Findlay, Ohio, March 9, 2005 – Capital crimes attorney John Thebes will speak at The University of Findlay on Monday, March 21, 2005, at 2 p.m. at the Winebrenner Theological Seminary TLB Auditorium.

Thebes is one of the attorneys who is representing Father Gerald Robinson in the Toledo investigation into the 1980 murder of Sister Margaret Ann Pahl. Father Robinson is a murder suspect in the case.

Thebes has handled the majority of the capital crime cases (cases for which the defendant could receive the death penalty) in Lucas County for the past 10 years. He has a strong background in criminal law and regularly takes on difficult cases, especially those in which the defendant is poor and indigent.

During his presentation, Thebes will address a variety of issues, including the Father Robinson case, capital murder, serial murders, criminology, causes of crime, problems with our criminal justice system and appropriate defense techniques.

The event is free and open to the public.

For more information, call Dr. Paul Chwialkowski, associate professor of social science, criminal justice and public administration, at 419-434-6992.