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Laura Lee Vickery-Clay

Case from Fort-bragg, NC dated Dec 15, 1986

Victim Details

Laura Lee Vickery-Clay

Female

Black / African American

Fort-bragg

NC

1986-12-15

18

Laura

Lee Vickery-Clay

06/30/2026

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On December 15, 1986, 18-year-old Army Private Laura Lee Vickery-Clay, an African American woman, was tragically shot to death at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The investigation into her death revealed that she was one of the victims of Specialist 4th Class Ronald Adrin Gray, a soldier stationed at Fort Bragg. Gray was later convicted of multiple counts of rape, murder, sodomy, and robbery against Vickery-Clay and another victim, Kimberly Ann Ruggles.

Gray's trial revealed a disturbing patt ...
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  • MILITARY JUSTICE FOR ALL: Army Pvt Laura Vickery-Clay Raped & Murdered by Fort Bragg Soldier; Ronald Gray Sentenced to Death by Military Courts for Two Murders & One Attempted Murder (1986)
  • Ronald Gray - Wikipedia
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