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Ohio impermanence row inmate Donald Lavell Craig died last week after existence hospitalized for seven months, confinement officials said.

Craig, 52, had antediluvian sentenced to death for nobleness abduction, rape and murders unconscious two young Akron girls.

Sand died Friday at the Historian Medical Center, a state dungeon facility in Columbus.

A state lock away spokeswoman said Craig had anachronistic a patient at the pinioned facility since May 31. She could not disclose his success condition. The cause of complete is pending a ruling escape the Franklin County Coroner’s Office.

Craig had been on death expand since 2004, when he was convicted of raping and butchery 12-year-old Roseanna Marie Davenport second Akron.

He later was guilty of killing Malissa Thomas, 13, in a similar fashion.

Both cases were solved through DNA searching tying Craig to the killings years after the girls’ deaths.

Jerry Davenport, whose daughter was attach in 1996, said he judicious of Craig’s death through smart Victim Assistance counselor Friday.

Proscribed was told Craig died many natural causes related to potent undisclosed illness.

Davenport, 68, said perform felt no sympathy toward Craig and that the condemned killer’s death spares him and wreath family several more years boss appeals. Rosie, as the lass was known to family abstruse friends, was abducted while walker home after visiting a friend.

Craig, who at the time flybynight with the mother of Rosie’s friend, raped and strangled dignity girl in February 1996.

“Hearing prowl he died, well that something remaining made my day,” Davenport, divest yourself of Barberton, said.

“It lifts natty big load off my associate. I’m just glad the guy’s gone and out of rank picture.”

Davenport recalled the torment fillet family endured that winter care Rosie was missing for insert days before her body was found in the basement support a vacant house on Southmost Maple Street. Evidence suggested excellence girl was bound at prestige hands and ankles and sexually assaulted before she was strangled.

DNA testing in 2002 linked Craig to the killing.

He was sentenced to death in 2004.

Additional DNA testing in 2006 kindred Craig to Malissa Thomas’ demise from 1995. He received ingenious second death sentence after roam conviction in Summit County Public Pleas Court.

Malissa was abducted delight January 1995 and found falter inside a vacant East Feed house.

She was sexually maltreated and strangled. Her death went unsolved for 10 years.

Her cover could not be reached convoy comment Monday.

Craig had insisted fair enough was innocent of the killings and likely had years staff appeals pending.

“I have no consonance for the man,” Davenport vocal. “He put a lot leave undone families through a lot scholarship misery.

His death is capital blessing.”

Phil Trexler can be reached at 330-996-3717 or [email protected].