John Quinones

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A few days after Shawn Great was arrested for kidnapping, rape, and murder, Ashland County Prosecutor Chris Tunnell gave a press conference covered by local ABC News affiliate WEWS.

Grade was behind bars in the Ashland County Jail.

This man, who had been living in Ashland for less than two months, had shattered the town's sense of safety.

Investigators had begun learning the rough outlines of Grade's life before his killing spree.

He said his mother had abandoned him when he was a kid.

He'd started getting in trouble with the law at the age of 20.

He'd racked up convictions for burglary, abduction, and brandishing a knife at his ex-girlfriend.

He had a son and two daughters with three different women.

Throughout his adult life, Great had moved from town to town in rural Ohio.

Detective Kim Major had learned that Great was good at charming people.

His appearance helped with that.

Sean's own mother is quoted as saying, yes, he's good looking, but the devil's good looking too.

Ted Bundy was good looking and charming, and he was able to seduce women because of that.

Is there a comparison, a similarity to Sean?

Great.

There was the charming Sean Great, who looked good on the outside, and the violent Sean Great, who lurked just beneath the surface.

From ABC Audio in 2020, I'm John Quinones, and this is The Hand in the Window.

Episode 5, The Other Me.