HAMILTON COUNTY, Ohio —

Hamilton County Prosecutor Connie Pillich has dismissed the murder case against Elwood Jones, three decades after he was sentenced to death for the murder of Rhoda Nathan.

Jones was accused of murdering 67-year-old Rhoda Nathan in 1994. She was a guest at a Blue Ash hotel where Jones worked. Advertisement

Pillich said the decision comes after a months-long intensive review of trial paperwork, court filings and evidence, saying the evidence doesn’t support the accusation that Jones committed the crime.

Pillich says more modern forensic testing ruled Jones out as a suspect. Pillich said a coroner had done a report on Nathan, which revealed she had Hepatitis b. A modern review testified that Hepatitis b is extremely contagious and that Jones had never contracted i

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