Alleged Serial Killer Drops Insanity Plea

The attorneys for an Ashland County man charged with abducting and killing two women say he is dropping his plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. 40-year-old Shawn Grate pleaded not guilty in October. He awaits trial in the deaths of 29-year-old Elizabeth Griffith and 43-year-old Stacey Stanley. Their bodies were found last September inside an Ashland home after a third woman called 911 from a bedroom and said Grate was holding her hostage. Grate's attorneys aren't permitted to comment because of a judge's gag order.