Gregory Bryant-Bey

Gregory Bryant-Bey (died November 19, 2008) was a [...] who was executed by the state of Ohio on November 19, 2008. He was convicted in the robbery and stabbing murders of two business owners in Toledo in 1992.

Childhood

Bey had a difficult childhood. He was born in Toledo to a mother who had him adopted by a woman in New York City. He lived with this adoptive mother until the age of 13. This caretaker was allegedly very strict, made him take care of her daughter (Ruth Williamson-Bey) who was 10 years younger, and beat him regularly. He was allegedly beat on the head by his adoptive mother in 4th Grade. At AbOUT the same time Bey attempted to run away from home to go to Toledo; an attempt which failed.

When Bey was 13, his biological mother came and took him back to Toledo, but shortly after that left him in the care of her ex-husband, who was not Bey's true father.

Bey did graduate from high school and served for 2 years in the United States Air Force.

Early crimes

Bey had a long criminal history, beginning when he was arrested for creating a disturbance at the age of 17 in 1973. He was imprisoned from 1977-1979 for assault, for 30 days in 1989 for resisting arrest in connection with a [...] abuse crime, for 6 months in 1990 for theft. and for 2 days in 1982 for resisting arrest. In addition to these, Bey had 3 assault convictions, one additional theft conviction, possession of an illegal weapon, disturbing the peace, a criminal trespass, another resisting arrest conviction, and two speeding tickets. There were several other criminal charges over the years that did not result in convictions.

Dale Pinkelman

Dale Pinkelman owned a collectables shop in Toledo called Pinky's Collectibles. On August 9, 1992, Bey fatally stabbed Pinkelman in the chest and robbed his store. At first, police were unable to trace the perpetrator of this crime.

Pete Mihas

On November 2, 1992, Pete Mihas, a restaurant owner in Toledo, was found stabbed and robbed in his restaurant. It was after this that Bey was apprehended, and his fingerprints and palmprints were linked back to the Pinkelman [...].

Execution

Gregory Bryant-Bey was convicted of the two murders and was sentenced to the death penalty for the [...] of Dale Pinkelman, and received life in prison for the [...] of Pete Mihas. Two days before his execution, Ted Strickland denied a request for clemency. He then applied to the United States Supreme Court for a 60-day moratorium to put together another request for clemency, but this request was denied. The lethal injection was performed on the morning of November 19, 2008.