Ray Gray, convicted of Detroit murder 48 years ago, to be released in deal with Wayne County
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Raymond Gray has spent nearly 50 years in prison for murder, making him one of Michigan s longest-service inmates. But freedom could possibly be in his future, and not just because of the pandemic.
DETROIT (FOX 2) - After almost 50 years behind bars, Ray Gray will walk out of prison as a free man on Tuesday after a deal was reached between the prosecutor s office and Gray s attorney.
Gray entered a no contest plea to second-degree murder charges for the 1973 death of a man in a Detroit apartment. Gray was 21 when he was sentenced to life in prison and is now 68, one of Michigan s longest-service inmates in custody.
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Indianapolis porn star and rapper, 34, is charged with murder of videographer, 39, after he targeted members of the LGBTQ community through dating apps to rob
Diabolique Paris Johnson, 34, is accused of shooting dead Joshua J. Smelser, 39, inside the victim s home in Detroit back in September
Johnson is also accused of carrying out a separate armed robbery of a 26-year-old man at a hotel in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn four days earlier
Both victims are members of the LGBTQ community and were located and targeted by the suspect through online dating apps, authorities said
Smelser, a videographer, had only moved to Detroit six months before his death