Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh took to social media to oppose Doyle's release. I don't know in all the cases I've ever seen that I've ever seen anything like that." in the morning and took him downstairs to beat him. "This case was especially egregious," Vinocur said. has launched a petition urging the Ohio Parole Board to keep Doyle in prison. She was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to six to 25 years, but was released on shock probation after 18 months.Īfter violating her probation, she went back to prison but was released in 2004.īret Vinocur, who runs a non-profit called Block Parole Inc. Loretta Wright never sought medical attention for Charlie. "That's etched in my memory, just trying to shake him to wake him up and not being able to wake him up," Strittmatter said. The next morning, April 24, David found Charlie dead in his bed - an image that haunts the older brother to this day. Later that day, he walked to a neighborhood store where he was found curled up in a ball before he was taken home by his mother, Loretta Wright. In fact, several hours after the beating in the basement, he went to school where he complained about his stomach hurting. "The fact that he was capable of doing it once means he could possibly do it again."Ĭharlie's death was slow and agonizing. "The fact that he was capable of doing that to a child of that age says something about his character," Strittmatter told News 5. Strittmatter, who uses the last name of the foster parents who adopted him, is connecting with Summit County prosecutors and plans to speak to the Ohio Parole Board remotely. Doyle, who is now 68 years old, has served more than 33 years.Ī full board hearing is scheduled for February 17. His convictions for involuntary manslaughter, felonious assault and child endangering carried a sentence of 15 to 40 years. The killing, which sparked outrage throughout the community, is now back in the spotlight after the Ohio Parole Board recommended Doyle be released from prison. On the night of April 22, 1987, Wayne Doyle - the boyfriend of Charlie's biological mother - grabbed the boy by the neck and threw him across the room.Ībout six hours later, around 3 a.m., Doyle inflicted another beating on Charlie in the basement of a home on East Exchange Street in Akron.Ĭharlie suffered several broken bones and his small intestine ruptured, leading to an infection and his death. "He was always smiling, cute, playful and funny."īut the 7-year-old first-grader never got the chance to grow up. "He would have been a light," Strittmatter said while holding back tears. News 5 David Strittmatter with his younger brother, Charlie Wright.
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