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==Murders==
==Murders==
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In the span of three years, one girl and two women were sexually assaulted and subsequently murdered in Westchester County. Initially, they were believed to be unrelated cases, as the victims were of different races, shared no commonalities and each was killed in a different town. Thanks to advancements in DNA technology, all three murders, which had become some of the county's oldest [[cold case]]s, were finally connected and solved.<ref name=point/> They were the following:
For the politician, see Aden Baxter (politician).
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* '''Michelle Walker''' (14) - on June 6, 1987, Walker, a black 9th-grade student, was sent by her family to buy pizza and a carton of milk at a store in [[Yonkers, New York|Yonkers]]. While returning home, she walked along a popular trail, but didn't return home. The next day, her body was found in a wooded area of the trail, with her cash and jewelry missing.<ref name=point/> It was determined that she had been sexually assaulted, and died from asphyxiation, as her attacker had covered her nose and mouth. At the time, the then-18-year-old Baxter was living at an apartment in the neighborhood which overlooked the trail. Although the authorities wanted to question him, he was due in court for a separate case, and due to a law at the time, he couldn't be questioned in the murder.<ref name=point/>
Aden Baxter
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* '''Patricia England''' (19) - on [[New Year's Day]] that same year, England, a white resident of Yonkers, went out to visit a friend to celebrate her birthday. However, she vanished, and her frozen body was found two months later at [[Greenburgh, New York|Greenburgh]], close to the Yonkers border. She had been sexually assaulted and likely killed via asphyxiation, with the crime scene occurring at a different place and the killer later transporting the body to the location.<ref name=point/> At first, Patricia's boyfriend was considered a suspect, but was ruled out via semen sample. The boyfriend had previously worked with Baxter at an autorepair shop in Yonkers, where they befriended each other. Through him, Patrick learned about Patricia.<ref name=point/>
Born April 28, 1969 (age 54)
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* '''Lisa Gibbens''' (25) - originally from [[Manhattan]], Gibbens moved to [[Tuckahoe (village), New York|Tuckahoe]] in the late 1980s in search of a quieter life.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g3chAAAAIBAJ&pg=1815,3954549&hl=bg|title=Woman Found Slain in Queit Community|author=Marlene Aig|publisher=[[The Daily Gazette]]|date=July 18, 1990}}</ref> She had recently found a new job as a medical office receptionist at [[Hartsdale, New York|Hartsdale]], and on July 17, 1990, she was en route to work when she was attacked near the Crestwood train station.<ref name=west>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aElGAAAAIBAJ&pg=5717,2437075&hl=bg|title=Woman murdered in Westchester park|publisher=The Evening News|date=July 18, 1990}}</ref> Her attacker ripped through her clothing and sexually assaulted her, tossing her pantyhose aside. After finishing, he shot her once in the back of the head with a sawed-off shotgun, before stealing her purse and jewelry. She was later discovered by a bicyclist.<ref name=west/> The killing shocked the community, as murders were a rarity in Tuckahoe.<ref name=point/>
White Plains, New York, U.S.
Conviction(s) Murder x3
Auto theft
Criminal penalty Life imprisonment
Details
Victims 3
Span of crimes 1987–1990
Country United States
State(s) New York
Date apprehended 2000
Imprisoned at Elmira Correctional Facility, Elmira, New York
Aden Baxter (born April 28, 1969)[1] is an American serial killer who raped and killed two women and a teenage girl in Westchester County, New York, between 1987 and 1990.[2] Due to DNA profiling, Baxter was arrested for the murders in 2000 while serving a sentence for car theft and was convicted and sentenced to 25 years to life imprisonment.[3]


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At the time, her boyfriend and a carpenter named Douglas Steadman were considered suspects, but both were later eliminated. Baxter came across Gibbens by chance, as his only connection to the area was hanging out with some friends at the Crestwood Train Station.<ref name=point/>
Murders
⚫
In the span of three years, one girl and two women were sexually assaulted and subsequently murdered in Westchester County. Initially, they were believed to be unrelated cases, as the victims were of different races, shared no commonalities and each was killed in a different town. Thanks to advancements in DNA technology, all three murders, which had become some of the county's oldest cold cases, were finally connected and solved.[2] They were the following:

