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More charges likely in case of abduction, bodies found
Posted On Sep 19 2016
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After the rescue, police found the remains of two women.
Griffith, 29, had been reported missing since she hadn’t been seen since August 16 near Walmart.
According to WAVE3 News in Cleveland, Grate has a long history with the law, including arrests for domestic violence, marijuana possession and theft.
Police tape cordons off the remains of a house.
The woman told police that Grate had rigged his bedroom door to make noise if she tried to escape.
Kurtis Stanley said his mother had health problems and was retired.
Then, on the night of September 8, her son Kory said, she went out for coffee.
Bruce found the audio from the 911 call, courtesy NBC, and says it’s creepy.
“We did all the ground work, and we found that house, and they still didn’t react”, Argil says.
Shawn Grate was arrested and soon after led authorities to a third body in Mansfield.
Ashland police identified the other body as Stacey Stanley, 43, on Wednesday.
Marcelo could not be reached for further comment Thursday. It’s unclear if he has an attorney.
County Prosecutor Christopher Tunnell said during the hearing that authorities believe Grate also abducted Griffith and Stanley. Authorities say a woman reported being held captive, leading to the arrest of a kidnapping.
OH fire marshal’s investigators returned Wednesday to check the Mansfield-area property, which remains under investigation because no cause has been determined for the blaze. They are working with the Mansfield crime lab, Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and sheriff’s detectives to determine the person’s identity and cause of death, as well as recovering evidence from the scene.
Ashland police said they had no previous reports involving Grate.
After arresting Shawn Grate, who is homeless, detectives searched the remainder of the deserted residence and the surrounding area and found the dead bodies of three women. The 17-year-old said she found it odd that the 40-year-old man repeatedly tried to invite her to a house people knew was abandoned.
