SHAWN GRATE is a notorious serial killer who went after women for their money.
If they declined his request, he would show a violent side. Here's what we know about Shawn Grate.
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Who is Shawn Grate?
Shawn Grate is a notorious American serial killer who used to live in Marion, Ohio.
He was convicted of the deaths of five women in 2016.
As a teen he was known as a charmer, which masked his dark side.
Grate carried out the murders from 2006 to 2016 by strangling his victims and even brutally beating and stabbing them, autopsy reports confirmed.
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He was arrested in September 2016 when a woman called 911 asking for help after Grate kidnapped her.
The 38-year-old woman remains unnamed and is referred to as "Jane Doe".
Grate sexually abused and assaulted her for three consecutive days before she managed to get hold of 911.
On June 1, 2018, he was given the death sentence after he was found guilty of two killings.
Then, on March 1, 2019, he pleaded guilty to the inhumane murders of two other women and was given a life imprisonment sentence without parole.
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His last sentence came on September 11, 2019, when he was found guilty of a fifth murder and was given another life sentence without parole and an additional 16 years.
Who were Shawn Grate's victims?
Grate murdered five women.
He saw them as opportunities to get money, and if they refused, they had to deal with his abusive and violent side.
Rebekah Leicy, 31, was a sex worker whose body was found in March 2015.
At first, her death was ruled as an overdose, however, later it was discovered that it was Grate who ended her life.
Candice Cunningham, 29, lived with Grate in Mansfield before she disappeared in 2015.
The bodies of 43-year-old Stacey Stanley and Elizabeth Griffith, 29, were found in his home.
It was concluded that they were strangled to death.
His youngest victim Dana Nicole Lowrey, aged 23, was discovered in Marion County in 2007.
She had two daughters under the age of five at the time of her death.
Dana she was only identified in June 2019 through her DNA.
Who was Shawn Grate's wife Amber Nicole Bowman and did they have children?
Amber Nicole Bowman married Grate in 2011.
The couple were only married to Grate for a year, and divorced in 2012.
They had one daughter together, however Amber keeps their lives very private.
She previously said in a statement: "My prayers are with the families who lost their loved ones.
"For the sake of my innocent child, I ask the press to respect our privacy at this time."
Where is Shawn Grate now?
Grate is now 45 and is spending his life in jail waiting for death.
He is imprisoned in the Chillicothe Correctional Institution.
When will Shawn Grate receive the death penalty?
Grate is scheduled to be put to death in 2025.
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Before he was sentenced he expressed his wish to live: "I really would like to stay alive through all this."
However, his other statement didn't really help his case as he said: "I would have loved to have been able to do a lot, but I know I wouldn’t have been able to get away with it.”
