Grate Trial Begins in Ashland
(WKYC) Jury selection began Monday in the trial of Shawn Grate, the suspected Ohio serial killer apprehended after a woman he’d kidnapped called for help managed to escape her bonds and call 911 for help.
Grate, 41, is charged with 23 counts, including aggravated murder.
“These are some of the most horrific crimes I’ve seen in my 15 years as a criminal prosecutor,” Prosecutor Chris Tunnell said after Grate was indicted in September 2016. “Given these depraved actions and the gruesome evidence, I will be strongly recommending the death penalty if a jury finds this defendant guilty.”
The main charges involve the deaths of Elizabeth Griffith, 29, and Stacey Stanley, 43, and the kidnapping of a woman prosecutors are calling Jane Doe.
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