Gregory Bryant-Bey
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Gregory Bryant-Bey was convicted in the robbery and stabbing murders of two business owners in 1992, and executed by the state of Ohio
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to live with a woman who "adopted" him. The woman allegedly beat him regularly, and forced him to care for her daughter. When Bryant-Bey was 13, his mother brought him back to Toledo, then left him in the care of her ex-husband. Bryant-Bey graduated from high school
and served for 2 years in the United States Air Force
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crime, for 6 months in 1990 for theft. and for 2 days in 1982 for resisting arrest. Bey had 3 assault convictions, one additional theft conviction, possession of an illegal weapon, disturbing the peace, a criminal trespass, another resisting arrest conviction, and two speeding tickets. There were several other criminal charges over the years that did not result in convictions.
s and palmprints were linked to the Pinkelman murder.
denied a request for clemency, Bryant-Bey's attorneys applied to the United States Supreme Court for a 60-day moratorium, but was denied. Right up to the end, Bryant-Bey maintained that he had been framed.
Ohio
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Childhood
He was sent by his mother to New York CityNew York City
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to live with a woman who "adopted" him. The woman allegedly beat him regularly, and forced him to care for her daughter. When Bryant-Bey was 13, his mother brought him back to Toledo, then left him in the care of her ex-husband. Bryant-Bey graduated from high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
and served for 2 years in the United States Air Force
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
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Early crimes
Bryant-Bey had a long criminal history, beginning at age 17 in 1973. He was imprisoned from 1977-1979 for assault, for 30 days in 1989 for resisting arrest in connection with a drug abuseDrug abuse
Substance abuse, also known as drug abuse, refers to a maladaptive pattern of use of a substance that is not considered dependent. The term "drug abuse" does not exclude dependency, but is otherwise used in a similar manner in nonmedical contexts...
crime, for 6 months in 1990 for theft. and for 2 days in 1982 for resisting arrest. Bey had 3 assault convictions, one additional theft conviction, possession of an illegal weapon, disturbing the peace, a criminal trespass, another resisting arrest conviction, and two speeding tickets. There were several other criminal charges over the years that did not result in convictions.
Dale Pinkelman
Dale Pinkelman owned a collectables shop in Toledo called Pinky's Collectibles. On August 9, 1992, Pinkelman was stabbed in the chest, and his store was robbed.Pete Mihas
On November 2, 1992, Pete Mihas, a restaurant owner in Toledo, was found stabbed and robbed in his restaurant. Bryant-Bey was apprehended, and his fingerprintFingerprint
A fingerprint in its narrow sense is an impression left by the friction ridges of a human finger. In a wider use of the term, fingerprints are the traces of an impression from the friction ridges of any part of a human hand. A print from the foot can also leave an impression of friction ridges...
s and palmprints were linked to the Pinkelman murder.
Execution
Bryant-Bey was sentenced to death for the murder of Dale Pinkelman, and life for the murder of Pete Mihas. After Governor Ted StricklandTed Strickland
Theodore "Ted" Strickland was the 68th Governor of Ohio, serving from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives, representing ....
denied a request for clemency, Bryant-Bey's attorneys applied to the United States Supreme Court for a 60-day moratorium, but was denied. Right up to the end, Bryant-Bey maintained that he had been framed.
External links
- clarkprosecutor.org page on Bryant-Bey Accessed 6 December 2009
- State of Ohio Adult Parole Authority Clemency Ruiling Accessed 6 December 2009