Shawn Grate
Shawn Grate | |
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Ashland County Sheriff's Office mugshot | |
| Born | Shawn Michael Grate August 8, 1976 Marion, Ohio, U.S. |
| Criminal status | Incarcerated |
| Spouse |
Amber Nicole Bowman
(m. 2011; div. 2012) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Terry Grate Theresa McFarland |
| Relatives | Jason Grate (brother) Barbara Charter (half-sister) |
| Convictions |
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| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | 5+ |
Span of crimes | 2006 – September 13, 2016 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| Locations | Ashland County, Marion County, Richland County |
Date apprehended | September 13, 2016 |
| Imprisoned at | Chillicothe Correctional Institution |
Shawn Michael Grate (born August 8, 1976) is an American serial killer and rapist who was sentenced to death for the murders of five young women in and around northern Ohio from 2006 to 2016. Grate was convicted on two counts of aggravated murder on May 7, 2018, in Ashland County, pleaded guilty to two additional murders on March 1, 2019, in Richland County, and pleaded guilty to an additional murder on September 11, 2019, in Marion County.
Grate was sentenced to death and is on death row awaiting execution.