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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. Shawcross's first known murders took place in his hometown of Watertown, New York, where he killed a young boy and a girl.
Oct 3, 2023 · Arthur Shawcross murdered 11 women in upstate New York from 1988 to 1990, after serving time for killing two children in 1972. Learn about his troubled childhood, his military service, his release from prison and his crimes as the Genesee River Killer.
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Dec 18, 2021 · Arthur Shawcross was a serial killer who strangled and mutilated 13 people, mostly prostitutes, in New York between 1972 and 1990. He was caught after a police helicopter spotted him on a bridge near one of the murder scenes.
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Arthur Shawcross, also known as \"The Genesee River Killer,\" murdered 12 women and two children in New York from 1972 to 1990. He was a troubled and violent man who served time in prison, the Army, and was relocated several times.
Nov 11, 2008 · Serial killer Arthur Shawcross, who was serving life in prison for strangling 11 women in the Rochester area, has died at 63. Shawcross died late Monday at an Albany hospital, where he had been...
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Feb 4, 2019 · Learn about Arthur Shawcross, a notorious serial killer who confessed to murdering at least 11 women in New York between 1988 and 1989. Watch his chilling interview on Netflix and read about his troubled childhood, violent acts, and prison life.
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Nov 12, 2008 · Arthur J. Shawcross, a serial killer serving a 250-year sentence for strangling, suffocating or beating to death 11 women in the Rochester area in the late 1980s, died on Monday. He was 63.
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