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Donna Roberts Biography & Facts
Donna Marie Roberts (born May 22, 1944), an American convicted of being an accomplice to murder, is the only woman on death row in the State of Ohio. Early life Roberts was born and raised in Youngstown, Ohio and was a student of Austintown Fitch High School. She enrolled at Youngstown State University for two years, and in 1966, she married her first husband, William Raymond, and moved to Miami, Florida. She had one child, Michael Raymond, in 1969. She and William Raymond divorced in 1971. She remarried her second husband, Burton Gelfand, in 1972 and later divorced him in 1980. Roberts converted to Judaism while living in Miami, Florida, and worked as a plastic surgeon assistant for over 20 years in North Miami Beach. Roberts met her late husband, Robert Fingerhut, in 1980. They married and bought a home in Miami, near Miami Gardens and Ives Estates in 1983. They later sold their home and moved to Richmond, Virginia for one year, and in 1993, the couple moved back to Roberts' hometown of Youngstown, Ohio. Roberts purchased their new home in Warren in 1994 on Fonderlac Avenue. During this time, Roberts and Fingerhut managed the Avis Car Rental franchise at the Youngstown–Warren Regional Airport for several years. They later managed both the Youngstown and Warren Greyhound bus stations and turned them into successful locations. For a short period, Roberts also ran a small restaurant located within the Youngstown Bus Terminal called "Just the Ticket." Murder conviction Roberts was convicted in 2003 of complicity in aggravated murder and conspiracy to commit murder. Roberts was having an affair with Nathaniel E. Jackson before he was sent to prison for a separate offense. While Jackson was still in prison, he stated in letters and phone calls that he would kill her ex-husband, Robert Fingerhut, which he did on December 11, 2001, in the house Roberts and Fingerhut shared . In Roberts' appeal, it was alleged that the police performed an illegal search of her car parked inside the garage since the search warrant was only for the home. Jackson stated that Roberts had no knowledge of his planned actions, videotaped during his confession by the police; he also stated this during his trial. Jackson was sentenced to death for his role in the murder. In addition to phone calls and letters between Roberts and Jackson, investigators said Roberts bought Jackson a mask and gloves to wear while committing the crime, even allowing him into the home where the murder occurred. On June 25, 2020, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that carrying out the execution of Roberts would be placed on hold until all state post conviction proceedings, including any appeals are exhausted. In the media In the years since their conviction, Roberts and Jackson's case has been featured on Deadly Women, Snapped: Killer Couples, Calls From the Inside, Season 2, and For My Man. See also Capital punishment in Ohio List of women on death row in the United States References External links Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction - Offender Search Detail: Nathaniel E. Jackson Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction - Offender Search Detail: Donna Marie Roberts. Discover the Donna Roberts popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Donna Roberts books.
Best Seller Donna Roberts Books of 2024
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Under a Venice Moon
Margaret CameronLife isn't a sort of practice run, something you can afford to play around with. They don't offer second and third chances to get it right. Use it better. Live it fuller.A week in ...
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The Trap
Mary Jane StaplesA wonderfully humourous Cockney saga from multimillion copy seller Mary Jane Staples. Perfect for fans of Maggie Ford, Kitty Neale and Katie Flynn. Perfect to settle down with!REA...
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People State Illinois v. Donna J. Roberts
Fourth District Appellate Court of IllinoisJUSTICE COOK delivered the opinion of the court: In August 1991, following a bench trial, defendant Donna Roberts was convicted of armed violence (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. ...
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The Summer Day is Done
Mary Jane StaplesIf you like Katie Flynn, Kristin Hannah and Fiona Valpy, you will love this enthralling, heartwrenching pageturner of a romantic adventure from multimillion copy seller Mary Jane S...
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Daughters Of Rebecca
Iris GowerFans of Dilly Court, Rosie Goodwin and Kitty Neale will love this captivating and heartwrenching saga from the pen of bestselling author Iris Gower. READERS ARE LOVING DAUGHTERS OF...
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Billoughby-1
Donna RobertsMeet Inspector Billoughby. All is quiet in the sleepy rural village in England. A gruesome murder is discovered and Billoughby is on the hunt for a killer.
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Paradise Lane
Ruth HamiltonThis dramatic, heartwrenching and emotional saga full of twists and turns, leading up to a violent and terrible climax, by the Sunday Times bestselling author Ruth Hamilton is a mu...
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A Christmas Gift
Katie FlynnTHE PERFECT CHRISTMAS TREAT: COSY UP WITH A CUPPA AND THIS GORGEOUS NOVEL FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, KATIE FLYNNLiverpool, 1939: Sixteenyearold Lizzy Atherton is forced to flee ...
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Where the Heart Is
Glenice CrosslandPreviously published as The Ever Open Door, this is a story told with warmth and humour, about a hard working, downtoearth community in a small Yorkshire town during the Second Wor...
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Nest Of Sorrows
Ruth HamiltonThis emotional and uplifting saga full of twists and turns by the Sunday Times bestselling author Ruth Hamilton is a must read for fans of Catherine Cookson, Dilly Court and Josep...
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The Pearly Queen
Mary Jane StaplesA wonderfully warm, uplifting and moving saga from multimillion copy seller Mary Jane Staples. Perfect for fans of Maggie Ford, Kitty Neale and Katie Flynn. Perfect to settle down ...
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Changing Times
Mary Jane StaplesIt is 1953 Coronation year and like all of Cockney London the members of the Adams family are looking forward to the celebrations. Chinese Lady, now Lady Finch, worries that her ...
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Copper Kingdom
Iris GowerLet bestselling author Iris Gower transport you to South Wales at the turn of the century in this beguiling and bewitching saga, set during the hard times of copper smelting. Fans ...
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Rose Of Tralee
Katie FlynnThe year is 1925, and in Liverpool, Rose Ryder worships her father, a tramdriver. She nurses a secret dream of driving trams too, even though it's not considered a job for wome...
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Midsummer Meeting
Elvi RhodesLet multimillion copy seller Elvi Rhodes sweep you away with this moving and heartwarming saga set by the sea. Perfect for fans of Rosamunde Pilcher and Maeve Binchy.READERS ARE LO...
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Winnie Of The Waterfront
Rosie HarrisCrippled by polio, young Winnie Molloy has little to look forward to in life. Her father, Trevor, adores her but she is neglected by her feckless mother, Grace. When war comes Trev...
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Sergeant Joe
Mary Jane StaplesA heartwarming Cockney saga from multimillion copy seller Mary Jane Staples. Perfect for fans of Maggie Ford, Kitty Neale and Katie Flynn. You won't be able to put it down! READERS...
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The Bell House
Ruth HamiltonThis heartwrenching, moving and emotional saga full of twists and turns and highlighting the importance of love and understanding by the Sunday Times bestselling author Ruth Hamilt...
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Paradise Park
Iris GowerIf you like Dilly Court, Rosie Goodwin and Kitty Neale, you will love this emotional and captivating saga, set amongst the romantic clay potteries of South Wales, from the pen of b...
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Portrait Of Chloe
Elvi RhodesLet multimillion copy seller Elvi Rhodes sweep you away with this moving and heartwarming saga set by the sea. Perfect for fans of Rosamunde Pilcher and Maeve Binchy.READERS ARE LO...
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In Bloom
Fern Michaels, Lori Foster & Carolyn Brown#1 New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaelsone of the most beloved authors of our timeis joined by two New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors in a springthemed ant...