Still Missing OH - Glenna White, 16, Alliance, 2 June 2009 *endangered* *Mistrial*

[Unalienable Rights]

The trial began today. Video at link.

Trial begins for teen missing for 13 years

Trial begins for teen missing for 13 years

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[imstilla.grandma]

Cold-case murder trial in Youngstown zooms in on DNA, blood

YOUNGSTOWN — More than a year after Glenna J. White, 16, disappeared after Robert L. Moore drove her from a Smith Township home near Alliance, a Smith Township police officer was alerted that his department should take over the investigation. Sgt. George Starr, a sergeant with the Smith Township...

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[imstilla.grandma]

Trial for Alliance Man in Death of Missing Teen Begins Monday - News-Talk 1480 WHBC

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – A cold case aggravated murder trial begins Monday in a...

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[imstilla.grandma]

Jurors deliberate fate of convicted killer's second missing person case

Robert L. Moore, 52, of Alliance is on trial, accused in the disappearance of Glenna Jean White. The then-17-year-old went missing in 2009.

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[JerseyGirl]

Jurors split verdict in cold case murder trial

Robert L. Moore, 51, has been on trial since May 23 on a charge he murdered Glenna Jean White, 17.

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A jury in Mahoning Common Pleas Court has found an Alliance man not guilty of aggravated murder but could not come to a verdict on a murder charge

 

[JerseyGirl]

New trial set for Alliance man accused in 2009 disappearance case of Glenna White

Robert Moore, 52, of Alliance, remains jailed awaiting a second trial over the 2009 disappearance of 17-year-old Glenna Jean White.

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A second jury will be asked to hear the case of an Alliance man accused in the 2009 disappearance of 17-year-old Glenna Jean White.

Robert Moore, 52, went to trial in May on counts of aggravated murder and murder.

Mahoning County Common Pleas Judge Maureen A. Sweeney declared a mistrial on the second count and has now set a new trial date for January.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Moore, who remains held in the Mahoning County jail, is scheduled to appear for a pretrial on October 25, and a final pretrial on January 11.

Second murder trial set in missing teen cold case

Since White has never been found, prosecutors need to convince a jury that White was murdered and that Moore is the person who committed the crime.

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[JerseyGirl]

From Jan 2023:

Witness issue delays case

YOUNGSTOWN — The retrial of Robert L. Moore, 52, of Alliance, who was found not guilty of aggravated murder in June in the 2009 presumed murder of 16-year-old Glenna J. White of Alliance, is now postponed until Jan. 23 because of the unavailability of a witness. He had previously been set for...

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[imstilla.grandma]

Mahoning County Common Pleas Judge Maureen Sweeney was scheduled to begin jury selection Monday in the trial of 53-year-old Robert Moore who was already found “not guilty” of aggravated murder in connection with the disappearance of Glenna Jean White.

Judge Sweeney declared a mistrial in June of last year when the jury hearing the case found Moore "not guilty" of aggravated murder, but could not reach a unanimous verdict on the less serious murder count.

While a murder conviction in Ohio can bring a sentence of fifteen years to life in prison, being found guilty of aggravated murder could mean a death sentence or life in prison

Missing teen murder trial in Mahoning County delayed following arrest of witness

Since White has never been found, prosecutors need to convince a jury that White was murdered and that Moore is the person who committed the crime.

www.wfmj.com

 

[Unalienable Rights]

Testimony begins in 2009 murder trial involving missing girl

YOUNGSTOWN — Opening statements in the Robert L. Moore murder trial laid bare facts the prosecution and defense would have preferred that the jury not hear as the trial is set to resume today. Moore, 53, of the Alliance area, is charged with killing Glenna J. White, 16, after Moore drove her...

www.salemnews.net

YOUNGSTOWN — Opening statements in the Robert L. Moore murder trial laid bare facts the prosecution and defense would have preferred that the jury not hear as the trial is set to resume today.



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[imstilla.grandma]

The trial in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court is expected to last into the middle of next week because of the amount of witnesses who will testify. The trial resumes this morning before Judge Maureen Sweeney.

