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Wendy Ralston (31) and her young son were murdered by Wendy's ex-boyfriend
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Published: Aug 02, 2015 @ 7:50 PM
Wendy Ralston (31)
Date:
Aug 10, 2013
Cause of Death:
Murder
Location:
Tallmadge, Ohio
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A Summit County judge sentenced convicted killer, Daniel Tighe, to life in prison without parole for the deaths of his former girlfriend and their young son.
On March 20, a jury voted to spare Tighe, 41, from a death sentence for the aggravated murder of 5-year-old Peyton Ralston.
In addition to imposing the life sentence, Judge Lynne Callahan gave Tighe 17 years to life behind bars for several other crimes, including the murder of Peyton's mother, 31-year-old Wendy Ralston of Tallmadge,
Their bodies were discovered wrapped in blankets in a wooded area behind Ralston's home on Stone Creek Drive in 2013.
Investigators said the medical examiner could not determine the exact cause of deaths because the remains were so badly decomposed.
A juror told newsnet5.com reporter Bob Jones that two factors swayed the jury away from the death penalty: Tighe's abusive childhood, which was detailed during the penalty of the trail, and the fact that he would never get out of prison.
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