Season 3 Episode 1 Getting To Know Arthur Shawcross

Murder Phone

Tony’s first mailing went out to over 40 killers all over the country, and the very first letter that came in was from Arthur John Shawcross, Alias “The Genesee River Killer”

Tony only knew Art for approximately 2 years, but during that short period he opened himself up in ways Tony never imagined. This season Tony will share the story exactly as Shawcross told it. Here’s a small sample of what Tony will share this season:

• Art wrote a detailed account of his Early Years and his time in Vietnam. (84 pages) titled “Growing Up in the House Of Sin” It could easily have been titled “The Making of a Serial Killer”.
• Art sent Over 100 Letters in less than two years detailing Prison life, his personal attitudes about other prisoners, woman, pen pals, collectors, his personal recipes, sex, and murder.
• Art sent Tony a handwritten letter from The Manhunter himself FBI profiler John Douglas along with his business card that he had sent to Art. Tony will share a letter Art sent to him with a letter he received from Keith Jesperson the Happy Face Killer. He calls him a fucking maggot!
• Shawcross agreed to describe his killings. Art said he had been asked many times but always said no. He describes in detail each murder.
• Phone conversations that have never been heard by anyone but the family. The calls will give you an idea of his narcissism and views on people and life in general.
• Tony and Al’s descriptions of the prison visits they had with Arthur
• Personal Writings, poetry and Art work
• Shawcross tells Tony in his last letter before he died that he has given Tony what no one else has.

Tony and Al will once again get you as close to a serial killer as you ever want to be.