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Gray Gaynes

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Gray Gaynes
Born Grayson Alan Gaynes

June 14, 1987 Manhattan, New York City, U.S.

Known for beating a handcuffed suspect on livestream
Department New York City Police Department
Service years 2008—2016
Status Retired
Rank Detective

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Grayson Alan "Gray" Gaynes (born June 14, 1987) is an American retired New York City Police Department detective, best known for his controversial involvement in the hunt for the Mad Batter serial killer. On March 1, 2016, during that 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.

Early life

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Career

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Medical conditions

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Life after the NYPD

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Behind the scenes

Graynes Gaynes' NYPD murder investigations are retold in the first six books of the series bearing his name (From the Files of Gray Gaynes).

As with many story ideas, the Gray books began as a single short narrative (some of the details actually adapted from a strange dream the author had). Naming the character "Gray" was, of course, intentionally on the nose. As Gray's tale quickly developed into a longer series, author R.L. Akers faced the unexpected question of whether Gray himself should ever acknowledge the aptness of his own name. This might be just a little too meta, however.