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6 days ago
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Man Who Burned His Sleeping Daughter In Desert 26 Years Ago Dies In Prison
An Arizona man, who admitted to setting his two-year-old daughter on fire with gasoline in 1999, has died in jail. Shawn Ryan Grell, 50, was serving a life sentence until he died on April 19 at ASPC-Tucson facility. On April 19, authorities found the body of the convicted killer in the prison complex, but they withheld information concerning his cause of death, The New York Post reported. In December 1999, Grell picked up his daughter Kristen Salem from daycare with the intention of taking her to see the Christmas lights, per the East Valley Tribune. Instead, they headed to a department shop in Mesa, where Grell bought gasoline and a plastic gas can. He then reportedly drove to an isolated desert region in east Mesa, where he laid his daughter down and set her on fire. Kristen woke up, staggered 10 feet through the flames, then fell to the ground, and died, as per reports. Having murdered his daughter, Grell proceeded to a local convenience store to purchase alcohol. He further informed the shopkeeper that he had witnessed some youngsters burning a dog in an empty lot. Grell later contacted the police and turned himself in. At a press conference early the next morning, he subsequently admitted to the murder. "I took the gasoline and I poured it on her. I took the match and threw it on her," he admitted in a recorded interview to investigators. Grell was given the death penalty in 2001 after being found guilty of first-degree murder and burglary. The court ruled the senseless killing was carried out in an "especially heinous, cruel, and depraved manner." That was reversed in 2013 when the Arizona Supreme Court unanimously decided that his death sentence was "cruel and unusual punishment." The court declared that Grell had mental retardation, and his death sentence was revoked. He received a life sentence in prison until he died in prison in April.
Yahoo
6 days ago
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He Promised to Show His 2-Year-Old Daughter Christmas Lights — Instead, He Set Her on Fire. Now, He's Dead in Prison
Shawn Ryan Grell, 50, died on April 19 at ASPC-Tucson facility, according to the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry He was convicted of dousing his two-year-old daughter with gasoline and setting her on fire His cause of death has yet to be reportedAn Arizona man who was serving a life sentence for pouring gasoline on his two-year-old daughter and setting her on fire has died in prison. Shawn Ryan Grell, 50, died on April 19 at ASPC-Tucson facility, according to the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry. 'All inmate deaths are investigated in consultation with the county medical examiner's office,' the department said. It's unclear how the inmate died. Grell picked up his daughter Kristen Salem from her daycare in Dec. 1999 with a plan to take her to see Christmas lights, the East Valley Tribune the twosome drove to a department store in Mesa where he purchased a gas can and then bought some gas. He then drove to a remote desert area in east Mesa before placing his daughter on the ground and setting her on fire, according to the Tribune. The girl crawled about 10 feet before she died, prosecutors said, per He was convicted of first-degree murder and robbery in connection to her killing in 2001 and sentenced to death. However in 2013, his death sentence was commuted after the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that he had mental retardation, reported. He was sentenced to life in prison. Read the original article on People
Yahoo
6 days ago
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- Yahoo
He Promised to Show His 2-Year-Old Daughter Christmas Lights — Instead, He Set Her on Fire. Now, He's Dead in Prison
Shawn Ryan Grell, 50, died on April 19 at ASPC-Tucson facility, according to the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry He was convicted of dousing his two-year-old daughter with gasoline and setting her on fire His cause of death has yet to be reportedAn Arizona man who was serving a life sentence for pouring gasoline on his two-year-old daughter and setting her on fire has died in prison. Shawn Ryan Grell, 50, died on April 19 at ASPC-Tucson facility, according to the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry. 'All inmate deaths are investigated in consultation with the county medical examiner's office,' the department said. It's unclear how the inmate died. Grell picked up his daughter Kristen Salem from her daycare in Dec. 1999 with a plan to take her to see Christmas lights, the East Valley Tribune the twosome drove to a department store in Mesa where he purchased a gas can and then bought some gas. He then drove to a remote desert area in east Mesa before placing his daughter on the ground and setting her on fire, according to the Tribune. The girl crawled about 10 feet before she died, prosecutors said, per He was convicted of first-degree murder and robbery in connection to her killing in 2001 and sentenced to death. However in 2013, his death sentence was commuted after the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that he had mental retardation, reported. He was sentenced to life in prison. Read the original article on People
