her to his truck, handcuffing her. Ms. Gardner was lucky enough to escape with the help of a motorcyclist who'd seen her struggling in the truck. Later her attempted abductor, a man by the name of James Worley, was arrested. Found guilty of the crime, he was sent to prison. After three years of imprisonment he was let out. Last year, on July 19, Sierah Joughin went missing. The college student had been last seen riding her bike with her boyfriend, they had split ways to head home. …show more content…
On her way down the road a mysterious man from a truck forced her off her bike and handcuffed her in the back seat of his truck. Later the bike was found in trampled rows of corn. The case was eerily similar to the 90's abduction of Robin. After a week and a half, officials had found her body buried in, none other than, James Worley's yard. Along with abduction, Worley faces two counts each of aggravated murder, murder, felonious assault, aggravated robbery, and possessing weapons while under disability. The grand jury then added four additional charges of kidnapping, possession of criminal tools, gross abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence. Officials seek a death penalty for James Worley. In extreme cases like these capital punishment could be the right

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