John Jamelske
American rapist and kidnapper (born 1935) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Jamelske (born May 9, 1935) is an American serial rapist-kidnapper who, from 1988 to his apprehension in 2003, kidnapped a series of girls and women and held them captive in a concrete bunker beneath the yard of his home in DeWitt, a suburb of Syracuse, New York, United States.
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Born | (1935-05-09) May 9, 1935 (age 89) Fayetteville, New York, U.S. |
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Occupation(s) | Retired as of arrest, previously a real estate investor, handyman, and carpenter |
Criminal status | Incarcerated at Mohawk Correctional Facility |
Spouse(s) | Dorothy Richmond (deceased 1999) |
Children | 3 |
Conviction(s) | First degree kidnapping (5 counts) |
Criminal penalty | 18 years to life (eligible for parole in June 2023) |
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