New Limited Series From ABC Audio and ‘20/20’ Unravels the Twisted Case of Kidnapped Woman

What is sure to be another hit ABC Audio and 20/20, John Quiñones hosts a new limited podcast series that follows the case of a kidnapped woman in Ohio, and the investigation that led authorities to a serial killer.

What’s Happening: 

• An all-new true crime podcast limited series unravels the case of a kidnapped woman in Ohio that leads investigators down a harrowing path to a serial killer. 
• ABC News correspondent John Quiñones hosts The Hand in the Window, a new, gripping series from ABC Audio and 20/20 that premieres on Tuesday, November 4th.
• The Hand in the Window brings listeners back to rural Ashland, Ohio, where in September 2016, after a shocking 911 call led to a desperate effort to find a kidnapped woman. 
• After her rescue, investigators, including veteran sex crimes detective Kim Mager, zero in on her kidnapper, Shawn Grate. 
• Throughout the 33 hours of interrogation, Detective Mager uncovered chilling truths, resulting in Grate’s terrifying confession to not only the kidnapping but also five murders across Ohio. 
• The podcast shares exclusive, extended audio from the original 911 call, and provides never-before-heard audio from Detective Mager’s tactical interrogation of Grate, allowing viewers to dive deeper into this terrifying case.

• ABC Audio and 20/20 have dominated the podcast charts recently, with listenership growing exponentially across platforms. 
• The recent launch of Devil in the Desert became the most successful ABC Audio and 20/20 limited series ever, maintaining the No. 1 spot on Apple Podcasts’ Top Shows chart for over three consecutive weeks. 
• Previous titles Bad Rap: The Case Against Diddy and What Happened to Holly Bobo? also charted in the Top 5 on Apple Podcasts’ Top Shows, Top Series and Top True Crime lists, with the latter skyrocketing to No. 1. 
• Spotify featured all three titles in its Best True Crime Podcasts (So Far) list, and Apple featured Bad Rap on its Best So Far 2025 list. 

About the Case: 

• On September 13, 2016, law-enforcement in Ashland, Ohio responded to a 911 call from a woman claiming she had been abducted by a man and was being held captive.
• The suspect, Shawn Grate, was taken into custody. At the location, officers discovered the bodies of two women: 29 year old Elizabeth Griffit and 43 year old Stacey Stanley.  
• During investigation and arrest, Grate eventually confessed to murdering five women across multiple Ohio counties spanning from approximately 2005 to 2016.
• Grate was indicted on many counts (including aggravated murder, kidnapping, rape, abuse of a corpse, burglary, and tampering) in Ashland, before being sentenced to death for murders in Ashland County. 
• One of the dramatic elements of this case (and what the podcast promises) is the 33-hour interrogation by veteran sex-crimes detective Kim Mager of Ashland Police Department, who reportedly used a less-confrontational, more rapport-based strategy to induce Grate to talk. 
• It was this interrogation where Grate confessed to the kidnapping/rape and the five murders, providing details such as where he hid bodies and how he abducted victims.