Andrew Isaac Griffin, suspect in 2021 double murder, has pretrial hearing

Andrew Isaac Griffin, suspect in 2021 double murder, has pretrial hearing

BELMONT COUNTY, OHIO (WTRF) - The man accused of murdering Tom and Angela Strussion of Belmont County was in court today for a pretrial hearing. 32-year-old Andrew Isaac Griffin, if convicted, could get the death penalty for the aggravated murders of the couple and the aggravated arson and aggravated burglary at their home. Judge Chris Berhalter told Griffin he could be tried by a jury or by a three-judge panel. Either way, the case would be hea…

"One burned up. The other suffocated," the 40-year-old defendant told what he thought was a friend.