The River Killer who Escaped for Fourteen Years

The River Killer Who Escaped for Fourteen Years: The Forensic Investigation of Arthur Shawcross A man sentenced to 25 years for murdering two children was released in fourteen. With no police record in Rochester, he began killing women along the Genesee River. When helicopters detected him over a frozen body in January 1990, he personally guided agents to victims who had been missing for months. In this episode, we explore how the psychological profile of Agent Greg McCreery identified the serial killer through postmortem mutilations, how testimonies from sex workers linked deviant sexual behavior to eleven homicides, and why the multiple personality defense collapsed when the same man recounted his crimes coherently and with a smile to the forensic psychiatrist. Conscious psychopath or mentally ill person out of control? Victim: Arthur Shawcross (killer) Date: 1972, 1988-1989 Location: Rochester, New York, Genesee River Status: Sentenced to 250 years, died 2008 - Released for good behavior after murdering minors; relocated without update in the offender database - June Stott's body showed dorsal blood pooling even though she was face down: evidence that the killer returned days later to mutilate - Elizabeth Gibson's earring found in his vehicle; testimony from Joanne van Ostrand identified him as a impotent client who asked the victim to "play dead" - Confirmed cyst in the right temporal lobe and karyotype 47 XYY; defense claimed mental illness but prosecution proved conscious control through a non-hypnotic interview by Dr. Park Dietz Arthur Shawcross, Rochester, Genesee River, serial murder, forensic investigation, homicide, criminal minds, true crime, 1990, true crime, FBI, detective, psychological profile, true crime Spanish Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA. Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-6981245 © 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.