SENTENCES | Six recent cases

The outcome of the past six indictments carrying the possibility of a death sentence in Stark County:

Edward Lee Lang: Indicted in 2006 in the slayings of Jaron Burditte, 32, and her boyfriend, Marnell Cheek, 40, both of Canton. Sentenced to death in 2007 after a jury trial for the killing of Burditte and to life in prison without parole for the killing of Cheek.

Juanita Audrey Johnson-Millender: Indicted in March 2004 in the starvation death of her 17-month-old son, Joshua Rumph, of Canton. Sentenced to 15 years to life in August 2004 after a trial before a three-judge panel.

Francine Sass: Indicted in 2003 in the arson death of her husband, Christopher Sass, 34, in Washington Township, a Canton suburb. Sentenced to life without parole after pleading guilty in 2004.

Robert Thomas Luke: Indicted in May 2003 in the death of his 21⁄2-year-old son, Justin, of Canton, who was stabbed 36 times. Sentenced to life without parole after a jury trial in November 2003.

Vickie Anderson: Indicted in March 2003 in the arson death of her husband, Ernest Anderson, 52, of Massillon. Sentenced to life without parole after pleading guilty in August 2003 before a three-judge panel.

Jonathan Anderson: Also indicted in March 2003 in the arson death of Ernest Anderson, his father. Sentenced to 25 years to life in September 2003 after a jury trial.

Source: AP Research, Ohio Supreme Court, Stark County Common Pleas Court.