Family keeps pushing for execution date
CHILLICOTHE – After 28 years, a man sentenced to die for the murder of area resident Harold White continues to appeal, leaving the victim’s family grasping for finality.
Lawrence Landrum, who was sentenced to death for the murder of 84-year-old Harold White, continues to work his way through all appeal options in federal court after Ross County Prosecutor Mathew Schmidt twice asked the court to set an execution date last year, Schmidt said.
Landrum was sentenced for killing White during a 1985 burglary in Ross County.
Johnida White, Harold White’s niece, said she was in college at the time of White’s death and has seen family members die without knowing when Landrum would be executed. Johnida White said she has written to judges and legislators repeatedly to get an execution date set.
Until that happens, she says the family will not have closure.
“It has just been an uphill battle for so long,” Johnida said. “We would really like to see this come to an end.”
Schmidt said waiting for Landrum to reach death row has been delayed too much. He hopes the court will see fit in the near future to set a date for Landrum’s execution.
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