Cleveland, OH – Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh announced today that Summit County Common Pleas Court Judge Kelly McLaughlin sentenced Ricardo Marshall to 15 years to life in prison for the murder of 40-year-old Kathy Landino.
Prior to sentencing, Marshall pled guilty to the following charge one count of murder – a Special Felony
On November 21, 2019, Akron Police Officers responded to a home on Chittenden Street after Ricardo Marshall called 9-1-1 stating that he found his live-in girlfriend Kathy Landino not breathing. Marshall later admitted to killing Landino. Investigators determined Marshall beat and strangled Landino and waited 12 hours before contacting police. Marshall’s four children were at the home at the time of the murder.
"This was a horribly tragic situation. Ricardo Marshall controlled, manipulated, and isolated Kathy Landino from her family. Our community is safer with him locked up, " said Prosecutor Walsh. "Unfortunately this is all too common with the domestic violence cases we see, especially during our current pandemic."
Photo courtesy of Summit County Sheriff's Office
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