U.S. Supreme Court again declines to hear Widmer case

The United States Supreme Court declined Monday to hear the second appeal of Ryan Widmer’s conviction, according to court records. The Warren County man, who is serving 15 years to life in prison for murdering his wife, Sarah, is seeking a fourth trial.

In her second appeal, Widmer’s lawyer, Michele Berry-Godsey, had asked the justices to consider whether Widmer’s request to have his wife’s DNA tested to see if she suffered from Long QT — a rare inherited heart disorder that causes people to pass out and drown when they are near or in a body of water — should have been allowed.