Freddie Gray
publication date: Sunday, May 3, 2015 (part of Spring 2015)
category: 
Injustice
clue: Unexplained fatal damage to his anatomy while in police custody has Baltimore feeling fifty shades of outrage.
explanation: Gray was in Baltimore police custody in April 2015 when he suffered a mysterious spinal injury that led to his death, provoking protests and riots across the city. The terms "anatomy" and "fifty shades" were hints to his last name. more…
difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Justin Woods, Chris Lemler, Joanna Woods, Richard Slominsky, and Mike Rothstein
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