OH - Shawn Michael GRATE: 3 bodies found, Ashland/Madison, Sept 2016

[bessie]

How do we know he lured them with pills?

Based on this account:

Another woman at the scene, who did not wish to be identified, said she had met the man who lived in the house where police were investigating, and said the man stalked her and tried to date her, eventually attempting to give her pills at his house about two weeks ago. Uncomfortable, she said she declined the pills and left.

"That could have been me in that house," the woman said Tuesday after hearing two bodies had been found.

http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com...ess-conference-set-ashland-incident/90310000/

 

[Tillicum]

It could take weeks or longer to identify the remains and locate any additional victims.

http://fox8.com/2016/09/13/suspect-...found-in-ashland-and-richland-county-unfolds/

 

[JaimeInLA]

Based on this account:

Another woman at the scene, who did not wish to be identified, said she had met the man who lived in the house where police were investigating, and said the man stalked her and tried to date her, eventually attempting to give her pills at his house about two weeks ago. Uncomfortable, she said she declined the pills and left.

"That could have been me in that house," the woman said Tuesday after hearing two bodies had been found.

http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com...ess-conference-set-ashland-incident/90310000/

Ahhhhh, gotcha. I interpreted that as he tried to roofie her, not that he was offering her recreational drugs. Your version makes much more sense!

 

[Tillicum]

And the usual response.

One county away in Richland, investigators say they've linked Grate to a woman killed in June at a home later destroyed by fire. Lyle Easterday says none of this sounds like the Shawn Grate he knows.

"Surprised the hell out of me. He was quiet, help anyone out, do anything for you," Easterday said.

http://www.10tv.com/article/police-find-2-bodies-inside-ashland-home-during-abduction-investigation

 

[Tillicum]

According to court records, Shawn Michael Grate pleaded guilty to one count of abduction and was sentenced to five years of community control. A second count of abduction and a child endangerment charge were dropped.

http://www.richlandsource.com/ashla...cle_a7796cf4-7a2a-11e6-9118-8f15147dc79c.html

 

[Tillicum]

Grate's history with the law dates back to 1994. In November 1994, he went to jail for assault charges and in 1997 was again incarcerated for burglary. He was found guilty of disorderly conduct, unlawful restraint and criminal trespassing in March 1999. Other charges on his record include aggravated menacing, theft, domestic violence, violation of a protection order and abduction.

http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-...s-conference-on-investigation-at-ashland-home

 

[bessie]

Sickening and far too typical. We could skip the research and simply copy and paste posts from perp to perp. It's always the same old cr*p. Only the names change.

 

[Tillicum]

They're saying in the video here that the 2 bodies inside the home have been there too long to be the recently reported missing women.

http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-...s-conference-on-investigation-at-ashland-home

 

[bessie]

They're saying in the video here that the 2 bodies inside the home have been there too long to be the recently reported missing women.

http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-...s-conference-on-investigation-at-ashland-home

Well, that should bring some comfort to the two families. I felt so sorry for Stacy's son. All the relatives, really. There are still three other families who eventually will receive the sad news of their loved one's death. That shouldn't be. Clearly, the guy should've been behind bars.

 

[bessie]

Ahhhhh, gotcha. I interpreted that as he tried to roofie her, not that he was offering her recreational drugs. Your version makes much more sense!

There's a little more detail in this report, Jamie. The woman, TY, met him at a party. He lured her to the house, offered her pills and liquor in exchange for sex. She quickly was creeped out and left the house.

http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-...s-conference-on-investigation-at-ashland-home

 

[CoverMeCagney]

So we have 3 bodies to identify, a suspect already in custody, and an abducted (but safe) woman who was never reported missing.

This will be interesting. Is there a way of searching for threads by state?

 

[rollinginit]

I live in the area, but I don't know any of these people involved. The guy, Shawn, looks so very familiar, though.

Vacant houses and drugs are a major thing around here. I know drugs are sweeping small towns in America everywhere, but it's so bad that Lisa Ling/Oprah did a whole documentary here. So it doesn't surprise me that the police didn't take a missing drug user seriously. I usually don't like to talk negative about the police, but I can honestly say IMO this town's police dept is......lacking.
http://www.oprah.com/health/Lisa-Ling-Investigates-Americas-Heroin-Epidemic

Every once in awhile I'll see a missing person (usually women) go up on our local facebook page, but then you won't hear anything else about it. We rarely find out what happened to that person.

