Ronnie Shelton
Ronnie Shelton | |
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Born | [3] United States | October 1, 1961
Died | September 25, 2018[4] | (aged 56)
Criminal charge |
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Penalty | 3,195 years[2] |
Ronald Shelton (October 1, 1961 – September 25, 2018), better known as The West Side Rapist, was an American convicted serial rapist. He was convicted of raping over 30 women in
He was the subject of the book Unfinished Murder: The Pursuit of a Serial Rapist by James Neff.[8]
Crimes
Shelton's modus operandi was to break into victims' homes wearing something to obscure his face.[1] He would initially tell victims he was going to rob them, but then rape them.[1] He would insist victims not look at him and threaten them if they reported him to police.[1] His language and pattern of sexual assaults helped link his crimes.[6]
Trial
Timothy J. McGinty prosecuted the case in 1989.
Death
On September 25, 2018, at 4.30pm Shelton, aged 56, jumped from the top of a prison building, suffering a skull fracture upon impact with the concrete below. He was pronounced dead at 8:15 pm at nearby
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-118-42153-6.
- ^ McIntyre, Michael K. (20 June 2004). "Judicial Cannon" (PDF). Plain Dealer Sunday Magazine. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ "Offender Details". 2018-10-03. Archived from the original on 2018-10-03. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
- ^ a b Shaffer, Cory (27 September 2018). "'West Park rapist' prison death being investigated as suspected suicide". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ a b Shaffer, Cory (26 September 2018). "West Park rapist, who raped 30 women in Cleveland in the 1980s, dies in prison". Cleveland.com. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ a b Douglas, John E.; Munn, Corinne (February 1992). "Violent Crime Scene Analysis: Modus Operandi, Signature, and Staging" (PDF). NCJRS.org. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ a b Serino, Danielle (27 September 2018). "Convicted Cleveland rapist Ronnie Shelton dies in prison". WKYC. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ISBN 978-1-5040-0734-4.
- ^ Casella, Stephanie (28 December 2015). "Who Is Prosecutor Timothy McGinty? Tamir Rice's Family Have Spoken Out Against The County Official". Bustle. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ "3195-YEAR SENTENCE. A man who claimed a…".
- ^ "Cleveland's 'West Park rapist' jumped to his death off building inside prison". 2 October 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.