.Why? Why is one of the questions that still goes unanswered in the Quinn Gray case. Why did she do it? On Sept. 4, Quinn Hanna Gray, 37, a Ponte Vedra Beach resident, went missing. Around five p.m. Gray's husband, Reid Gray, became concerned when she did not return home that evening. Sgt. Chuck Mulligan, St. Johns County Spokesperson said that St. Johns County hasn't seen anything quite like this. "It's a very interesting case," said Mulligan.
Her husband proceeded to contact the police and reported her missing. When the Jacksonville's Sheriff's Office SWAT team arrived at the home, they secured and entered the residence, where they found a letter stating that Gray was kidnapped and that the kidnappers wanted $50,000 in cash. Then on Sept. 16, Gray was charged with felony extortion in an attempt to get $50,000 from her husband by staging her own kidnapping. Sgt. Mulligan said, "this is not your stereotypical kidnapping. This is a rare issue in this country."
"Her behavior was odd. What she did is illegal but with a mental illness, you cannot use a MRI to see it," said Dr. Emily Splane, a professor at Flagler College. Splane works in the Social Behavioral Science Department at Flagler and has found the Quinn Gray case rather interesting and has been following it.
Splane has a degree in psychology and explained that there could be several reasons for Gray's behavior. "You cannot diagnose people you do not know. Without knowing them, their medical history, family history, etcetera I cannot make a diagnosis, but she is definitely showing signs of abnormal behavior and possibly bipolar behavior," said Splane.
Splane explained how bipolar behavior works. Bipolar is a mood disorder, it has a strong genetic link and several different levels of bipolar; mild, moderate, and severe bipolar. When someone is experiencing bipolar behavior they are experiencing a high, positive feeling and a low negative, feeling.
Splane also explained what someone can look for to determine abnormal behavior. This is known as the four D's. The four D's are, distress, dysfunction, dangerous and deviant. Splane said that if more than one of these are present, then it is time to seek help. "She [Gray] was most definitely bothered, and you almost always have to assume someone is in danger, and she was most certainly deviant. She tried to get money from her husband," said Splane. However, Sgt. Mulligan disagrees, "I do not know if we are in the position to categorize someone as normal or abnormal. We see a lot of behavioral issues. Normal today is defined to the person. It is a lot more wide open."
Splane reiterated that without knowing Gray's history, it is impossible to make a diagnosis. She said there are a variety of behavioral problems that Gray could have. She could be experiencing the psychological disorders of depression or mania. "Depression is a low, sad state in which life seems dark and overwhelming," explained Splane. If she was having marital problems, it could lead to substance abuse such as alcohol and medicines, which could eventually only make depression worse. "Mania is a state of breathless euphoria and frenzied energy, also known as hypomania," said Splane.
Another one of Splane's possible explanations to Gray's bizarre behavior was that she may have been Histronic. Histronic is a personality disorder where one acts in dramatic ways and is attention seeking. However it could be one or many of these problems.
It has been admitted by Chad Smith of the St. Augustine Record, that Gray is now attending St. Simons By-The-Sea rehabilitation hospital on the southern coast of Georgia. She was released on many conditions including that she makes her $200,000 bond. Other conditions included that she to be placed on GPS monitoring, have no contact with Jasmin Osmanovic, have no violent contact with her husband and to surrender her passport. Sgt. Mulligan said, "she claims her passport is missing and doesn't know where, she claims her passport is stolen."
Sept. 4 was when Gray was first reported missing to the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office by her husband after she did not come home Friday evening. Her husband received a phone call from Gray stating that she had been kidnapped by three men. When the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office SWAT team arrived at the residence, they secured the home and entered. Once inside they found a letter stating that Gray had been kidnapped and there was a ransom for $50,000 and that the kidnappers were watching her husband's every move and not to call the police.
Sept. 5 Gray received his first phone call from his wife, in which he told her that he had the money. She said they [her and the kidnappers] would call back. Several phone calls were made after the first one, Gray exclaimed she was going to get killed if her husband didn't do what the kidnappers told him to do, including calling the police. There were many attempts to make a money drop, but all failed.
On Sept 6. Gray's mother, Gail Sikes, arrived in town and made several attempts to communicate with her daughter to inform her that she was in town. The kidnappers then turned their attention from Gray's husband, to her mother. Sikes made contact with her daughter several times before attempting to make a money drop near Joe's Crab Shack and Jacksonville beach. Sikes dropped the bag as planned, however, four college students found the bag full of money and called the police. The money was then returned to Gray's husband.
On Sept 7. Gray was found walking around the Orange Park Mall where she walked up to Clay County Sheriff's Deputy and told him she was Quinn Gray and that she had been kidnapped. She was then transported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to be interviewed about her abduction. Gray said she was abducted by three men, who took her at gun point from home, she was then tied up and taken to an unknown warehouse. She said in the interview that the men wanted $50,000 cash from their boss, Gray's husband, because he claimed a $75,000 loan from a "loan shark" but they would settle for $50,000.
Gray then described how the kidnapper, Jasminc Osmanovic, forced her to stay in a hotel with him. Witnesses at the hotel remember Gray and Osmanovic appearing as though they were boyfriend and girlfriend. She did not look like she was in a kidnapping situation. Gray was then freed by her alleged kidnappers, notes had been found stating that they had decided to let Gray go, but they still wanted money from her husband and threatened his life. Gray proceeded to fail a FBI polygraph test but her excuse was that she just wanted to get it over with, so she could go see her husband.
On Sept. 15, evidence was discovered against Gray. A digital recorder was found in a dresser drawer inside of Osmanovic's home. The audio recording contained a conversation about a fake kidnapping and an in-depth rehearsal of how it would happen. It was upon further investigation that in the interviews with Gray, she was not telling the truth. Gray had actually known one of the kidnappers, Jasmic Osmanovic, 25, from a "chance encounter" that took place in August. Osmanovic claimed he never kidnapped Gray and that they spent the whole Labor Day weekend together.
Then on Sept. 16, Gray was arrested and charged with second degree extortion, her bond which was initially set at $1,000,000 was then lowered to $200,000.
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