There has been a ton of vacant houses that have went up in fire in the past year. This is just a few.
http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com...its-vacant-house-west-fourth-street/84993114/
http://www.wmfd.com/news/single.asp?story=69010
http://www.wmfd.com/news/single.asp?story=69418
http://www.richlandsource.com/news/...cle_671a591a-0192-11e4-b973-0017a43b2370.html
http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-...burn-on-sturges-avenue-in-mansfield-overnight

 

[rosie_lee]

Nick Foley (@nfoley1418): https://twitter.com/nfoley1418?s=09

Richland Co. Coroner and #mansfieldpolice just arrived at location where suspect Shawn Grate directed them to body https://t.co/HbWlE6p0HL

 

[bettiepageturner]

Yikes, what is it with Ohio and serial killers? Wonder if this will warrant its own SK thread..

 

[AF555]

I live in the area, but I don't know any of these people involved. The guy, Shawn, looks so very familiar, though.

Vacant houses and drugs are a major thing around here. I know drugs are sweeping small towns in America everywhere, but it's so bad that Lisa Ling/Oprah did a whole documentary here. So it doesn't surprise me that the police didn't take a missing drug user seriously. I usually don't like to talk negative about the police, but I can honestly say IMO this town's police dept is......lacking.
http://www.oprah.com/health/Lisa-Ling-Investigates-Americas-Heroin-Epidemic

Every once in awhile I'll see a missing person (usually women) go up on our local facebook page, but then you won't hear anything else about it. We rarely find out what happened to that person.

There has been a ton of vacant houses that have went up in fire in the past year. This is just a few.
http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com...its-vacant-house-west-fourth-street/84993114/
http://www.wmfd.com/news/single.asp?story=69010
http://www.wmfd.com/news/single.asp?story=69418
http://www.richlandsource.com/news/...cle_671a591a-0192-11e4-b973-0017a43b2370.html
http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-...burn-on-sturges-avenue-in-mansfield-overnight

Wow. Thanks for the insight. That helps make sense of all this.


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[rosie_lee]

Bob Jones WEWS (@bobjonesTV): https://twitter.com/bobjonesTV?s=09

Family of Stacey Stanley says they have positively identified her as one of the victims found murdered in an Ashland house. @WEWS

 

[eucalyptuz]

Bob Jones WEWS (@bobjonesTV): https://twitter.com/bobjonesTV?s=09

Family of Stacey Stanley says they have positively identified her as one of the victims found murdered in an Ashland house. @WEWS

Oh no. I was holding up hope.
So very sad for her family who really did try so hard to find her.
RIP Stacey

 

[rosie_lee]

Alyssa Raymond (@AlyssaRaymond): https://twitter.com/AlyssaRaymond?s=09

Forensic team from Mercyhurst College here in Richland County to process, remove and ID body found in woods. @wkyc https://t.co/mGgMkiJXpi

 

[rosie_lee]

Alyssa Raymond (@AlyssaRaymond): https://twitter.com/AlyssaRaymond?s=09

Richland Co Sheriff says suspect (Shawn Grate) was homeless and spent time at this abandoned home. @wkyc https://t.co/TZ1qHfOvpI

Richland Co Sheriff says the woman whose body was found in the woods here spent time in this home with Grate. @wkyc https://t.co/HjhbAy0pOd

Police brought Grate over here, and he showed them where the body was. Not totally in tact after 4 months. @wkyc https://t.co/f1htUISUkj

 

[Gardener1850]

This says he is expected to be in court today: http://www.cleveland19.com/story/33091314/abduction-leads-police-to-3-bodies-in-northeast-ohio

ASHLAND, OH (WOIO) - A 40-year-old man is expected in an Ashland courtroom Wednesday after 3 bodies were found in 2 counties.

Shawn Michael Grate was arrested Tuesday and charged with abduction of a woman. The woman was able to call police for help.

No time given.

Anyone find a reporter with live video?