Shawn Grate

American serial killer

Shawn Michael Grate (born August 8, 1976[1]) is an American convicted serial killer. He was born in Marion, Ohio.[2][3] He was found guilty on May 7th, 2018 of all charges in Ashland County, Ohio. He killed a total of five people after raping them.[4]

On May 7, 2018, Grate was found guilty of murdering Stacey Stanley and Elizabeth Griffith.[5][6][7] On June 1, Grate was sentenced to death.[8]

References

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  1. Jackman, Jay. "23 Felony Count Indictments Against Convicted Serial Killer". WMFD. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  2. Sams, Dylan (28 August 2017). "Trial for Shawn Grate rescheduled for April 2018". Ashland Times-Gazette. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  3. "Trial of accused serial killer Shawn Grate delayed until next year". Mansfield News Journal. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  4. Tunnell, Christopher. "PDF Released: Grate Indictment 22 Sept 16". Twitter. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  5. "Jury finds Shawn Grate guilty of murder, sexual assault in Ohio". NBC NEWS. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  6. "Accused serial killer Shawn Grate found guilty of aggravated murder, kidnapping". WJW Fox 8 Cleveland. 7 May 2018. Archived from the original on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  7. Sams, Dylan (7 May 2018). "GRATE TRIAL: Guilty on all 8 counts". Ashland Times-Gazette. Archived from the original on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  8. "Crowd in court applauds death sentence for Shawn Grate". Mansfield News Journal. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.