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A list of the charges:“These are some of the most horrific crimes I’ve seen in my fifteen years as a criminal prosecutor,” said Prosecutor Christopher Tunnell. “Given these depraved actions and the gruesome evidence, I will be strongly recommending the death penalty if a jury finds this defendant guilty.”
In addition to the charges that are death penalty eligible(one for each of the two murders), the maximum prison sentence that could be given for conviction of all these crimes is 166 years. Ashland County has had only two death penalty eligible murders in the last 20 years, according to the release.
SG confessed to 2 murders voluntarily, and LE was pretty forthcoming with the info within a day or two.
They're not releasing anything at all about Leicy and her death other than the fact that the case is reopened to see if he had anything to do with her death. This is strange I think. Accidental overdose that he witnessed before getting rid of her body maybe? Are they trying to see if they can prove it wasn't accidental?
There wasn't any heroin in her tox report IIRC. In fact, there was buprenorphine aka Suboxone, which is what people take to detox or to taper off opiates, kind of the way methadone is used. It's newer than methadone and supposedly a bit safer. I have heard of people taking it recreationally sometimes or taking it to avoid going into bad withdrawals when they can't find their drug of choice. It just makes me wonder what her reason for taking it was. Was she trying to get clean or having trouble finding H?
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According to the toxicology report released in June 2015, the suspected OD involved cocaine, morphine and buprenorphine. The Mansfield News Journal had reported Leicy “was known to use heroin”
http://www.norwalkreflector.com/Law...case-reopened-based-on-Grate-s-interview.html
23 count indictment:
A list of the charges:
- Aggravated Murder of Elizabeth A. Griffith (F1)
- Second charge of Aggravated Murder of Elizabeth A. Griffith (F1)
- Kidnapping of Elizabeth A, Griffith (F1)
- Gross Abuse of the Corpse of Elizabeth A. Griffith (F5)
- Burglary of the residence of Elizabeth A. Griffith (F3)
- Tampering with Evidence (F3)
- Aggravated Murder of Stacey J. Hicks/Stanley (F1)
- Second charge of Aggravated Murder of Stacey J. Hicks/Stanley (F1)
- Kidnapping of Stacey J. Hicks, aka: Stacey J. Hicks/Stanley (F1)
- Second charge of Kidnapping of Stacey J. Hicks/Stanley (F1)
- Rape of Stacey J. Hicks/Stanley (F1)
- Aggravated Robbery of Stacey J. Hicks/Stanley (F1)
- Gross Abuse of the Corpse of Stacey J. Hicks/Stanley (F5)
- Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle of Stacey J. Hicks/Stanley (F5)
- Kidnapping of Jane Doe (F1)
- Rape of Jane Doe (F1)
- Second charge of Rape of Jane Doe (F1)
- Third charge of Rape of Jane Doe (F1)
- Robbery of Jane Doe (F3)
- Burglary (F3)
- Burglary (F3)
- Burglary (F3)
- Breaking and Entering (F5)
http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-...shland-prosecutor-to-recommend-dealth-penalty
Someone told me he abused the corpses; but I haven't heard that on the news yet...??
Someone told me he abused the corpses; but I haven't heard that on the news yet...??
Here's the article which states
Investigators said on September 19 that they connected a fifth body, identified as Rebekah Leicy, 31, to Grate. Her body was found in March of 2015, and police initially thought she died of an overdose. However, Grate said that he strangled the woman to death and dumped her body
http://heavy.com/news/2016/09/shawn...l-killer-stacey-stanley-victims-photos-video/
http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com...beth-griffith-remembered-loved-ones/90849174/Judy Thompson of Ashland said she knew Griffith well.
"I live in the Essex Center and we all go to the Kroc Center, St. Edwards, Garber Brethren and Maple Grove (churches) for the free meals and she was always there," Thompson said. "And so was he (Grate)."
I found an article on Elizabeth Griffith's Memorial Service. I posted the main parts about her over on her thread but thought I should quote part here as well:
http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com...beth-griffith-remembered-loved-ones/90849174/
So it seems SG could have chosen his victims from among the homeless and poor looking for free meals at the area churches.
Another oddity. He says he killed a woman in 2005, who was selling subscriptions/magazines in Marion OH. The body was found but it remains an unknown Jane Doe.. You would think people who lived in that area would remember her,
Also, you would think there would be records somewhere of her subscriptions sales.
One would think someone would, yes. Also somewhere hopefully she has family, hard to say where she is from. Is there a link anywhere for her that anyone knows of? I got some spare time on my hands for now, would love to help trying to locate her family.