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Michelle Walker (14) - on June 6, 1987, Walker, a black 9th-grade student, was sent by her family to buy pizza and a carton of milk at a store in Yonkers. While returning home, she walked along a popular trail, but didn't return home. The next day, her body was found in a wooded area of the trail, with her cash and jewelry missing.[2] It was determined that she had been sexually assaulted, and died from asphyxiation, as her attacker had covered her nose and mouth. At the time, the then-18-year-old Baxter was living at an apartment in the neighborhood which overlooked the trail. Although the authorities wanted to question him, he was due in court for a separate case, and due to a law at the time, he couldn't be questioned in the murder.[2]
⚫
Patricia England (19) - on New Year's Day that same year, England, a white resident of Yonkers, went out to visit a friend to celebrate her birthday. However, she vanished, and her frozen body was found two months later at Greenburgh, close to the Yonkers border. She had been sexually assaulted and likely killed via asphyxiation, with the crime scene occurring at a different place and the killer later transporting the body to the location.[2] At first, Patricia's boyfriend was considered a suspect, but was ruled out via semen sample. The boyfriend had previously worked with Baxter at an autorepair shop in Yonkers, where they befriended each other. Through him, Aden learned about Patricia.[2]
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Lisa Gibbens (25) - originally from Manhattan, Gibbens moved to Tuckahoe in the late 1980s in search of a quieter life.[4] She had recently found a new job as a medical office receptionist at Hartsdale, and on July 17, 1990, she was en route to work when she was attacked near the Crestwood train station.[5] Her attacker ripped through her clothing and sexually assaulted her, tossing her pantyhose aside. After finishing, he shot her once in the back of the head with a sawed-off shotgun, before stealing her purse and jewelry. She was later discovered by a bicyclist.[5] The killing shocked the community, as murders were a rarity in Tuckahoe.[2]
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At the time, her boyfriend and a carpenter named Douglas Steadman were considered suspects, but both were later eliminated. Baxter came across Gibbens by chance, as his only connection to the area was hanging out with some friends at the Crestwood Train Station.[2]

Exposure and imprisonment
Since 1990, Aden Baxter was jailed and released from prison on several occasions for different crimes. In the mid-1990s, he was convicted of auto theft in The Bronx and sentenced to 3-to-7 years imprisonment at the Downstate Correctional Facility in Fishkill, with eligibility for parole in 2001.[2] In early 2000, investigators examining cold cases noticed that Baxter's name kept popping up in relation to these cases, and they ordered that he give a blood sample for testing. After a legal battle, a sample was provided, which matched the killer's DNA in all three cases.[2]

Charges were soon filed, and Baxter was brought to trial in 2002. He was convicted of all three murders and sentenced to 25 years to life imprisonment for each murder, to be served consecutively. During his sentencing, he expressed his condolences to the victims' families, but calmly denied committing the murders.[3]


==Exposure and imprisonment==
==Exposure and imprisonment==
Since 1990, Aden Baxter was jailed and released from prison on several occasions for different crimes. In the mid-1990s, he was convicted of auto theft in [[The Bronx]] and sentenced to 3-to-7 years imprisonment at the [[Downstate Correctional Facility]] in [[Fishkill, New York|Fishkill]], with eligibility for parole in 2001.<ref name=point/> In early 2000, investigators examining cold cases noticed that Baxter's name kept popping up in relation to these cases, and they ordered that he give a blood sample for testing. After a legal battle, a sample was provided, which matched the killer's DNA in all three cases.<ref name=point/>
Since 1990, Patrick Baxter was jailed and released from prison on several occasions for different crimes. In the mid-1990s, he was convicted of auto theft in [[The Bronx]] and sentenced to 3-to-7 years imprisonment at the [[Downstate Correctional Facility]] in [[Fishkill, New York|Fishkill]], with eligibility for parole in 2001.<ref name=point/> In early 2000, investigators examining cold cases noticed that Baxter's name kept popping up in relation to these cases, and they ordered that he give a blood sample for testing. After a legal battle, a sample was provided, which matched the killer's DNA in all three cases.<ref name=point/>


Charges were soon filed, and Baxter was brought to trial in 2002. He was convicted of all three murders and sentenced to 25 years to life imprisonment for each murder, to be served consecutively. During his sentencing, he expressed his condolences to the victims' families, but calmly denied committing the murders.<ref name=get/>
Charges were soon filed, and Baxter was brought to trial in 2002. He was convicted of all three murders and sentenced to 25 years to life imprisonment for each murder, to be served consecutively. During his sentencing, he expressed his condolences to the victims' families, but calmly denied committing the murders.<ref name=get/>
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Revision as of 01:56, 22 October 2023

