Anthony Kirkland

Anthony Kirkland

Anthony Kirkland

Accused killer Anthony Kirkland is flanked by his attorneys Norm Aubin, left, and William
Welsh in the Hamilton County Common Pleas Courtroom of Judge Charles Kubicki.
(The Enquirer/Gary Landers)

Anthony Kirkland is led from the Hamilton County Common Pleas Courtroom
of Judge Charles Kubicki.
(The Enquirer/Gary Landers)

Anthony Kirkland
(The Enquirer/Malinda Hartong)

Anthony Kirkland, with lawyer John Keller, pleaded not guilty to the murder of 13-year-old
Esme Kenney. He is in jail on $5.3 million bond.
(The Enquirer/Malinda Hartong)

Anthony Kirkland
(The Enquirer/Malinda Hartong)

Anthony Kirkland listens to the verdict being read by Judge Charles Kubicki Jr. at the Hamilton
County Courthouse in Cincinnati.
(The Enquirer/Amanda Davidson)

Anthony Kirkland

Hamilton County Common Pleas Court Judge Charles Kubicki, Jr., followed a jury's recommendation
and sentenced Anthony Kirkland to death for killing two teen-age girls.
(The Enquirer/Carrie Cochran)

The victims

(Clockwise from top left): Kimya Rolison, Esme Kenney, Mary Jo Newton
and Casonya "Sharee" Crawford.