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<blockquote>''"Grayson Gaynes" redirects here.''</blockquote>'''Grayson Alan "Gray" Gaynes''' (born June 14, 1987) is an American retired [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Police_Department New York City Police Department (NYPD)] detective, best known for his controversial involvement in the hunt for [[the Mad Batter]] serial killer. | <blockquote>''"Grayson Gaynes" redirects here.''</blockquote>'''Grayson Alan "Gray" Gaynes''' (born June 14, 1987) is an American retired [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Police_Department New York City Police Department (NYPD)] detective, best known for his controversial involvement in the hunt for [[the Mad Batter]] serial killer. | ||
<spoiler>On March 1, 2016, during the course of the Mad Batter investigation, Gaynes was recorded beating a handcuffed suspect on livestream video. The footage went viral, with millions of views by the end of that week.</spoiler> | <spoiler show="''Gray Rose'' Spoiler">On March 1, 2016, during the course of the Mad Batter investigation, Gaynes was recorded beating a handcuffed suspect on livestream video. The footage went viral, with millions of views by the end of that week.</spoiler> | ||
Despite his dubious public image, Gaynes has been described as highly intelligent and analytical, an "outside the box" thinker with a commitment to finding the truth, no matter how long it takes. Among his coworkers in the NYPD [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Police_Department_Detective_Bureau Detective Bureau], he had a reputation for liking "strange" cases, homicides with an element of the paranormal. | Despite his dubious public image, Gaynes has been described as highly intelligent and analytical, an "outside the box" thinker with a commitment to finding the truth, no matter how long it takes. Among his coworkers in the NYPD [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_Police_Department_Detective_Bureau Detective Bureau], he had a reputation for liking "strange" cases, homicides with an element of the paranormal. | ||
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After returning from leave, Gaynes worked a number of cases of an unusual nature, developing a further reputation for "liking the strange ones." He was assigned once more to the Mad Batter case after the February 24, 2016 murder of Alyssa Lori, who the press immediately reported as a possible Mad Batter victim. | After returning from leave, Gaynes worked a number of cases of an unusual nature, developing a further reputation for "liking the strange ones." He was assigned once more to the Mad Batter case after the February 24, 2016 murder of Alyssa Lori, who the press immediately reported as a possible Mad Batter victim. | ||
<spoiler>The re-opened Mad Batter investigation proved to be Gaynes' final case as an NYPD detective. Despite some community backlash (due to the widely-publicized beating, as well as other erratic behavior), Gaynes was allowed to retire from the NYPD and receives full pension benefits.</spoiler> | <spoiler show="''Fade to Gray'' Spoiler">The re-opened Mad Batter investigation proved to be Gaynes' final case as an NYPD detective. Despite some community backlash (due to the widely-publicized beating, as well as other erratic behavior), Gaynes was allowed to retire from the NYPD and receives full pension benefits.</spoiler> | ||
=== Notable Cases === | === Notable Cases === | ||
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Any one of these conditions makes an individual unfit for service as a police officer, which is why Gaynes later admitted to hiding these disabilities from his superiors for almost a year following the attack. | Any one of these conditions makes an individual unfit for service as a police officer, which is why Gaynes later admitted to hiding these disabilities from his superiors for almost a year following the attack. | ||
When the truth came out, Gaynes was forced into early retirement; but despite his subterfuge, he was allowed to receive pension benefits precisely because his injuries were received in the execution of his duties as a police officer. (The Central Park attack came as a direct result of Gaynes' Mad Batter investigation.) | <spoiler show="''Fade to Gray'' Spoiler">When the truth came out, Gaynes was forced into early retirement; but despite his subterfuge, he was allowed to receive pension benefits precisely because his injuries were received in the execution of his duties as a police officer. (The Central Park attack came as a direct result of Gaynes' Mad Batter investigation.)</spoiler> | ||
== Life after the NYPD == | == Life after the NYPD == | ||
