Deceased Body of missing Ohio Woman, 20, Found Inside Vacant Home

[Turd Fergusen]

A missing 20-year-old Ohio woman was found dead inside a vacant home on Sunday, investigators said.

Brianna Ratliff was last seen Thursday at about 7 p.m. in the Hall Park area of the city of Coshocton, about 70 miles northeast of Columbus, the Coshocton County Sheriff’s Office said Monday.
Ratliff had said she was going to the local Pit Stop gas station, located at 629 Chestnut Street, but was not heard from again.

On Friday afternoon, Ratliff was reported missing.

A search party looking for Ratliff called the sheriff’s office on Sunday saying that they found a dead female matching the 20-year-old’s description in a vacant residence in the 1800 block of Chestnut Street, investigators said. Officials identified the body as Ratliff.

Investigators said foul play is suspected, the Coshocton Tribune reported.

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Body of missing Ohio woman, 20, found inside vacant home, investigators say

A missing 20-year-old Ohio woman was found dead inside a vacant home on Sunday, investigators said.

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[Stebot]

On Monday, deputies took Blake A. Grewell, 19, of Coshocton, into custody. During the investigation, deputies learned he was a former friend of Ratliff.

https://myfox28columbus.com/news/lo...of-missing-20-year-old-coshocton-county-woman

 

[Sevens My Charm]

He did confirm that Ratliff suffered a traumatic death.

 

[Turd Fergusen]

Investigators described Grewell as a "former friend" of the victim. No details on what evidence led to the arrest of Grewell or the charge against him were immediately provided.

Ohio man, 19, charged in death of missing 20-year-old woman found in vacant home, investigators say

A 19-year-old Ohio man has been charged with the death of a missing woman whose body was found inside a vacant home over the weekend, investigators said.

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[Mountaineer95]

When I see Ohio posts here, they’re often in cities in which I haven’t spent much time nor have any affinity towards. But Coshocton is a tiny town I’ve been to so many times, I guess it hits harder, what with friends, family, and colleagues in and around that county.

If this is definitely the guy, nail him Ohio!
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Also, if she was last seen in Columbus but was found by a search party in Coshocton, I’d say law enforcement had some reason to have searchers looking in Coshocton. There are many suburbs of Columbus, and Coshocton is far enough away from C-Bus that it certainly would not be searched early on...unless there’s evidence (ie cell phone pings perhaps) leading them there.

 

[Symmachus]

I hate femicide.

 

[Mountaineer95]

When I see Ohio posts here, they’re often in cities in which I haven’t spent much time nor have any affinity towards. But Coshocton is a tiny town I’ve been to so many times, I guess it hits harder, what with friends, family, and colleagues in and around that county.

If this is definitely the guy, nail him Ohio!
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Also, if she was last seen in Columbus but was found by a search party in Coshocton, I’d say law enforcement had some reason to have searchers looking in Coshocton. There are many suburbs of Columbus, and Coshocton is far enough away from C-Bus that it certainly would not be searched early on...unless there’s evidence (ie cell phone pings perhaps) leading them there.

Speaking of Coshocton, one day when I was there for work, a vehicle sped down a steep slope, across a street, and into the car of a tourist couple from C Bus (they’d just finished shopping and were putting items in their trunk of their car parked in this very quaint and slow street when this passenger vehicle just flew down the hill, through a stop sign, and slammed into their car whilst she was doing so). I was on my way to that exact spot but was running late. It’s one of a handful of life experiences where I wonder “why did I get out of this fate, and why was someone else the victim”? Sorry, OT. Hearing “Coshocton” brings back memories.

 

[Mountaineer95]

I hate femicide.

Me too! While I’ve not yet been murdered due to my being female, I sure as hell have had some close calls as to being a victim solely because I’m female.

It’s one of the strangest and most troubling things to be targeted SOLELY because you’re female. Like I’m in proper business attire and stop at a gas station TO GET GAS, go figure, and I’m aggressively hit on and vulgarly cursed at when I tell the stranger who accosts me that I’m only there to get gas and am not interested. The things they’ve yelled at me when I politely decline their gas-station attempts are seared into my memory and 20+ years later I’m still afraid. I’ve been on the receiving end of this a hundred plus times; the only thing saving me now is that I’m much older and fatter and thus don’t garner as much attention. But there are young women who’ve taken my place and I fear for them. My experiences aren’t unusual; on the contrary, they’re experienced by many girls and women I’ve met.

 

[Sejanus]

She was very pretty.
He has incel face

 

[Sevens My Charm]

Prosecutor Jason Given asked the judge for a large bond amount because of the evidence he says authorities have against Grewell, including an alleged confession and statements from eyewitnesses, the Coshocton Tribunereports.

Given also asked for a large bond because Grewell allegedly used a "cutting instrument" to kill Ratliff and because she was killed "with prior calculation," the Coshocton Tribunereports.

Laurelanne Ratliff, told the outlet that her daughter had been friends with the suspect since middle school and were close.

"She didn't trust a whole lot of people, but Blake was one she trusted," she told the Coshocton Tribune. "She would go anywhere with him. If she wasn't messaging me, she was messaging him and they talked."

Body of Missing Ohio Woman, 20, Found in Vacant Home and 'Former Friend' Is Accused of Killing Her

Blake Grewell, 19, is charged with murder in connection with the death of Brianna Ratliff, who went missing after saying she was heading to the gas station on April 15, say police

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[Turd Fergusen]

Thanks for the perspective @Mountaineer95 never would have realized these places were that far apart. I assumed it was in the same neighborhood.

