A man convicted in the death of his 3-year-old son in 1990 has died while awaiting execution, according to Clermont County Prosecuting Attorney Mark J. Tekulve.Tekulve announced Friday that Michael Webb, who was convicted in 1991 for the murder of his 3-year-old son Mikey, died Monday on death row awaiting execution. He was scheduled to be executed on July 19, 2023.Webb was convicted of 13 counts including aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder, aggravated arson and aggravated theft. On Nov. 21, 1990, Webb murdered his 3-year-old son, Mikey, at their home in Goshen Township, Tekulve said in the release.Webb didn’t dispute the 1990 blaze was arson, but denied starting it. Investigators say Webb set the fire to kill his family, collect the insurance and start a new life with his mistress. “Webb poured gasoline throughout both stories of his house, including over the beds of his sleeping children. He used a match to start the fire inside of the house. Webb’s two teenage daughters were in the house but were able to escape the fire. Webb’s wife and infant son were rescued by firefighters. Mikey, the 3-year-old, tragically died of smoke inhalation. He was found under his bed, presumably hiding from the fire,” Tekulve stated in the release. His fingerprints were found on a plastic soda bottle that contained gasoline and on a matchbook. Both were found at the scene. “Webb was the most evil person I have prosecuted, and most deserving of the death penalty. He had no conscience,” Daniel J. “Woody” Breyer, former Clermont County Assistant Prosecutor who prosecuted the death penalty case against Webb, said.
CLERMONT COUNTY, Ohio —
A man convicted in the death of his 3-year-old son in 1990 has died while awaiting execution, according to Clermont County Prosecuting Attorney Mark J. Tekulve.
Tekulve announced Friday that Michael Webb, who was convicted in 1991 for the murder of his 3-year-old son Mikey, died Monday on death row awaiting execution.
He was scheduled to be executed on July 19, 2023.
Webb was convicted of 13 counts including aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder, aggravated arson and aggravated theft.
On Nov. 21, 1990, Webb murdered his 3-year-old son, Mikey, at their home in Goshen Township, Tekulve said in the release.
Webb didn’t dispute the 1990 blaze was arson, but denied starting it. Investigators say Webb set the fire to kill his family, collect the insurance and start a new life with his mistress.
“Webb poured gasoline throughout both stories of his house, including over the beds of his sleeping children. He used a match to start the fire inside of the house. Webb’s two teenage daughters were in the house but were able to escape the fire. Webb’s wife and infant son were rescued by firefighters. Mikey, the 3-year-old, tragically died of smoke inhalation. He was found under his bed, presumably hiding from the fire,” Tekulve stated in the release.
His fingerprints were found on a plastic soda bottle that contained gasoline and on a matchbook.
Both were found at the scene.
“Webb was the most evil person I have prosecuted, and most deserving of the death penalty. He had no conscience,” Daniel J. “Woody” Breyer, former Clermont County Assistant Prosecutor who prosecuted the death penalty case against Webb, said.
