in january 1993, four days before his trial for the unrelated charges of aggravated assault and rape was set to begin, charles crawford broke into the home of kristy ray,. mar 12, 1998 · charles ray crawford was indicted in the circuit court of tippah county, mississippi, on september 23, 1993, for the murder of kristy d. Ray while engaged in. At that time, charles ray crawford was. A jury sentenced him to death in april 1994, but legal wranglings over the.
