Ohio man asks for no supervision in murder case

HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man found not guilty by reason of insanity in the decapitation of his wife wants to be free of court supervision.

Raymond Tanner was released from a mental health facility in 1996, just six years after the killing. A court review of his conditional release must be held every two years.

But Tanner’s attorney told a judge Wednesday that a recent psychological evaluation indicates Tanner, a self-employed handyman living near Dayton, is in full remission from major depression.

During his trial, Tanner was found criminally insane and to have been suffering from acute schizophrenia when police said he sawed off his wife’s head. Doctors said Tanner was suffering extreme grief over the death of his 5-month-old daughter from sudden infant death syndrome.

Butler County Prosecutor Robin Piper opposes Tanner’s release from court control.