Details:

· On October 2, 1983 a 22-year-old female neighbor invited Roddrick Suttles, a Youngstown Ohio native who was residing in Columbus, into her home. She wanted to talk to Suttles because he and a neighbor were playing a radio very loud in the yard behind her apartment.

· When the conversation became too personal the woman asked Suttles to leave.

· Suttles then asked the woman "Are you going to give it to me or am I going to take it?"

· Suttles then struck the woman in the face, tightened a belt around her neck, and dragged her into the kitchen.

· Suttles then grabbed a knife and forced her to perform a sex act while prodding her with the knife.

· After assaulting the woman several times Suttles forced the woman to crawl on her stomach to the living room. He made her bring him her purse and give him the $200 it contained.

· Suttles then raped the woman.

· Suttles then got electrical cords from several appliances and tied the woman to a towel rack in a dark bathroom.

· When the woman thought Suttles had left she tried to get free. Suttles then turned on the light and laughed at the woman.

· Suttles then forced the woman into the bathtub and asked her if she wanted hot or cold water.

· The woman answered cold water and Suttles filled the tub with water. He then took a hair dryer, plugged it in, and threw it into the tub to electrocute her.

· When there was no reaction Suttles then threw another hair dryer into the tub. The woman felt the electric shock, however she did not lose consciousness.

· When the woman did not die from the electrocution Suttles got a larger knife and slashed her wrists and throat.

· Suttles then got a towel and soaked it in kerosene and tried to smother the woman.

· When the woman did not die Suttles poured kerosene into her mouth, over her head, and into the gaping neck wound which caused the woman to pass out.

· Suttles then fled the scene.

· Somehow the woman woke up and managed to work free of the electrical cords.

· She then crawled out the back door, nude and bleeding, and called out for help from her neighbors.

· A doctor said the woman had lost half her blood supply by the time she was able to crawl out the door. Somehow she survived.

Arrested, Convicted, Paroled

· Roddrick Suttles was arrested and indicted on charges of Murder, Rape x 2, Kidnapping and Aggravated Robbery. No one expected the victim would live which is why Suttles was indicted for murder. When the woman survived the murder charge was change to attempted murder.

· Suttles was convicted by jury on all counts and sentenced to 37-100 years for these horrific crimes.

· Unbelievably The Ohio Parole Board granted parole to Roddrick Suttles. We were unable to get a full board hearing to urge The Ohio Parole Board to reverse their decision. Suttles was put back on the streets on November 18, 2010.

Final Thoughts

We have been working as advocates for over eight years and have worked on many cases. Roddrick Suttles very well may be the most violent and sadistic inmate we have ever seen. His crime is certainly comparable to the crimes of some of this country's worst serial killers including Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer. In order to protect society we believe the parole board should have required that Mr. Suttles serve EVERY DAY of his 100-year sentence for this incredibly brutal, violent crime.