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Summit County prosecutor fights parole of âviolent offenderâ convicted of kidnapping, rape, murder
Huge fight to keep murderer behind bars By Aria Janel | January 13, 2021 at 7:05 PM EST - Updated January 13 at 9:27 PM
SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - Thomas Gilbert has spent 40 years in prison.
Summit County prosecutors believe he should stay there.
Gilbert was convicted of kidnapping, rape, and murder and sentenced to 55 years to life in prison.
Police say he killed two women in Summit County.
The Ohio Parole Board has scheduled a hearing in February to consider whether Gilbert should be paroled.
âThis is one of the most violent offenders that has ever come through this court system,â said Tania Nemer, a community outreach prosecutor for the Summit County Prosecutorâs Office.