Retired homicide detective recounts killings of 5 after man responsible dies in prison

A man on death row for killing five people in Dayton has died in prison.

As reported on News Center 7 at 6:00, Samuel Moreland was convicted of murdering five people, including three kids, on Nov. 1, 1985.

Glenna Green, 46; Lana Green, 23; Datrin Talbott, 7; Datwan Talbott, 6; and Voilana Green, 6, were found dead in the family home on South Ardmore Avenue.

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Retired Dayton Police Homicide Detective Doyle Burke told News Center 7 that despite Moreland’s conviction and death sentence, he worked the system with endless appeals and appears to have died of natural causes…

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