Divorced Relationship facts
Married Aug 1970
Divorce Nov 1973
Teresa divorced Gerard after his murder trial in 1973.
American serial killer who murdered at least 9 women
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Gerard John Schaefer Bio Details
Full name
Gerard John Schaefer
Also known as
Jerry Shepherd
The Butcher Of Blind Creek
Gender
Male
Occupations
Education
Marist Academy, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States (1960)
Broward College, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States (1964)
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, United States (1968)
An inauspicious start
As a child, Schaefer developed a fetish for women's underwear, and became a peeping tom at a young age. At the age of twelve he began to experiment with sado-masochism, trying himself to trees and deliberately hurting himself in order to experience a sexual thrill. This sado-masochistic urge ended his first marriage, with his wife citing 'extreme cruelty' as her reason for wanting a divorce.
The Facts
In 1972, Officer Schaefer picked up two girls, took them into the woods, tied them to a tree and threatened to sell them into prostitution. The pair escaped and reported the incident. Less than a year later, two bodies were discovered that showed signs of having been through the same ordeal. Schaefer was charged with their murder and given 2 life sentences. During a search of his home investigators found personal possessions of 8 other women who had gone missing, including some teeth.
The End
While Schaefer had spent many years publicly protesting his innocence, in private he had boasted about killing 80 more women and girls - although the police suspected this figure was closer to 30. On 3rd of December 1995 Schaefer was found stabbed to death in his cell. His killer, a fellow inmate serving a life sentence for 2 murders, did not confess to the crime, or give a motive for it. Sadly Schaefer's murder prevented the police from gaining any further information on these cases.
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Gerard John Schaefer's parents:
Gerard John Schaefer's father is Gerard Schaefer Gerard John Schaefer's mother is Doris Schaefer
Gerard John Schaefer's former partners:
Gerard John Schaefer's former wife is Teresa Schwartz Gerard John Schaefer's former wife is Martha Schaefer Gerard John Schaefer dated Sondra London
Gerard John Schaefer's siblings:
Gerard John Schaefer's sister is Sara Keen Gerard John Schaefer's brother is Gary Schaefer
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Teresa Schwartz Bio Details
Full name
Teresa Schwartz
Maiden name
Teresa Dean
Also known as
Teresa Schaefer
Gender
Female
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Teresa Schwartz's former in laws:
Teresa Schwartz's former father in law is Gerard Schaefer Teresa Schwartz's former mother in law is Doris Schaefer Teresa Schwartz's former sister in law is Sara Keen Teresa Schwartz's former brother in law is Gary Schaefer
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