Jury recommends death sentence for accused serial killer

Grate, 41, was emotionless as he heard Judge Ronald P. Forsthoefel read the verdicts related to the two aggravated murder counts associated with the deaths of Stacey Stanley, 43, and Elizabeth Griffith, 29. When Forsthoefel read the first verdict, an audible "yes" came from a member of the public attending the hearing. The verdicts were read around 7:50 p.m. One woman, sitting with family members, friends of Griffith and Stanley was praying.