In opening statements Tuesday, Pat Fening, assistant county prosecutor, told jurors that prosecutors will be presenting evidence regarding Moore having been previously convicted of killing a female in 1993.

Fening said prosecutors can use that information to try to establish a “behavioral fingerprint” to show that the 1993 killing is similar enough to the allegations in the disappearance and presumed murder of Glenna to “to suggest that the prior act and the current crime were committed by the same person.”

Testimony to resume today in 2009 missing-person murder case

YOUNGSTOWN — Additional witnesses testified Wednesday afternoon on the second day of testimony in the Robert L. Moore murder trial. Moore, 53, of the Alliance area, is charged with killing Glenna J. White, 16, after he drove her from a home on Alden Avenue in Smith Township June 2, 2009...

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[CCJD]

Just as the long-delayed trial for a cold murder case in Mahoning County began, it's experiencing even more hiccups.

Judge Maureen Sweeney granted a motion on Friday to declare the ongoing trial of Robert Moore a mistrial and reset the trial for a later date. We're told the reason for the delay is a family emergency with an attorney involved in the case.

Mahoning County 'cold' murder trial experiencing further delays, mistrial declared

Judge Maureen Sweeney granted a motion on Friday to declare the ongoing trial of Robert Moore a mistrial and reset the trial for a later date. We're told the reason for the delay is a family emergency

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[DS2021]

At some point, according to witnesses, Glenna went to her boyfriend, wearing only a sheet, and said Moore had tried to rape her. Moore was infuriated at her accusation and told both Glenna and her boyfriend to leave his residence. He offered to give Glenna a ride back to her own house, and she got in the car with him.

And they sat back and let her get into a vehicle with the man she just accused of rape??

 

[imstilla.grandma]

New Mahoning County Prosecutor Lynn Maro Tuesday asked a common pleas court judge to continue the Monday murder trial of a man charged with the death of a missing Smith Township teen.

Maro’s motion asked Judge Maureen Sweeney to continue the case so a special prosecutor could take over. Maro said when she was in private practice, she had once consulted with the family of Robert Lindsay Moore, 54, of Alliance, after he was charged in 2021.

Prosecutors have already tried to retry Moore at least six previous times, and all those times have failed.

Moore first went on trial in 2022 for the 2009 murder of Glenna Jean White, 17, who was last seen in June 2009 in Alliance. Jurors failed to reach a verdict in that case

https://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/youngstown-news/prosecutor-asks-for-continuance-in-09-cold-case-riddled-with-mistrials/

 

[imstilla.grandma]

According to court records, that motion was granted and Monday's trial has been continued. There is no rescheduled trial date at this time, but court records show a motion for bond reduction for Moore has been scheduled for February 6.

Retrial of suspect in disappearance of Mahoning County teen delayed once again

There is no rescheduled trial date at this time, but court records show a motion for bond reduction for Moore has been scheduled for February 6.

www.wfmj.com

 

[Carnifax]

Feb. 6th has come and gone. Robert Moore is still behind bars awaiting prosecution to figure out their next move.

 

[Unalienable Rights]

https://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/judge-reluctantly-agrees-to-continuance-in-cold-case-murder-trial-of-missing-teen/

Saying she had “no choice,” a Mahoning County Common Pleas Court judge Wednesday granted a request to continue the trial of an Alliance man accused of the 2009 murder of a missing Smith Township teen.

Judge Maureen Sweeney granted the request by Assistant Attorney General Dan Kasaris to continue the murder trial of Robert L. Moore, 55, who is charged with murder. Prosecutors say he killed Glenna Jean White, 17, who had been missing since 2009.

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A new trial date is not yet available.

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[Carnifax]

I just saw this too. Interesting that Kasaris is pushing for the trial to continue and he is also asking for more time. Maybe they will finally be able to take this trial.

 

[Pennysmom1]

Glenna deserves justice! And her family deserves to lay her to rest properly