The shocking demise of Ron Grantski caused a massive loss for the Grantski family. Ron was 71 years old when he was found lifeless in his home on April 8, 2018.
Ron Grantski came into the spotlight when his name was linked to Laci Peterson. According to online sources, Ron was Laci’s surrogate father.
Highlights
- Ron Grantski was a U.S. Navy intelligence officer who was awarded the Purple Heart.
- Grantski took his last breath at the age of 71 in 2018, the same year Laci’s biological father also passed away.
- Ron was married to Sharon Rocha, and he was Laci’s surrogacy father, who helped her raise her.
In 2002, Ron became a news topic after the disappearance of Laci when she was 27 years old and eight months pregnant.
The case caught the attention of many people worldwide because of how dreadful the demise she and her unborn baby had to bear.
Similarly, the Netflix documentary series American Mu**er: Laci Peterson was released on August 14, bringing Laci and Ron’s names back into the limelight.
Ron Grantski Left The World At The Age Of 71
Ron Grantski was born Ronald on December 16, 1946, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. His father was Donald Frank Grantski, and his mother’s name remains unknown.
He spent his childhood in Nebraska before moving west with his family as a young child and settling in Sacramento.
"Modesto's Ron Grantski believes Israel attacked U.S. spy ship on purpose and not mistaking it for another vessel as claimed in Six Days War of 1967."https://t.co/uAWEXUDyTU pic.twitter.com/OCljFy3QFB
— Consciousness Rising (@conciousness777) December 21, 2019
Ronald, aka Ron, was in the U.S. Navy, serving as an intelligence technician.
During an attack by an Israeli plane, he suffered from napalm-singed hands and shrapnel in his backside and was also awarded a Purple Heart.
The same year, Laci’s biological father, Dennis, also stopped breathing at the age of 72.
Grantski appeared in several podcasts and T.V. series, including Larry King Live, American Justice, True Crime with Aphrodite Jones, and more.
Similarly, some of his podcast series lists are Crime Junkie, Going West: True Crime, and Krimprat med Lise og Fiona.
Ron was in the T.V. movie Scott Peterson: An American Mu**er Mystery, which has an IMDB rating of 7.1.
Furthermore, archive footage of Ron can be seen in the latest T.V. mini-series.
Ron Grantski And Laci Peterson Shared The Father Daughter Relation
Ron Grantski was not the biological father of the late Laci Peterson; he was a surrogate father. Grantski was married to Sharon Rocha on July 19, 1969.
Ron and Laci used to share a great bond. He helped raise Laci from the young age of 2, like his own daughter.
USS liberty survivor Ron Grantski received death threats telling him to stop speaking out against Israel's attack on the USS Liberty. Even tho the article says that nothing happened he never stopped speaking about it & decades later his daughter Laci Peterson & her baby were dead pic.twitter.com/1liHStwhxx
— Pelayo Secundus (@PelayoSecundus) June 18, 2021
Laci also enjoyed spending time with her biological father.
Laci introduced her husband, Scott, to her mother, Sharon, soon after they began dating in 1994 while she was attending California Polytechnic State University.
Her husband, Scott Peterson, was convicted of the first-degree and second-degree slaying of Laci and Conner, the unborn baby.
Additional Information
- Grantski lost his only son, Darrin, from a previous marriage in 2008.
- He was passionate about fishing and enjoyed going to the horse races.
- Ron’s sisters, Donna Barnhart and Carol (Phil) Frazier, survived him.
