Arthur Shawcross’s Biography, Net Worth, Fact, Career, Awards and Life Story
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.
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Early Life
Shawcross Was Born in Kittery, Maine, the First of Four Children of Arthur Roy Shawcross and Elizabeth “Bessie” (“Betty”) Yerakes Shawcross. His Family Moved to Watertown in New York State When He Was Young. While Several Later Tests Showed Shawcross’ Intelligence to Be Sub-Normal or Even “Borderline Retarded”, He Received as and Bs in His First Two Year's of Grade School but Was Later Tested to Have an I. Q. of 86, Signifying Below Average Intelligence.
Return to New York
After His Discharge from the Army, Shawcross Moved with His Wife from Oklahoma to Clayton, New York. His Wife Would Soon Divorce Him, and He Began Committing Crimes Such as Arson and Burglary. His Offenses Earned Him a Five-Year Sentence at Attica Correctional Facility, and Later Auburn Correctional Facility. After Serving 22 Months He Was Granted an Early Release in October 1971, in Part Due to His Role in the Rescue of a Prison Guard During a Riot.
Second Series of Murders
In March 1988, Shawcross Began Murdering Again, Primarily Sex Workers in the Area (Apart from June Stott, Who Was a Local and Was the First One of His Victims to Be Mutilated After Her Death), Before His Capture Less Than Two Year's Later. He Was Convicted of 11 Murders, with a 12Th Not Officially Charged to Him. the Victims Were as Follows:
Trial and Conviction
In November 1990, Shawcross Was Tried by Monroe County First Assistant District Attorney Charles J. Siragusa for the 10 Murders in Monroe County. Shawcross Pleaded Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity, with Testimony from Psychiatrist Dorothy Lewis That He Had Brain Damage, Multiple Personality Disorder (Now Known as Dissociative Identity Disorder) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Had Been Sexually Abused as a Child.
Imprisonment
Shawcross Was Held at the Sullivan Correctional Facility in Fallsburg, New York, Until He Died on November 10, 2008, at the Albany Medical Center.
Death
Officials Said Shawcross Complained of a Pain in His Leg on the Afternoon of November 10, 2008, His Date of Death. He Was Taken to Albany Medical Center, Where He Went into Cardiac Arrest. Shawcross Died at 9:50 P. M. He Was Cremated.
