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Arthur Shawcross
CASE FILE · DAILY CASE NO. 27
Arthur Shawcross
„The Genesee River Killer”
United States
GENDERCOUNTRY
VICTIMSYEAR
TARGETSTATUSZODIAC
US
14
1972
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- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Victim count (in game)
- 14
- First crime
- 1972
- Victims targeted
- Women
- Status
- Dead
- Zodiac sign
- Gemini
Report
In 1972 Arthur Shawcross killed two children in New York State. Paroled after 15 years in prison, he moved to Rochester, where in 1988–1989 he murdered over a dozen women, leaving bodies near the Genesee River. He was caught in 1990 when a police helicopter spotted him near one of the bodies. Sentenced to 250 years, he died in 2008.
Crimedle record
First appeared as a daily case: #27 (JAN 16, 2026). Most recently: #285 (OCT 01, 2026). Times featured: 4.
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