Murder of Sierah Joughin information

Sierah Joughin
Born	(1996-02-11)February 11, 1996 Sylvania, Ohio, US
Died	July 22, 2016(2016-07-22) (aged 20)[1] Delta, Ohio, US
Cause of death	Asphyxiation (homicide)
Body discovered	Near County Road 7, Delta, Ohio
Resting place	Amboy Township Cemetery, Fulton Co., Ohio
Education	Evergreen High School University of Toledo
Occupation(s)	Student, intern
Parent	Sheila Vaculik & Tom Joughin

Sierah Joughin (February 11, 1996 – July 22, 2016) was an American woman who was abducted and murdered in Delta, Ohio. She disappeared on July 19, 2016, and was found dead three days later. Her assailant, James D. Worley, was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder and over twenty years in prison for the kidnapping, assault, and other related charges. His execution is currently scheduled for May 20, 2025.

Worley had been previously convicted and imprisoned for the assault and attempted kidnapping of another woman under markedly similar circumstances but was released after three years and was not listed in any state or federal offender database at the time of Joughin's murder. Consequently, the killing prompted the creation of Ohio Senate Bill 231 ("Sierah's Law"), a statute that provides for a searchable database of felons living in the state, who are convicted of specific violent offenses. The statute was signed into law in December 2018.