For the politician, see Patrick Baxter (politician).
Patrick Baxter
Born (1969-04-28) April 28, 1969 (age 55)
White Plains, New York, U.S.
Conviction(s)Murder x3
Auto theft
Criminal penaltyLife imprisonment
Details
Victims3
Span of crimes
1987–1990
CountryUnited States
State(s)New York
Date apprehended
2000
Imprisoned atElmira Correctional Facility, Elmira, New York

Patrick Baxter (born April 28, 1969)[1] is an American serial killer who raped and killed two women and a teenage girl in Westchester County, New York, between 1987 and 1990.[2] Due to DNA profiling, Baxter was arrested for the murders in 2000 while serving a sentence for car theft and was convicted and sentenced to 25 years to life imprisonment.[3]

Murders

In the span of three years, one girl and two women were sexually assaulted and subsequently murdered in Westchester County. Initially, they were believed to be unrelated cases, as the victims were of different races, shared no commonalities and each was killed in a different town. Thanks to advancements in DNA technology, all three murders, which had become some of the county's oldest cold cases, were finally connected and solved.[2] They were the following:

  • Michelle Walker (14) - on June 6, 1987, Walker, a black 9th-grade student, was sent by her family to buy pizza and a carton of milk at a store in Yonkers. While returning home, she walked along a popular trail, but didn't return home. The next day, her body was found in a wooded area of the trail, with her cash and jewelry missing.[2] It was determined that she had been sexually assaulted, and died from asphyxiation, as her attacker had covered her nose and mouth. At the time, the then-18-year-old Baxter was living at an apartment in the neighborhood which overlooked the trail. Although the authorities wanted to question him, he was due in court for a separate case, and due to a law at the time, he couldn't be questioned in the murder.[2]
  • Patricia England (19) - on New Year's Day that same year, England, a white resident of Yonkers, went out to visit a friend to celebrate her birthday. However, she vanished, and her frozen body was found two months later at Greenburgh, close to the Yonkers border. She had been sexually assaulted and likely killed via asphyxiation, with the crime scene occurring at a different place and the killer later transporting the body to the location.[2] At first, Patricia's boyfriend was considered a suspect, but was ruled out via semen sample. The boyfriend had previously worked with Baxter at an autorepair shop in Yonkers, where they befriended each other. Through him, Patrick learned about Patricia.[2]
  • Lisa Gibbens (25) - originally from Manhattan, Gibbens moved to Tuckahoe in the late 1980s in search of a quieter life.[4] She had recently found a new job as a medical office receptionist at Hartsdale, and on July 17, 1990, she was en route to work when she was attacked near the Crestwood train station.[5] Her attacker ripped through her clothing and sexually assaulted her, tossing her pantyhose aside. After finishing, he shot her once in the back of the head with a sawed-off shotgun, before stealing her purse and jewelry. She was later discovered by a bicyclist.[5] The killing shocked the community, as murders were a rarity in Tuckahoe.[2]

At the time, her boyfriend and a carpenter named Douglas Steadman were considered suspects, but both were later eliminated. Baxter came across Gibbens by chance, as his only connection to the area was hanging out with some friends at the Crestwood Train Station.[2]

Exposure and imprisonment

Since 1990, Patrick Baxter was jailed and released from prison on several occasions for different crimes. In the mid-1990s, he was convicted of auto theft in The Bronx and sentenced to 3-to-7 years imprisonment at the Downstate Correctional Facility in Fishkill, with eligibility for parole in 2001.[2] In early 2000, investigators examining cold cases noticed that Baxter's name kept popping up in relation to these cases, and they ordered that he give a blood sample for testing. After a legal battle, a sample was provided, which matched the killer's DNA in all three cases.[2]

Charges were soon filed, and Baxter was brought to trial in 2002. He was convicted of all three murders and sentenced to 25 years to life imprisonment for each murder, to be served consecutively. During his sentencing, he expressed his condolences to the victims' families, but calmly denied committing the murders.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision". nysdoccslookup.doccs.ny.gov. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j David W. Chen (November 15, 2000). "DNA Test Points to Suspect in 3 Unsolved Killings". The New York Times.
  3. ^ a b Jim Fitzgerald (July 11, 2002). "Yonkers serial sex killer gets 75 years to life". The Daily Gazette.
  4. ^ Marlene Aig (July 18, 1990). "Woman Found Slain in Queit Community". The Daily Gazette.
  5. ^ a b "Woman murdered in Westchester park". The Evening News. July 18, 1990.
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