 

[Totemic]

Good friends, he wanted to have sex with her, she turned him down, and he killed her.

 

[Mountaineer95]

Another high-profile victim from the Coshocton area:

2004 Jenner, California, double murder - Wikipedia

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[Mountaineer95]

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This guy reminds me of Brogan Rafferty, especially with the “small-town Ohio” connection.

"Craigslist Murder Case": Brogan Rafferty, Ohio teen, sentenced to life in prison

Judge Lynne Callahan sentenced 17-year-old Brogan Rafferty in Akron

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Speaking of Coshocton, one day when I was there for work, a vehicle sped down a steep slope, across a street, and into the car of a tourist couple from C Bus (they’d just finished shopping and were putting items in their trunk of their car parked in this very quaint and slow street when this passenger vehicle just flew down the hill, through a stop sign, and slammed into their car whilst she was doing so). I was on my way to that exact spot but was running late. It’s one of a handful of life experiences where I wonder “why did I get out of this fate, and why was someone else the victim”? Sorry, OT. Hearing “Coshocton” brings back memories.

If anyone’s interested, here’s the verdict for the driver in the case I just mentioned. 17 months is not NEARLY enough; to cause the death he did required much more than just distracted driving. I was there that day, and had been there many times previously. To kill this woman in the way he did required more than simple negligence. If I were her family, I’d be infuriated.

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[Satanica]

This was not some innocent driver having a one-off. Even though the judge didn't buy his remorse I wish he could've given him more months.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

An Ohio man pleaded guilty to murdering a friend of his on Monday.

Blake A. Grewell, 20, accepted legal culpability on one count each of aggravated murder, rape, and tampering with evidence over the late April death of 20-year-old Brianna Ratliff.

The defendant was previously indicted on two counts of aggravated murder and the other crimes by a Coshocton County grand jury in May. Prosecutors agreed to drop the second murder charge as part of the plea deal, according to the Coshocton Tribune.

According to the indictment, Grewell acted with purpose and prior calculation in causing Ratliff’s death on April 15, 2021. That document further alleges that he engaged in sexual conduct with the victim through force or the threat of force. Finally, he was accused of trying to destroy or conceal the evidence of the violent incident.

Ratliff was last seen alive on the day she was killed, authorities believe. A formal missing persons report was filed the next day. Her body was discovered in an abandoned house two days later, on April 18, 2021, by members of a search party.

Grewell was taken into custody and charged with Ratliff’s murder the day after that, according to local CBS affiliate WOIO.

While specific details of the murder are scarce, Coshocton County Coroner Douglas Virostko said the victim suffered a traumatic death and that she died from stab wounds to the neck.

According to Coshocton County Prosecutor Jason Given, the assailant used some kind of a cutting instrument, the Tribune reports.

While a motive has proven elusive, the Coshocton County Sheriff’s Office has said the murderer was “a former friend” of his victim.

Laurelanne Ratliff, Brianna’s mother, told the Tribune that Grewell was one of few people her daughter trusted.

“Brianna had been through some rough stuff in her life,” she said. “She didn’t trust a whole lot of people, but Blake was one she trusted. She would go anywhere with him. If she wasn’t messaging me, she was messaging him and they talked.”

Grewell faces a minimum sentence of life in prison with the possibility of parole after 20 years plus a substantial fine. His defense attorney has indicated that he intends to seek such a sentence.

The prosecution, which did not agree to a sentencing departure as part of the plea deal, has said they intend to seek the maximum sentence instead–life in prison without the possibility of parole.

The defendant previously pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity after an evaluation determined he knew what he did was wrong and that he did have severe mental illness, the Tribune reported.

Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Rape and Murder of Friend Who 'Trusted' and 'Would Go Anywhere with Him'

“Brianna had been through some rough stuff in her life," she said. "She didn’t trust a whole lot of people, but Blake was one she trusted. She would go anywhere with him. If she wasn’t messaging me, she was messaging him and they talked.”

lawandcrime.com

 

[Sevens My Charm]

@Totemic called it and unless she was an alien .. it’s 1302 .. and we live on Venus in his reality .. last time I checked mental illness negated actions but not absolved any of responsibilities .. lock him in a mental unit of a prison w/ LWOP .. everyone wins except the victim of course .. call it a day ..

 

[Sugar Cookie]

BLAKE A GREWELL

Sentence Information

Aggregate Sentence Life without Parole

Expected Release Date/Parole Eligibility Date LIFE

Even though Grewell has practically no chance of ever leaving prison, Batchelor still had to inform him about registering as a Tier III sex offender and a violent offender, as well as serving five years of post-release control for the rape charge should he ever be released.

Grewell's attorneys argued his age, lack of a criminal record and mental issues reported in a psychological evaluation as mitigating circumstances as they sought the minimum sentence of 20 years to life. While Batchelor noted those items, he couldn't get past the pre-mediation of the brutal murder and lack of remorse Grewell exhibited.

Grewell said he knew public apologies had very little meaning at this point, but he still wanted to offer one.

"I want everyone to know I'm very sorry and very ashamed of what I did. It was horrible. Every day, I wish I could take it all back and never had done it," he said. "Every day, I pray it was some terrible nightmare and one day I'll wake up and she'll still be here and everything will be okay."

Coshocton man gets life in prison for murder of Brianna Ratliff

Blake Grewell murdered and raped his longtime friend on April 15, 2021, in a vacant house on Chestnut Street.

www.coshoctontribune.com