ASHLAND COUNTY, OH (WOIO) – “Oh yeah, I wanted to be caught. I thought about turning myself in,” Shawn Michael Grate said from inside jail walls Oct. 7. Now that he’s been arrested and charged for the death of two women  with charges pending for three other victims, the suspected serial killer is telling the […]

ASHLAND, Ohio – Suspected serial killer Shawn Michael Grate wrote two letters to News 5 Cleveland’s Megan Hickey acknowledging the murders of “all five victims” that he is connected to and providing what he said was the motive for killing them. Last month, Grate was indicted on 23 counts including aggravated murder in the deaths […]

ASHLAND, OH (WOIO) – Bond has been set at $1M for a man accused of killing two women in Ashland. Shawn Michael Grate, 40, was charged with two counts of murder and one count of kidnapping Thursday. Grate was arrested Tuesday in Ashland and charged with kidnapping. He did not enter a plea. Tuesday, a woman called police and said […]

ASHLAND, OH (WOIO) – A 40-year-old man is expected in an Ashland courtroom Thursday 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. Slideshow: Grate arrested  When Ashland police officers arrived at the home on […]