In a text message a month before he died, Davis told a middleman that he wanted out of the oil deal, along with a settlement of $980,000.ĭuring the course of what prosecutors dubbed a "long covert stage," investigators began working to solve a puzzle that reportedly began with the 911 call made with a phone purchased at a Walmart by Jerry Banks, who is also accused of killing Davis.Īs they began putting the pieces together, they discovered a link between the four suspects: Banks was friends with Aron Lee Ethridge, who was friends with Berk Eratay, who worked for Gumrukcu.Įratay was arraigned on July 29 in federal court.Įthridge, who has already pleaded guilty, admitted that he hired Banks to kidnap and kill Davis. The next day, Davis' handcuffed, bullet-riddled body was found.Īs police investigated the incident, they found that 15 minutes prior to his kidnapping, someone called 911 a mile from Davis' residence to report that he'd shot his wife and was going to kill himself.Ĭourt documents show that within hours of his death, detectives began focusing on their investigation of the business relationship between Gumrukcu and Davis, who were engaged in a potentially lucrative yet troubled oil deal. That was the last time his family saw him. June 25, 2016- Valley News: Were just beginning, Huppee said, but we will. You can get involved in this experiment in citizen journalism by. The Vermont Research News is a bi-monthly curated collection of Vermont research The Daily 7 (top news headlines) Bite Club (food news and reviews) Nest Notes (real estate tips, DIY décor) NOW 6 rally before Capitol riots, newspaper reports Sen The notice of violation, sent Wednesday to the University of Vermont Medical Center, is the latest. The man said he had a warrant for Davis' arrest for racketeering, so they went away together. June 17, 2016- Very Vermont, Daily UV: Nicole Antal covers the bridge protest. Its a local news source by and for the people of Brattleboro, Vermont, published continually. Find marriage, birth, obituaries, local news, sports and more for people. 6, 2018, a masked man wearing a jacket with a U.S. Search over 21928 newspaper titles from the largest collection of newspaper archives online. While in Vermont, Davis worked for an environmental waste cleanup company while also being involved in some investment ventures, court records and his work history indicated.īut Davis' life would come to a tragic end when on Jan. Three years prior to being killed, the then 49-year-old moved to Danville, Vermont, with his wife and their six children.
Serhat Gumrukcu pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a charge for his role in the death of Gregory Davis, who was taken from his home and later found shot.įour years ago, Davis' body was found in the snow on the side of a road in Vermont.Īs investigators worked to unravel the mystery of what happened to Davis, a fake 911 call may have been the key to helping solve the case. (AP) - A Los Angeles biotech investor is back in Vermont, where he is facing a murder-for-hire charge for his alleged role in the 2018 kidnapping and death of a Danville man.
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