Abstract
In June 1987, 40-year-old Arthur Shawcross was granted his freedom—freedom to kill. He had been convicted in 1972 of murdering two young children in upstate New York. His first victim was 10-year-old Jack Blake, who was kidnapped while on his way to a friend’s house to play. Shawcross confessed to raping and butchering the boy, then devouring his genitals. Shawcross’s other victim was 8-year-old Karen Ann Hill, whom he raped and murdered. Shawcross served the minimum of a 15- to 25-year sentence before being paroled.
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PBS, “Nova,” October 18, 1992.
Daniel Goleman, “A Misfit Who Turns to Murder,” New York Times, July 2, 1993. p. B6.
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Joel Norris, Serial Killers: The Growing Menace. New York: Doubleday, 1988, p. 244.
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Fox, J.A., Levin, J. (1994). Crazy Like a Fox. In: Overkill. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6070-2_6
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