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Eugene Cray

Case from Harpersfield-township, OH dated May 09, 2014

Victim Details

Eugene A. Cray

Male

Black / African American

Harpersfield-township

OH

2014-05-09

43

Eugene

Cray

07/07/2026

Case Description

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Eugene A. Cray, a 43-year-old man from Harpersfield Township, Ohio, tragically died on May 9, 2014. His body was discovered by a passerby in a ditch along state Route 307 near Barnum Road on May 11, 2014. The cause of death was determined to be a gunshot wound to the head.

Following the discovery of Cray's body, the Ohio State Highway Patrol conducted an investigation that led to the arrest of Gertis Perry, a 62-year-old man from Euclid. Perry was taken into custody and charged with murde ...
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  • http://www.starbeacon.com/local/x611380360/Arrest-made-in-Harpersfield-Township-homicide
  • http://www.starbeacon.com/local/x1396845866/Body-found-in-ditch-was-homicide-victim
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