A look at the trial and re-trial of Ryan Widmer.
Created by FOX19 on May 14, 2009
Last updated: 03/03/11 at 05:44 PM
After 12 hours of deliberation, Ryan Widmer is convicted for murder
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The jury begins deliberations, considering a new charge of involuntary manslaughter
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The prosecution's 'mystery witness' testifies that Ryan Widmer confessed to her.
Opening statements begin in third trial
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A state report reveals that a job application for lead investigator Jeff Braley was not altered with, despite Braley's claims that it was
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Judge Bronson denies proseuctors' request to move the third trial out of Warren County. The third trial is scheduled for January 2011.
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Ryan Widmer's mother, Jill, is arrested for a DUI, citing stress from the case
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Now a third trial will move forward.
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Prosecutors say they have a 'mystery witness' that will testify that Widmer admitted to killing his wife
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Judge Bronson unsealed documents not used in Widmer's second trial, including allegations that lead investigator Jeff Braley lied on his job application
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Widmer's retrial begins
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Widmer's attorneys file a motion asking for a new trial or an acquittal, saying prosecutors prosecutors did not rise above levels of reasonable doubt.
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Dispatcher Ron Kronenberger, who answered Ryan Widmer's 911 call, is cleared of wrongdoing after allegations that he was asleep on the job.
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A new report says the dispatcher who answered Ryan Widmer's 911 call to report his wife's death may have been asleep on the job.
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Prosecutors do not appeal an appellate court decision to give Ryan Widmer a new trial, clearing the way for him to be trial again.
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Ryan Widmer is released from jail after his family posts a lowered bond.
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Judge Neal Bronson grants Ryan Widmer a new trial, ruling juror misconduct in the first trial
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The Warren County Prosecutor meets the judges' deadline and files paperwork saying there was no misconduct by the jury.
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Ryan Widmer is convicted of killing Sarah
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