Profile

Name: Thomas "T.J." James McCray (Thomas James Ware)
Aliases: Thomas James Ware, T.J.
Sex: Male
Race: White
Age Now: 27
Height: 6'1''
Weight: 169 lbs.
Hair (Color, Description, Facial Hair): Brown
Eyes (Color and Correction): Blue
Wanted for: Aggravated Murder, Chillicothe, OH; Apr 02, 2001

Locations

Last seen: Chillicothe, OH
Possible location: Bolivar, OH Indianapolis, IN Louisiana Maine Massachusetts Mississippi Pennsylvania Florida Georgia
Last known: Gray, ME

Traits

Smokes cigarettes and prefers to roll his own cigarettes
May travel on freight trains
May associate with Rainbow Hobo Association, a freight train jumping organization/gang

Case Story

Brutal Murder by the River

Decetives say Thomas \"T.J.\" McCray sexually assaulted and murdered his 21-year-old friend, Stephanie Evans, in Ross County, Ohio. According to investigators, on the night of April 2, 2001, McCray went to Stephanie's home in Richmond Dale, Ohio and somehow convinced Stephanie to leave her home with her two-year-old son, Justin, in their Ford minivan.

The next morning two fishermen found Justin outdoors, strapped in his car seat near the banks of the Scioto River. Stephanie's body was found a few hundred yards away in the river, covered with large rocks. An examination of the body showed that she had been sexually assaulted and beaten to death.

Columbus Police soon found Stephanie's van abandoned and partially charred from a fire that had been set inside, in what police believe was an attempt to destroy evidence. However, detectives were able to recover a fingerprint matching Stephanie's friend, T.J. McCray. According to officials, McCray has had trouble with the law both as a juvenile and an adult. Investigators were able to find McCray's DNA at Stephanie's home, inside the van, and on Stephanie's body. According to officials, he was last sighted in September in Massachusetts where he stole a truck that was later recovered in Gray, Maine. Police have been unable to locate McCray.