Kenny Richey

==Murder conviction and imprisonment==

==Murder conviction and imprisonment==

On June 30, 1986, a fire broke out in the apartment complex in which Richey lived. The fire originated in an apartment where Hope Collins lived with her two-year-old daughter, Cynthia; Cynthia died of smoke inhalation.{{cite news | url=https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/life-after-death-row-kenny-richey-interview-1-1431971| title=Life after death row - Kenny Richey interview | newspaper=[[The Scotsman]] | access-date=January 6, 2019| date=April 11, 2008}} Prosecutors argued that Richey started the fire and was targeting his ex-girlfriend, Candy Barchet, who lived in the same apartment complex.{{cite news | first=Lorna|last=Martin|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2004/aug/01/usa.prisonsandprobation| title=An 'innocent' abroad | newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |location=London, England|access-date=January 6, 2019| date=August 1, 2004}} At the death penalty sentencing hearing, evidence was presented regarding Richey's history of mental health problems; a psychologist and social worker testified that Richey had [[borderline personality disorder]], [[antisocial personality disorder]], and [[Histrionic personality disorder|histrionic behavior disorder]].{{cite court|litigants=Richey v. Mitchell|volume=395|reporter=F. 3rd|court=U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit|opinion=660|year=2005|quote=A psychologist testified that Richey suffers from a borderline personality disorder and antisocial personality disorder... a social worker testified that Richey suffers from “histrionic personality disorder”.|url=http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-6th-circuit/1050585.html}}

On June 30, 1986, a fire broke out in the apartment complex in which Richey lived. The fire originated in an apartment where Hope Collins lived with her two-year-old daughter, Cynthia; Cynthia died of smoke inhalation.{{cite news | url=https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/life-after-death-row-kenny-richey-interview-1-1431971| title=Life after death row - Kenny Richey interview | newspaper=[[The Scotsman]] | access-date=January 6, 2019| date=April 11, 2008}} Prosecutors argued that Richey started the fire and was targeting his ex-girlfriend, Candy Barchet, who lived in the same apartment complex.{{cite news | first=Lorna|last=Martin|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2004/aug/01/usa.prisonsandprobation| title=An 'innocent' abroad | newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |location=London, England|access-date=January 6, 2019| date=August 1, 2004}} Richey convicted in January 1987 of murder by arson. At the death penalty sentencing hearing, evidence was presented regarding Richey's history of mental health problems; a psychologist and social worker testified that Richey had [[borderline personality disorder]], [[antisocial personality disorder]], and [[Histrionic personality disorder|histrionic behavior disorder]].{{cite court|litigants=Richey v. Mitchell|volume=395|reporter=F. 3rd|court=U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit|opinion=660|year=2005|quote=A psychologist testified that Richey suffers from a borderline personality disorder and antisocial personality disorder... a social worker testified that Richey suffers from “histrionic personality disorder”.|url=http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-6th-circuit/1050585.html}}

Richey spent the next 21 years on death row. In 1993, he was one hour away from being executed via the [[electric chair]] when a last-minute reprieve halted proceedings.{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/oct/13/usa | title='I'm angry and innocent' - the 16-year hell of Death Row Briton | website=The Guardian| date=13 October 2002}}

He was convicted in January 1987 of murder by arson, following which he spent 21 years on death row.

A 1992 documentary from ''[[This Week (1956 TV programme)|This Week]]'' entitled "The Brit on Death Row" and a 1998 documentary from ''[[World in Action]]'' entitled "A Date with the Executioner", were both made about Richey and the campaign for his release from the death sentence.

==Release==

==Release==

===2020 imprisonment===

===2020 imprisonment===

In October 2019 Richey was arrested in [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]], Ohio after posting a video threatening Judge Randall Basinger, his children, and his grandchildren. In July 2020 he was convicted of making threats and sentenced to 12 years in prison.{{cite news |last1=MacDonald |first1=Stuart |title=Former Death Row Scot Kenny Richey jailed for 12 years after threatening judge |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/former-death-row-scot-kenny-22524127 |access-date=25 January 2023 |work=Daily Record |date=14 August 2020 |language=en}} He is currently housed at [[Allen-Oakwood Correctional Institution]] in [[Lima, Ohio|Lima]], Ohio.{{Cite web |title=Offender Details |url=https://appgateway.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch/Search/Details/A777096 |access-date=2026-04-13 |website=appgateway.drc.ohio.gov}}

In October 2019 Richey was arrested in [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]], Ohio after posting a video threatening Judge Randall Basinger, his children, and his grandchildren. In July 2020 he was convicted of making threats and sentenced to 12 years in prison.{{cite news |last1=MacDonald |first1=Stuart |title=Former Death Row Scot Kenny Richey jailed for 12 years after threatening judge |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/former-death-row-scot-kenny-22524127 |access-date=25 January 2023 |work=Daily Record |date=14 August 2020 |language=en}} He is currently housed at [[Allen-Oakwood Correctional Institution]] in [[Lima, Ohio|Lima]], Ohio.{{Cite web |title=Offender Details |url=https://appgateway.drc.ohio.gov/OffenderSearch/Search/Details/A777096 |access-date=2026-04-13 |website=appgateway.drc.ohio.gov}}

==In popular culture==

A 1992 documentary from ''[[This Week (1956 TV programme)|This Week]]'' entitled "The Brit on Death Row" and a 1998 documentary from ''[[World in Action]]'' entitled "A Date with the Executioner", were both made about Richey and the campaign for his release from the death sentence.

== See also ==

== See also ==