Sonya Massey’s killer, Sean Grayson, dead at 32 after cancer battle

A former Illinois sheriff’s deputy who gained notoriety for killing a woman in 2024 died on Sunday after battling Stage 4 colon cancer, according to his lawyer.  Attorney Daniel Fultz said Sean Grayson, 32, died after being diagnosed with cancer in 2023. At the time of his death, Grayson was six months into his 20-year

A white former cop convicted of killing a Black woman in her Springfield-area home two years ago died in prison Sunday, according to his legal team. Sean Grayson was battling stage 4 rectal cancer that had spread to his liver and lungs, and had in May requested an early medical release. A three-person state panel that

Grayson, 32, was found guilty last October of second-degree murder for the shooting of Sonya Massey and was serving a 20-year sentence.