Man convicted of drowning wife in bathtub after several trials denied parole

An area man serving a life sentence after he was convicted of drowning his wife in their bathtub has been denied parole.

Ryan Widmer was initially found guilty of drowning his 24-year-old wife, Sarah, in Warren County in 2009, our news partners at WCPO reported.

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The conviction was overturned after the state learned jurors were conducting their own experiments into how long it takes a body to dry after a bath and sharing it with other jurors.

A second trial ended in a hung jury before a third trial in 2011 ended with a conviction…

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