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Taylor Odisho

Ohio Child Murderer On Verge of Early Release Will Remain in Prison After Thousands Sign Last-Minute Petition to Keep Him Locked Up

Billy J. Shafer, 47, will remain behind bars for at least another decade for the brutal 1993 murder of Sara West, 5. (Credit: Block Parole/Muskingum County Prosecutor’s Office)

An Ohio man who brutally killed a young girl in 1993 will remain behind bars for at least another decade thanks to, in part, a public petition signed by nearly 10,000 people.

"The number of people who signed this petition shows how important this case was, and still is, in this community," Prosecutor Ron Welch told WCMH NBC4. "Our office also appreciates the media outlets who reported on this story. Their understanding of the importance of this case allowed us to reach a much larger number of people."

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