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Piece by Piece: The Confession That Shook Ashland, Ohio

In 'The Hand in the Window: Piece by Piece,' the sixth episode of a true crime podcast series, investigators in Ashland, Ohio piece together the full scope of Shawn Grate's crimes after a kidnapped woman's 911 call led to his arrest. The episode traces how detectives, including veteran investigator Kim Mager, extracted a confession that would take days to fully unfold.

The Hand in the Window: The Other Me

There was the charming Shawn Grate — but a different, far darker version of him lurked just beneath the surface.

The Hand in the Window: Follow the Flies

A detective gets Shawn Grate to confess to brutal assaults against one victim, while she investigates his possible connection to other missing women in Ashland, Ohio.

The Hand in the Window: ABC's New Serial Killer Podcast

ABC Audio and 20/20 have partnered to launch 'The Hand in the Window,' a six-part podcast series exploring the 2016 capture of serial killer Shawn Grate in rural Ashland, Ohio. Hosted by veteran journalist John Quiñones, the limited series premiered November 4, 2025, and traces how a desperate 911 call led investigators to uncover multiple homicides across the state.

The Hand in the Window: Inside a Serial Killer's Capture

In September 2016, a kidnapped woman escaped from a house in Ashland, Ohio, and called 911 using her captor's phone. That call led to the arrest of Shawn Grate, a serial killer who murdered five women across northern Ohio between 2006 and 2016. Now, a six-part podcast series from 20/20 and ABC Audio is uncovering the full story of his crimes and capture.

Serial Killer Shawn Grate: How a 911 Whisper Exposed a Monster

In the early hours of September 13, 2016, a kidnapped woman lying next to her captor used his own phone to call 911 and whisper her location to police. Her call exposed Shawn Grate, a rural Ohio man who had systematically abducted, tortured, and murdered at least five women over more than a decade.

The 33-Hour Confession: How Interrogation Technique Unmasked Ohio Serial Killer

When a woman's desperate 911 call led to the rescue of a kidnapping victim in rural Ohio in 2016, it triggered an investigation that would unravel a five-victim serial murder case. A detective's 33-hour interrogation became the pivotal moment that transformed a local crime into a regional manhunt.