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Alleged Ohio Serial Killer Seeks Insanity Defense

Ashland County Sheriff's Office

Attorneys for accused serial killer Shawn Grate are asking an Ashland County judge to declare him not guilty by reason of insanity. Grate is charged with killing two Ashland women earlier this year and is a suspect in other slayings in Marion and Richland Counties. The judge has scheduled a competency hearing for next month.

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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