Girley Crum

Mass murderer

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Case Facts

Gender: male
Country: USA
Location: Coos County, Oregon, USA
Date of birth: 1962
Age at first offence: 34
Characteristics: revenge
Victim profile: Ray Jacobs, 37, his wife, Kelly, 27, the couple's two children Jessica, 5, and Christopher, 16 months, and the woman's brother, Roger Glazebrook ( his ex-girlfriend's family)
Method of murder: St abbing with knife
Date(s) of murder: May 10, 1996
Years active: 1996
Date of arrest: Same day
Status: Life imprisonment
Sentenced to life in prison in February 1997

Case Summary

Case record: Girley Crum

Status and outcome

Girley Crum was sentenced to life in prison in February 1997.

Timeline

10 May 1996 — Three adults and two children were found slashed to death at a trailer park in Bandon.
10 May 1996 — Police using a tracking dog arrested Girley Logsdon Crum in woods near the Jacobs family’s house and jailed him on murder charges.
February 1997 — Girley Crum was convicted and was sentenced to life in prison.

Background

Girley Crum was described as an ex-con with an extensive rap sheet. His numerous previous offenses included assault, robbery, driving under the influence, carrying a concealed weapon, and overall criminal mischief.

Girley Crum had recently served three years in prison for attacking someone with a screwdriver during a robbery. He was released the Monday before the killings after serving 21 days on a parole violation. Three days after his release, he slit the throats of the Jacobs family in their trailer home.

Girley Crum knew the family in Bandon. Police said they had no motive for the slayings.

The offence

On 10 May 1996, three adults and two small children were found slashed to death at a mobile home park in Bandon, Oregon. The victims’ throats were slashed.

Sheriff’s deputies found four of the bodies in one mobile home, while Ray Jacobs was able to crawl to a neighbor’s for help before he died.

The victims were identified as Ray Jacobs, 37; his wife, Kelly, 27; their children Jessica, 5, and Christopher, 16 months; and the woman’s brother, Roger Glazebrook.

Arrest and custody

Girley Logsdon Crum, 34, of Bandon, was arrested in woods near the family’s house and jailed on murder charges. Bond was set at $5 million. Police said Crum had been released Monday from the County Jail after serving 21 days for a parole violation.

Trial

A jury found Girley Crum guilty of five counts of aggravated murder after deliberating for five hours.

Sentencing

In February 1997, Girley Crum was sentenced to life in prison.

Other details

Girley L. Crum Jr. was associated with a reference indicating February 19, 1997, and that he was 35 years old at the time of the conviction as described in the case summary. Additional details included that he was convicted of slashing to death his ex-girlfriend’s family, and that on May 1996 he killed a family of five in the Oregon trailer park where they lived.

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