But a year later, on March 30, 2015, the home where his alleged victim, Corinne Gump, and her deaf grandparents resided was set on fire - killing all three of them, according to The Washington Post.
Later that morning - after Seman appeared in court for a hearing on his rape charges - deputies found make-up prosecutors claim was purchased on his way to the courthouse.
Two days after the fire - acting on the burns and make-up they discovered - authorities searched Seman's house in Green Township.
A triple murder defendant jumped to his death from a fourth-floor balcony in an OH county courthouse Monday, CBS Youngstown affiliate WKBN reports.
"I think it's the most cold, calculated murder we've seen in as many years as I've been here", Cantalamessa said.
Alabama's second female governor takes the reins
But sensing an opening in a deeply conservative state where Christian values play well at election time , state Democrats pounced. Ivey, 72, was sworn in as the 54th Governor of the conservative southern US state by Acting Chief Justice Lyn Stuart.
After Seman's sudden death Monday, Assistant Mahoning County Prosecutor Dawn Cantalamessa told reporters the apparent suicide was "very telling".
Zena felt for a pulse after Seman jumped, feeling a slight one, but he was reportedly already "going pale" before medics arrived.
According to The Vindicator, Seman was released on $200,000 bond just one month later.
The suspect left no suicide note and Seman's attorney said that he had shown "no indication" of wanting to take his own life. "[The family] didn't get the justice they deserved". Tape a look at Seman's cowardly move thanks to the LiveLeak video below. The following year, a Missouri man committed suicide by ingesting a cyanide pill in court, just after he was convicted of sodomizing a 14-year-old girl, CBS affiliate KCTV reported.
He had been accused of setting a fire that killed a girl he was accused of raping. His death prompted cheers from those who were familiar with the case.
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