Douglas Coley was sentenced to death by the State of Ohio for a carjacking that ended in a murder. According to court documents Douglas Coley would drag the victim, Samar El-Okdi , from her car to an alley where she was fatally shot and Douglas Coley would then steal her car.

1 day ago · Douglas Coley, 49, of Toledo, was convicted of killing Samar El-Okdi, a Toledo woman, in 1997, according to our media partner the Blade.

DOUGLAS LAMONT COLEY. Number A361444 DOB 08/24/1975 Gender Male Race Black Admission Date 06/16/1998 Institution Ross Correctional Institution Status INCARCERATED ...

2 days ago · Douglas Coley, 49, was scheduled to be executed on Sept. 24 but his execution has been moved to Aug. 15, 2028. Coley, who is currently incarcerated at Ross Correctional Institution, was sentenced ...

Jun 20, 2022 · Douglas Lamont Coley was scheduled to be executed at 10 am local time, at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility near Mansfield, Ohio, on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. His execution has been rescheduled to September 24, 2025.

Dec 8, 2023 · October 5, 2022. With respect to the motion for new trial, the trial court found that Coley had not proved by clear and convincing evidence that he was unavoidably prevented from timely discovering the police report, and that the information in the police report was neither material nor exculpatory. The trial court also concluded that Coley had not

May 13, 2023 · Douglas Coley was sentenced to death by the State of Ohio for the murder of Samar El-Okdi According to court documents Samar El-Okdi was forced from her vehicle, dragged into an alley and fatally shot by Douglas Coley.

Jun 20, 2001 · {¶ 1} On December 23, 1996, defendant-appellant Douglas Coley, assisted by Joseph Green, kidnapped, robbed, and attempted to murder David Moore in Toledo. Then, on January 3, 1997, Samar El-Okdi was shot between the eyes and left to die in an alley in Toledo.

{¶ 1} Appellant, Douglas Coley, appeals the judgment of the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas denying his motion for leave to file a new trial motion. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

In 1998 in the Lucas County Common Pleas Court, Douglas L. Coley was tried and convicted for the homicide of a young woman, El-Okdi Samar, which was committed during the course of an Aggravated Robbery in Toledo, Ohio.