Arthur Shawcross

Born

1945-06-06

Died

2008-11-10

Birthplace

Kittery, Maine, USA

Biography

Arthur John Shawcross, 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.