FOSTORIA | Pretrial Hearing Set Today in 2006 Jeffrey Risner Cold Case Murder

Author: FFP Ai Bot

FOSTORIA – A pretrial hearing is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 9, in Seneca County Common Pleas Court for Bradly Ray, the 50-year-old Fostoria man charged with murder in the 2006 killing of Jeffrey Risner, according to 13 ABC (WTVG).

Ray was arrested Oct. 29 by Fostoria police and special agents from the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation after a Seneca County grand jury returned a secret indictment charging him with murder under Ohio Revised Code 2903.02, according to a Fostoria Police Division press release. Seneca County Common Pleas Court Judge Damon Alt signed the indictment, police said.

Bond was set at $1 million on Oct. 30, 13 ABC reported. ToledoBuzz also reported the $1 million bond and the Nov. 9 hearing date.

Risner, 50, was found dead March 2, 2006, in a garage or utility building behind his home at 116 Palmer St. in Fostoria, according to the Ohio Attorney General’s cold-case page and Fostoria police. An autopsy by the Lucas County Coroner’s Office found multiple sharp-force wounds to his neck and blunt-force trauma to the right side of his head, the Attorney General’s Office said.

In a Nov. 3 I-Team “Case Files” report, 13 ABC said Ray is Risner’s former roommate. Risner’s daughter told the station she was not surprised by the arrest. Police have not said what evidence led to the indictment, and the investigation is ongoing.

Ray has been charged, not convicted. An indictment is a formal accusation, and he is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.

Anyone with information can contact Fostoria police at (419) 435-8573 or the BCI tip line at 855-BCI-OHIO (855-224-6446).