10-May-2017

Ohio woman pleads guilty in shooting death after TrueAllele analysis

Cleveland, OH

In December 2015, James Ruesch was found shot to death in his Cleveland, OH home. TrueAllele® found a match between the victim's rear pants pocket and suspect Shannon Oehlstrom was 166 thousand times more probable than coincidence. Oehlstrom pleaded guilty to the crime. She received a sentence of 9-18 years for involuntary manslaughter and aggravated burglary.

Links

• 2 charged with aggravated murder in death of man at Cleveland Heights apartmente - News 5
• Woman pleads guilty in Cleveland Heights boss' killing, agrees to testify against boyfriend - Cleveland.com