Article: ROARK IS SENTENCED TO DEATH DEFENDANT SAYS THAT HE ACCEPTS HIS PUNISHMENT

Article: ROARK DEATH SOUGHT BRUTALITY CITED IN HAMMOND SLAYINGS
Post-Tribune (IN);  February 8, 1989 ;     666 words ... ... ARREST by Tom Knightly Lake County Prosecutor Jack Crawford ... against Dennis R. Roark, who is charged ... has been sought in Lake County since it was reintroduced ... court to represent Roark during the hearing, Crawford said. Lake County Coroner Daniel D ...

Article: ROARK JURY RECOMMENDS DEATH PENALTY JUDGE CLEMENT WILL ...
Post-Tribune (IN);  September 30, 1989 ;     700+ words ... ... recommendation and rule Oct. 17. Roark will either die in the electric ... years. The jury convicted Roark Thursday night of killing Betty ... domestic dispute there Feb. 3. Lake County Prosecutor Jon DeGiulio said ... victims involved," he said. Roark had remained silent and morose ...

Article: JURY CONVICTS ROARK AGAIN IN DEATHS OF 4
Post-Tribune (IN);  August 22, 1992 ;     473 words ... ... death penalty for Roark, 29. Roark was found guilty of the killings ... told Clement they believed Roark should die for his crimes ... information officer for the Lake County prosecutor's office. After ... three hours, the jury found Roark guilty of three counts of murder ...

Article: CRAWFORD WAITS FOR ROARK DATA
Post-Tribune (IN);  February 6, 1989 ;     346 words ... ... SLIGHTLY FROM THE PRINTED VERSION. Lake County Prosecutor Jack Crawford said ... murder charges against Dennis Ray Roark. Authorities said Roark, 25, of 6010 W. 24th Ave ... alive when the fire began. Roark is being held on preliminary ...

Article: Roark's legacy casts long shadow: ; Many under former ...
Charleston Daily Mail;  August 8, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... Kanawha County Prosecutor's Office. Mike Roark and his top assistants were running what ... were sky high. The local defense bar knew Roark and his team, made up mostly of green ... Judging by where the alumni ended up, Roark still casts a long shadow in courtrooms ...

Article: Roark's death at turning point saddens many: Former mayor ...
Charleston Daily Mail;  January 25, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... Prosecutor and Charleston Mayor James "Mike" Roark died before he could achieve the ultimate goal ... McIntyre, who had both opposed and defended Roark in court. "I regarded him highly." Roark, 53, died of leukemia Sunday morning at Missouri ...

Article: ROARK GUILTY OF 4 SLAYINGS JURY REJECTS INSANITY PLEA
Post-Tribune (IN);  September 29, 1989 ;     700+ words ... ... deliberated three hours before finding Dennis Ray Roark, 26, of Gary guilty of fatally stabbing ... to spare him from the electric chair. Roark could face a prison sentence of up to 240 ... police gathered overwhelming evidence that Roark killed the four victims Feb. 3 during ...