26 Facts About Ronald Gray

Ronald Gray's crimes were committed when he was in the United States Army, stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Ronald Gray was born in Cochran, Georgia, but grew up in Liberty City, a public housing project in Miami.

Ronald Gray had a step-parent [stepfather] at one time who was extremely abusive to his mother and abusive to himself [Gray], using belts on him to the point of inflicting injury, drawing blood.

Three of Ronald Gray's fingerprints were found on the hood of the car.

Ronald Gray had suffered blunt force trauma to various parts of her body.

Ronald Gray entered her barracks room under the pretense of notification of a party that he did not want to leave on the barracks notification board.

Once inside, Ronald Gray grabbed Nameth, held a knife to her throat, and asked for her military field gear.

Ronald Gray then stabbed her repeatedly in the neck and on the side of her body, threatening to return and kill her if she screamed.

When Ronald Gray's photograph appeared in the news following his arrest for another crime, Nameth identified him as her assailant.

Ronald Gray's fingerprints were on the interior door handle of Ruggles' taxi, and Ruggles' fingerprints were found on money in Ronald Gray's possession.

Ronald Gray's footprints were found at the scene of the crime.

Ronald Gray was sentenced to eight life sentences, including three to be served consecutively.

Ronald Gray remains on death row at the United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

One month later, Army Secretary Pete Geren set the execution date as December 10,2008, and ordered that Ronald Gray be put to death by lethal injection at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana.

On February 13,1990, that court ordered a sanity board, which, on June 30,1990, found that Ronald Gray was responsible at the time of the offenses and that he was competent to understand his trial and the present appellate proceedings.

On December 27,1990, Ronald Gray filed a motion with the Court of Military Review requesting that the court order the Government to provide $15,000 for an expert psychiatrist, a death penalty qualified attorney and an investigator.

Ronald Gray renewed his request for a psychiatrist and an investigator on August 7,1991, but the Court of Military Review denied it on August 23,1991.

On September 12,1991, Ronald Gray filed a writ-appeal petition requesting that this Court order the Government to provide $10,000 and an emergency stay of the proceedings before the Court of Military Review.

On December 16,1991, Ronald Gray filed a motion with the Court of Military Review requesting that military authorities perform the court order additional medical and psychological tests.

Brown stated in an affidavit filed with the appellate court that Ronald Gray was sane during the offenses and the proceedings.

On February 26,1992, Ronald Gray filed a supplementary assignment of errors, to which the Government responded on March 27,1992.

On December 30,1992, Ronald Gray filed a motion renewing his request for funds for an expert investigator and a behavioral neurologist.

Ronald Gray filed a petition to reconsider this decision on January 4,1993.

On February 11,1993, Ronald Gray filed a motion and suggestion for reconsideration by the court sitting en banc of the denial of funding and a motion and suggestion for reconsideration by the court sitting en banc of the decision of December 15,1992.

Ronald Gray filed a motion for reconsideration on June 28,1993, which the court denied on June 30,1993.

On November 26,2008, a federal judge granted Ronald Gray a stay of execution to allow time for further appeals.