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Jury reaches verdict in trial of men charged with 2022 kidnapping, murder of Toledo teens

Brent Kohlhoffer and Charles Walker were found guilty of all but one aggravated murder charge each in the 2022 deaths of Ke’Marion Wilder and Kyshawn Pittman.

TOLEDO, Ohio — A jury reached a verdict Thursday in the trial of two men charged in the kidnapping and murder of two Toledo teens in 2022.

Brent Kohlhoffer and Charles Walker were both found guilty of one of the two counts of aggravated murder they faced.

They were also found guilty of two counts of murder and two counts of kidnapping each. Their sentencings are scheduled for June 3 at 1 p.m.

Both men faced the charges in the deaths of Ke’Marion Wilder, 16, and Kyshawn Pittman, 15, whose bodies were discovered on Dec. 15, 2022, in the remnants of a burned, vacant north Toledo house after nearly two weeks of searching.

The jury's verdicts concluded nine days of trial that saw multiple witnesses called to the stand, including Kohlhoffer's mother, the Toledo police detective leading the investigation into the deaths and Carissa Eames and Don Eames, two of the 11 others charged in the case.

Corbin Gingrich on May 1 pleaded guilty under seal to unknown charges. He was originally charged with two counts of murder, two counts of kidnapping and obstructing justice.

A 14-year-old and a 17-year-old were sentenced last summer to one year and six months, respectively, in an Ohio Department of Youth Services in the case.

Diamond Rivera was sentenced last summer to three years of community control and 270 days in prison. A judge found her guilty of obstructing justice.

Crystal Yingling LaForge was found guilty of the same charge as Rivera and sentenced to 270 days at the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio and 36 months of community control.

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