But another probationary charge for unlawful entry in November 1965, proved the last straw for his marriage and he was divorced soon after. The Most Notorious Serial Killers in History. The prosecution was quick to dispute the claims about his childhood and military service, casting doubts on Shawcross' testimony. #FatPantLoadWe are still trying to crack the code. In 1972, he confessed to killing two children and went to prison. After listening to hours of his self-serving saga, investigators still were unable to get him to admit to any of the Rochester murders. Authorities ran criminal background checks on possible suspects, but sealing Shawcross previous records meant they didnt show up in any checks. Arthur John Shawcross was an American serial killer who killed between 1972 and 1990 around Rochester, New York. Kevin MacLeod . Like the other women found, June Stott suffered a vicious beating before dying. She died from having her neck broken. They moved Shawcross and Whalley to Rochester, New York, where she became his fourth wife. However, he was declared sane and fit to stand trial and was subsequently found guilty and sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole. If he thought he sensed sympathy from the interviewer, he would add more details about how his mother would insert sticks into his anus or offer up specific details into exactly how his aunt took sexual advantage of him when he was just a child. Police found mud, leaves and other debris had been forced down her throat and inside her clothing. After deliberating for just one-half hour, they found him sane and guilty. Arthur John Shawcross (June 6, 1945 November 10, 2008), also known as the Genesee River Killer, was an American serial killer active in Rochester, New York from 1972 through 1989. <p>If you are from Rochester NY, or at least the upstate area,you know at least part of the story of Arthur John Shawcross. It was discovered that Shawcross had an extra Y chromosomewhich somehave suggested (although there is no proof) makes the person more violent. Shawcross claimed he couldnt recall any details of the murder other than he did it and disposed of her body near the last two. She too was never seen alive again. 16. He was placed on probation in 1963 for breaking the window of a store. Shawcross would find his first victim, 27-year-old Dorothy Dotsie Blackburn around this area. Shawcross started his life of crime at a very young age and ended up being a big fat liar about many things he claimed to have done. It was noted that the labia had been cut off and that the killer likely hadit in his possession. Initially, upon his release, Shawcross moved to Binghamton, New York, then relocated to Delhi, New York to be with a woman named Rose who would eventually become his third wife. Shawcross is known to have killed at least 14 people, as well as being a known cannibal and mutilator. A bargain was struck: in return for a guilty plea to Karen Hills slaying, no charges would be filed in the death of Jack . 12. Arthur Shawcross was an American Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1945. His apartment, 241 Alexander Street, is still there today. With Arthur Shawcross, John McCaffrey, Lynde Johnston, Geoffrey Wansell. Years later, while serving in Vietnam, Arthur John Shawcross wrote bloodcurdling letters about his battlefield ordeals, then returned to Watertown to commit a string of arsons and burglaries. He even admitted to the killing of two undiscovered bodies, those of prostitutes Maria Welsh and Darlene Trippi, leading investigators to their bodies. The well-publicized resettlement of a child killer in the Binghamton area of New York State was greeted by a public outcry, and he was forced to leave the area after a few months along with his new girlfriend, Rose Whalley. . The decapitated and decomposing remains of a homeless woman, 60-year-old Dorothy Keller, was found on October 21, 1989, in the Genesee River Gorge. Montaldo, Charles. Hunters discovered his next victim, 27-year-old prostitute Dorothy Blackburn, on March 24, 1988. [2] Shawcross's offenses earned him a five-year sentence at Attica Correctional Facility, and later Auburn Correctional Facility. The Genesee River Serial Killer was a man who had previously spent more than 14 years in prison for the murder of two children - and then was released to kill again. Interviews with many of the Lyle prostitutes indicated that he was a regular and that he had the reputation of being violent. What's really fucked up is Shawcross had already been in prison for murdering other people. 17. June Cicero, 34, was a seasoned prostitute known for her good instincts and for always staying alert, yet on December 17 she also vanished. In all the previous cases at least some attempt at concealment had been made, which police felt indicated previous criminal or military experience. Polly Flinders. "Serial Killer Arthur Shawcross Dead". He served two years in prison, was paroled to his respectable parents - and murdered a boy and a girl. Shawcross died on 10 November 2008, while serving a prison sentence of 250 years for his crimes, at the age of 63. The second child was Karen Ann Hill, age 8, who was visiting Watertown with her mother for the Labor Day weekend. But what interested me was a photos of Shawcross in a prison visit with his daughter and granddaughter. [1], After the war, Shawcross was stationed at Fort Sill in Lawton, Oklahoma, as an armorer. Stott was not a drug addict or a prostitute, and her body had been left in an area far from the other victims. He had trouble relocating and settling into work as people were aware of his past and would protest his presence in their communities. Neighbors remembered that Shawcross had been seen with Karen in the vicinity of the bridge before her disappearance, and he had a history of minor run-ins with local children. located in the administrative territorial entity. 