OSCAR R BOLIN Death Row Case Summary

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DC Number:  519220 Name:  BOLIN, OSCAR R JR Race:  WHITE Sex:  MALE Hair Color:  BROWN Eye Color:  UNKNOWN Height:  5'11'' Weight:  197 lbs. Birth Date:  01/22/1962 Initial Receipt Date:  12/28/2001 Current Facility:  FLORIDA STATE PRISON Current Custody:  MAXIMUM Current Release Date:  DEATH SENTENCE

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Aliases:
RAY BOLI	JUNIOR BOLIN
NEEDLES BOLIN	OSCAR R BOLIN JR
OSCAR RAY BOLIN	OSCAR RAY BOLIN JR
OSCAR RAY BOLIN JR.	NEEDLEEYE
RAY OSCAR

Current Prison Sentence History:
Offense Date	Offense	Sentence Date	County	Case No.	Prison Sentence Length
12/05/1986	1ST DG MUR/PREMED. OR ATT.	12/28/2001	PASCO	9100521	DEATH SENTENCE
01/25/1986	2ND DEG.MURD,DANGEROUS ACT	10/11/2005	HILLSBOROUGH	9011832	SENTENCED TO LIFE
11/05/1986	1ST DEG MUR,COM.OF FELONY	11/30/2007	HILLSBOROUGH	9011833	DEATH SENTENCE

Note: The offense descriptions are truncated and do not necessarily reflect the crime of conviction. Please refer to the court documents or the Florida Statutes for further information or definition.

Detainers: (Further information may be obtained by contacting the detaining agency)
Detainer Date	Agency	Type	Date Canceled
09/09/1996	PASCO COUNTY JAIL	DETAIN	10/10/1996
11/04/1992	OH ADULT PAROLE AUTH	DETAIN
11/04/1992	COLUMBUS, OH	DETAIN

Incarceration History:
Date In-Custody	Date Out-of-Custody
10/30/1992	10/10/2001
12/28/2001	Currently Incarcerated

Prior Prison History: (Note: Data reflected covers periods of incarceration with the Florida Dept.of Corrections since January of 1983)
Offense Date	Offense	Sentence Date	County	Case No.	Prison Sentence Length
11/12/1990	KIDNAP;COMM.OR FAC.FELONY(CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT)	03/12/1991	HILLSBOROUGH	9017752	15Y 0M 0D

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Circumstances of Offense:

Teri Lynn Mathews was last seen alive on 12/05/86. She was believed to have been abducted in the vicinity of the Land O’ Lakes Post Office, where she had a post office box. Her car was found in the parking lot of the post office, with the engine running and the driver’s door open. Her mail was found scattered on the ground. Her body was found raped, stabbed and bludgeoned to death.

The investigation into Mathew’s murder uncovered no significant leads until the summer of 1990, when Danny Coby contacted Crime Stoppers in Fort Wayne, Indiana with information about the murder. Danny Coby was married to Cheryl Coby, the former wife of the defendant, Oscar Ray Bolin. Following the call made by her current husband, Cheryl Coby gave investigators a statement regarding the murder of Mathews, after which Bolin was indicted for her murder.

Additional Information:

Bolin was also convicted and sentenced to death for a second murder in Hillsborough County on 07/31/91 (Circuit Court Case #90-11832). Upon Direct Appeal, his conviction and sentence were reversed, and a retrial was ordered. Bolin was again sentenced to death on 06/04/99. On appeal, his conviction and sentence were reversed for the second time. In 2005 he was convicted of Second-Degree Murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.

Bolin was convicted and sentenced to death for a third murder in Hillsborough County on 10/11/91 (Circuit Court Case #90-11833). Upon Direct Appeal, his conviction and sentence were reversed, and a retrial was ordered. Bolin was again sentenced to death on 06/04/99. On appeal, his conviction and sentence were reversed for the second time and the case is now pending a retrial.