YOUNGSTOWN -  The Mahoning County Prosecutor has gone on record opposing parole for two people in prison for what has been described as the cold-blooded and calculated murder of a Boardman man.

The Ohio Parole Authority scheduled hearings this month for 47-year-old Jennifer Bainbridge and 51-year-old Nicholas Ginnis, who were convicted in the October 6, 1994 shooting death of 20-year-old Joseph Depp in Beaver Township.

According to investigators, Bainbridge, who 20-years-old and dating Ginnis at the time, set up Depp and called him over to Bainbridge’s home to kill him.

When Depp pulled into the driveway, Bainbridge walked outside with a gun under her shirt and shot Depp in the head, according to the prosecutor.

When Bainbridge refused Ginnis’ order to shoot again, Police say Ginnis put on gloves, dragged Mr. into the truck bed, and then shot Depp in the Groin.

Investigators say Ginnis drove the truck away to dump Depp’s body. 

Upon returning, Ginnis and Bainbridge picked up shell casings and bloody towels, placing them, along with Depp’s pager and Ginnis’ clothing in a trash bag which police say they placed in a dumpster behind a Denny’s restaurant.

Bainbridge was sentenced to 23-years to life in prison for aggravated murder, kidnapping, and theft.

Ginnis was sentenced to 20-years-to life after being convicted of aggravated murder and theft.

Calling  Bainbridge's crimes difficult to comprehend, Assistant Prosecutor Gina DeGenova says that Bainbridge shot a man in the head because he disagreed with her boyfriend over money and a gun.

“When she eventually confessed to police that she shot Mr. Depp in the head, Bainbridge did not claim that he presented any threat to her. Her explanation was simply that Ginnis gave her a gun and told her to shoot Mr. Depp, hardly a reason to shoot an unarmed man in the head,” said DeGenova in a statement.

The prosecutor says that because of the “cold-blooded and calculated” murder of Depp and the attempt to hide his body, there is no reasonable ground to believe that paroling the two would further the interests of Justice.