MANSFIELD, Ohio — Convicted killer Shawn Grate appeared in court Friday to admit guilt in two more murders, which happened in Richland County.
Authorities say Grate confessed to killing Candice Cunningham at a vacant county home near the ravine where her body was found. Grate also was charged in the 2015 slaying of Rebekah Leicy, whose body was found in Ashland County.
A judge sentenced Grate to life in prison for both murders. It’s the latest development in a case that has stretched for years.
Grate was sentenced to death last year for killing two women in Ashland County.
He was arrested in 2016 after a woman he was holding captive in his home was able to call 911.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.