COLUMBUS -- Richard W. Cooey II, the death row killer who has frustrated the families of his victims by staving off execution for five years, was at it again Monday with a rare second chance to ask ...

When we last checked in on gargantuan Death Row inmate Richard Cooey, the 5-foot, 7-inch, 267-pound criminal was trying to stay his execution in Ohio on the grounds that he was too fat to fry (well, ...

Richard Wade Cooey II, scheduled to die by lethal injection at 10 a.m. Tuesday, was served his special request meal at 4 p.m. Monday: He ordered a T-bone steak with A-1 sauce, onion rings, hash browns ...

Eds: CORRECTS that Dana Cole is representing Cooey at the parole board hearing but that she is not his defense attorney; ADDS background. COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A death row inmate who says he’s too fat ...

LUCASVILLE, Ohio, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- An Ohio man convicted of raping, beating and killing two women two decades ago was executed Tuesday by lethal injection at the state prison in Lucasville. The Ohio ...

Richard Cooey is persistent. For a death-row inmate, that’s not an admirable character trait. He’s scheduled to die Oct. 14 for raping and killing two University of Akron co-eds. Cooey escaped death ...

During preparations for his execution yesterday, Richard Cooey shouted for one of his attorneys as prison staff tried to insert a shunt in his left arm. “He was worried that we were on the brink of ...

Ohio executed a 5-foot-7, 267-pound double murderer Tuesday who argued that his obesity made death by lethal injection inhumane. Richard Cooey, 41, had argued in numerous legal challenges that his ...

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- A double murderer scheduled to be executed next month in Ohio said Tuesday he has not deliberately gained weight to rule out his death by lethal injection. Instead, Richard Cooey ...

LUCASVILLE, Ohio -- Ohio executed a 5-foot-7, 267-pound double murderer Tuesday who argued his obesity made death by lethal injection inhumane. Richard Cooey, 41, had argued in numerous legal ...