Hamilton County Prosecutor Connie Pillich has dismissed the murder case against Elwood Jones. This wraps a prosecution that sent him to death row more than three decades ago for the killing of Rhoda Nathan.
Jones was convicted in 1996 of murdering 67-year-old Nathan, who was staying at a Blue Ash hotel in 1994 where Jones worked. He has maintained his innocence since the beginning, repeatedly saying, “I’m not guilty.”
Pillich said the decision to dismiss the case came after months of intensive review of trial transcripts, court filings and physical evidence. She said the evidence does not support the claim that Jones committed the crime and that more modern forensic analysis now excludes him as a suspect…