Summary of Offense:
On January 25, 2008, Wesson murdered Emil Varhola and the attempted murder of his 77-year-old wife, Mary, in their Kenmore Boulevard home. Wesson entered the victims' home to steal a gun he could use to shoot his girlfriend, who had broken up with him, prosecutors said. After Wesson told his girlfriend that he was going to get a gun and return to shoot her, she called his parole officer, who along with the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force, started looking for him.
Wesson was sentenced to death on January 24, 2009.
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