Eric Babos News Today

Lucas County Prosecutor Julia Bates is finalizing the structure and guidelines for the conviction integrity unit that reviews post-conviction claims of innocence.

11 Investigates dives into the case of Eric Babos, who was convicted of murdering Toledoan John Riebe in 2004. Compiling evidence and calls presents another suspect.

Twenty years later, Eric Babos, his family and friends still struggle with his murder conviction and argue the theory about how John Riebe was killed is nonsensical.

A jury convicted Eric Babos of murder and his attorney describes it as the biggest failure of his career. Was Babos the right suspect in the killing of John Riebe?

11 Investigates the murder of Toledo’s John Riebe on Dec. 15, 2004. Eric Babos has been convicted of the crime but maintains his innocence 20 years later.

The program's goal is to achieve exonerations in Lucas County, which is one of the few counties in Ohio without an exoneration since 1989