Earl Kenneth Shriner
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Earl Kenneth Shriner is a US-American
criminal who in 1990 was convicted of first-degree attempted murder, first-degree rape and first-degree assault of the 7 year old Ryan Alan Hade
and sentenced to 131 years imprisonment.
of 67 had a long history of sadistic sexual assaults but only one conviction. “Shriner was in the community without supervision because his sentence had expired and a judge had ruled that he did not meet the stringent ‘imminent danger’ criteria necessary for commitment under the State's mental health laws.”
In 1966, when Shriner, at that time sixteen, was detained for choking a seven year old girl, he led the police officers to the body of a retarded fifteen year old girl instead, whom he had strangled. He was confined to ten years, but committed as a ‘defective delinquent’ to a hospital, but not convicted of a crime. Between 1977 and 1987, while serving a ten year sentence for abducting and assaulting two sixteen year old girls, Shriner had repeatedly disclosed not just fantasies but detailed plans how he would kidnap, confine, and torture his victims.
Tennis Shoe Brigade, named in reference to the discovery of a child's tennis shoe leading the police to the assaulted boy, rallying for toughening the laws, raised the public pressure on Washington's Governor Booth Gardner
. Subsequently, the Washington state legislature unanimously enacted the first "sexual predator" law, allowing to indefinitely lock up perpetrators of any sexual crime, if a "mental abnormality" causing someone to commit another sex crime can be attested. A pivotal part of the 1990 Community Protection Act (Washington) this legislation was subsequently adopted by many other U.S. state
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in their campaign against animal abuse
as an example of notorious criminals that started torturing animals long before turning to children. The Animals' Voice describes him as "being widely known in his neighborhood as the man who put firecrackers in dogs’ rectums and strung up cats".
United States
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criminal who in 1990 was convicted of first-degree attempted murder, first-degree rape and first-degree assault of the 7 year old Ryan Alan Hade
Ryan Alan Hade
Ryan Alan Hade was an American sexual assault victim from Tacoma, Washington. On May 20, 1989, he was raped, mutilated, stabbed and left for dead in a Tacoma park. Earl Kenneth Shriner was convicted of the attack and sentenced to 131 years in prison. Shriner had a long history of sexual assault...
and sentenced to 131 years imprisonment.
Criminal career
Shriner, who was described as “a slightly retarded man with a bizarre physical appearance” and tested to have an IQIntelligence quotient
An intelligence quotient, or IQ, is a score derived from one of several different standardized tests designed to assess intelligence. When modern IQ tests are constructed, the mean score within an age group is set to 100 and the standard deviation to 15...
of 67 had a long history of sadistic sexual assaults but only one conviction. “Shriner was in the community without supervision because his sentence had expired and a judge had ruled that he did not meet the stringent ‘imminent danger’ criteria necessary for commitment under the State's mental health laws.”
In 1966, when Shriner, at that time sixteen, was detained for choking a seven year old girl, he led the police officers to the body of a retarded fifteen year old girl instead, whom he had strangled. He was confined to ten years, but committed as a ‘defective delinquent’ to a hospital, but not convicted of a crime. Between 1977 and 1987, while serving a ten year sentence for abducting and assaulting two sixteen year old girls, Shriner had repeatedly disclosed not just fantasies but detailed plans how he would kidnap, confine, and torture his victims.
Sexually violent predator legislation
The final sexual assault Shriner committed in May 1989, caused a nation-wide public outrage, that has been cited as one of the main catalysts for new laws allowing indefinite confinement of sex offenders. The formation of a victims advocacy groupAdvocacy group
Advocacy groups use various forms of advocacy to influence public opinion and/or policy; they have played and continue to play an important part in the development of political and social systems...
Tennis Shoe Brigade, named in reference to the discovery of a child's tennis shoe leading the police to the assaulted boy, rallying for toughening the laws, raised the public pressure on Washington's Governor Booth Gardner
Booth Gardner
Booth Gardner , an heir to the Weyerhaeuser fortune, was the 19th Governor of the U.S state of Washington between 1985 and 1993. He also served as the ambassador of the GATT. He is a Democrat. Before serving as governor, Gardner was Pierce County Executive...
. Subsequently, the Washington state legislature unanimously enacted the first "sexual predator" law, allowing to indefinitely lock up perpetrators of any sexual crime, if a "mental abnormality" causing someone to commit another sex crime can be attested. A pivotal part of the 1990 Community Protection Act (Washington) this legislation was subsequently adopted by many other U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
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Animal abuse
Shriner was also cited by PETAPeople for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is an American animal rights organization based in Norfolk, Virginia, and led by Ingrid Newkirk, its international president. A non-profit corporation with 300 employees and two million members and supporters, it claims to be the largest animal rights...
in their campaign against animal abuse
Cruelty to animals
Cruelty to animals, also called animal abuse or animal neglect, is the infliction of suffering or harm upon non-human animals, for purposes other than self-defense. More narrowly, it can be harm for specific gain, such as killing animals for food or for their fur, although opinions differ with...
as an example of notorious criminals that started torturing animals long before turning to children. The Animals' Voice describes him as "being widely known in his neighborhood as the man who put firecrackers in dogs’ rectums and strung up cats".