Wednesday, March 6th:
*Status Hearing (Day 1 of 3) (
Michael) (
Roane County) (@ 9am CT) – TN –
Heather “Sophie” Gray (~10) (Died in 2017, Ten Mile, Roane County) &
Jonathan Dalton Gray (14) (Died 2015 or 2016, Halls, Knox County);
15 year old boy, 14 year old girl, & 10 year old boy –
*Michael Anthony Gray, Sr. (63/now 67) arrested (5/20/20),
charged (5/25/20), arraigned (10/26/20) & indicted (10/28/20) with 4 counts (3/31/17) of 1st degree murder, 13 counts (6/13/16) of aggravated child abuse/neglect/endangerment, 3 counts (8/20/18) of aggravated child abuse/neglect/endangerment, 9 counts (6/13/16) of aggravated kidnapping, 6 counts (6/13/16) of especially aggravated kidnapping-attempts, 5 counts (6/13/16) of falsifying education & academy records, 1 count (6/13/16) of theft of property ($60K-$250K) & 1 count (3/31/17) of abuse of a corpse. Plead not guilty. $500K bond. DA will seek the DP. Roane County
Trial set to begin on 11/4/24 for Michael only.
*Charged (11/5/20) & arraigned (11/20/20) with felony murder, aggravated child abuse, aggravated child neglect, abuse of a corpse and Tenncare fraud & theft. Plead not guilty. Bond denied. Knox County
Trial was set to begin on 2/13/23 continued with no further dates.
*Shirley Ann Gray (60/now 63) arrested (5/20/20),
charged (5/25/20), arraigned (10/26/20) & indicted (10/28/20) with 4 counts (3/31/17) of 1st degree murder, 13 counts (6/13/16) of aggravated child abuse/neglect/endangerment, 3 counts (10/20/18) of aggravated child abuse/neglect/endangerment, 9 counts (6/13/16) of aggravated kidnapping, 6 counts (6/13/16) of especially aggravated kidnapping-attempts, 5 counts (6/13/16) of falsifying education & academy records, 1 count (6/13/16) of theft of property ($60K-$250K) & 1 count (1/1/17) of abuse of a corpse. Plead not guilty. $500K bond. DA will seek the DP. Roane County
Trial was
set to begin on 7/26/24
for Shirley only but was continued
on 11/4/24.
*Charged (11/5/20) & arraigned (11/20/20) with felony murder, aggravated child abuse, aggravated child neglect, abuse of a corpse and Tenncare fraud & theft. Plead not guilty. Bond denied. Knox County
Trial was set to begin on 2/13/23 continued with a hearing that day.
Case & court info from 5/26/20 to 11/2/23 reference post #256 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...hildren-dead-roane-co-may-2020.524326/page-13
11/3/23 Update: Knox County: Both: Status hearing on 11/6/23 has been rescheduled on 11/27/23. 11/27/23 Update: Knox County for both: Next status hearing on 5/28/24.
11/23/23 Update: Roane County for Michael: Status hearings on 3/4/24, 3/5, 3/6. 3/7 & 3/8/24 all @ 9am. Trial set to begin on 11/4/24 @ 9am. Shirley: Motions hearing on 2/29/24, 3/1/3/18 to 3/2024 all @ 9am.
2/29/24 Update: Roane County for Shirley: Motions hearing was rescheduled on 3/18/24, 3/19 & 3/20/24 and on 7/1, 7/2, 7/3 & 7/26. Trial has been continued on 11/4/24. Will be tried with Michael. Michael: Status hearings on 3/4 & 3/5/24 were removed from docket. Next status hearing on 3/6/24 @ 9am & on 3/7/24 & 3/8/24.