From left: Clayton, Hunter, and Chase Doerman.Photo:Rachel Brown/Facebook
Rachel Brown/Facebook
A judge ruled that the confession of an Ohio father who is accused ofkilling his three sonsis inadmissible after finding that he was not properly advised of his Miranda rights.
Chad Doerman was arrested in June 2023, with authorities accusing him of fatally shooting the boys execution-style at their Monroe Township home, the Clermont County Sheriff’s Office said at the time. He has since been indicted on 21 charges, including nine counts of aggravated murder. He has pleaded not guilty.
“The Defendant’s Miranda rights were violated when the custodial interrogation continued after the defendant had unequivocally and unambiguously invoked his right to counsel when he told [the detective], ‘I’ll wait for a lawyer, I don’t know, give me a couple of days, I can talk to a lawyer and get nice good answers,’” Ferenc wrote in his ruling.
Chad Doerman.Clermont County Sheriff’s Office
Clermont County Sheriff’s Office
Police were alerted to the June killings when a woman called 911 and screamed that her “babies had been shot,” the sheriff’s office said at the time.
Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’sfree True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.
The boys’ mother was injured when trying to protect her sons from gunshots, authorities said.
Court records indicate that Doerman is set to go on trial in July.
source: people.com