2010 The Thought & Expression Company, LLC. One particular murder stood out to investigators who gave interviews after Shawcross went to jail. Meet Arthur Shawcross - a man responsible for at least 14 brutal murders. Shawcross had gone fishing with the boy a few days earlier but denied knowing where he was. He was cremated. The man from the bridge was apprehended at a nearby nursing home. The artist died in 2008. A photo taken of him during the initial questioning soon confirmed his identity as "Mitch," and official enquiries unearthed the reason for Shawcross' sealed record, which prevented the police from tracking him down sooner. She had been strangled to death, and there were bite marks covering what was left of her vagina which had been cut out. He says he also exhibited behavioral problems at an early age, including bed-wetting and bullying. Blake's body was not found until authorities received a tip by telephone on September 5. YouTubeA mugshot of a young Arthur Shawcross. [6], Jefferson County District Attorney William McClusky explained the plea bargain by stating that other than Shawcross's confession to police, there was no direct evidence linking him to the Blake killing. He was the first of four children born to Arthur Roy Shawcross and Bessie 'Betty' Yerakes Shawcross. 1. Arthur Shawcross was a 300-pound serial killer who ruthlessly murdered 14 people. He also was spending a lot of timewith prostitutes. Shawcross was transparent, so much so that the interviewers,detectives, and doctors that listened to him,doubted much of what he said when he would describe his childhoodabuse and his enjoyment of cutting up women andeating body parts. Arthur Shawcross believed that the spirit of a thirteenth-century cannibal called "Ariemes," possessed his body and drove him to rape, murder and cannibalism. English. Shawcross killed most of his victims from 1988 to . Every Friday, we send out an email with the scariest horror movies and TV shows streaming that weekend along with creepy news, updates from the horror movie pipeline, and links to the best scary content on the web. Apparently, Stott was a friend and had been a guest in his home. He went into fits of rage that led to broken windows and beat-up wives. Road patrols were also sent out, and on New Year's Eve, they found a pair of black jeans belonging to Felicia Stephens. He dropped out of school after failing to pass the ninth grade, and the next few years were punctuated with violence and jail sentences. Authorities didnt find Jacks body for five months, but analysis showed the boy suffered from a sexual assault before his death. All other charges were dropped and he was sentenced to a 25-years in prison. On January 2, another air and ground search was organized and right before calling it off due to bad weather, the air team spotted what appeared to be the body of a half-nude femalelaying face down near the Salmon Creek. Police tried various tactics, including canvassing all the local bars, to no avail. Life for Shawcross and Rose became routine. After working out a plea deal, Shawcross confessed to murdering Hill and Blake and agreed to divulge the location of Blake's body in exchange for a charge of manslaughter in the Hill case and no charges for murdering Blake. His withdrawn behavior earned him the nickname "oddie" from his peers. Shawcross married first wife, Sarah, in September 1964. This was the first real lead the investigators received. She died of asphyxia, and her body had been dumped in a similar manner to Blackburn's corpse. Arthur Shawcross, AKA The Genesee River Killer, murdered at least 14 people. Investigators were unable to identify the victim whose bones were found, so they hired an anthropologist to reconstruct the victim's facial features based on a skull that found on the scene. His first admission that he was involved in the murders was when he told police that Clara had nothing to do with it. Arthur Shawcross, ogs kendt som "The Genesee River Killer," var ansvarlig for mordene p 12 kvinder i upstate New York fra 1988 til 1990. John, who claims he had a "bond" with the late convicted serial killer Arthur Shawcross (also known as the Genesee River Killer) and wrote a book about his friendship with the deceased murderer, says he's curious as to whether Shawcross meant as much to his daughter, Maggie, as he meant to John. Also, based on the lack of semen found on his victims, he was sexually dysfunctional and found gratification after his victims were dead. After suffocating June, a family friend of his and Roses, Shawcross cut her open with his knife to remove her organs and speed up the decomposition process. During the trial, Shawcross defense attorneys tried to say he was insane but the court didnt agree. On October 17, 1972, he was allowed to plead guilty to a lesser charge of first degree manslaughter for both deaths and was sentenced to an indeterminate term with a maximum of 25 years at Attica Correctional Facility. There is no way of knowing whose version represents the reality of his upbringing, but what became clear, later on, was that Shawcross would change his stories at will, as he was interviewed by various professionals in the course of their investigations. Then the body of 26-year-old June Stott, who was neither a prostitute nor drug user, was found on Thanksgiving Day. Arthur John Shawcross. While several later tests showed his intelligence to be sub-normal or even "borderline disabled,"[citation needed] Shawcross received As and Bs in his first two years of grade school but was later tested to have an IQ of 86, signifying below-average intelligence. Born in Kittery, Maine, and raised in Watertown, N.Y., Shawcross was an awkward child who frequently fought with other children, a practice that earned him a reputation as a bully. Linda would soon divorce him, after which he began committing crimes such as arson and burglary. And as if to toast in the New Year, the serial killer attacked one more time on December 28, plucking 20-year-old Felicia Stephens off the streets.