Shalleck to work for CBS in the 1950s, eventually becoming an associate producer on the children's television series Winky Dink and You.
In the early sixties he moved to Montreal where he produced "Like Young", at CFCF-TV, a highly successful teen music/dance show starring Jim McKenna that was eventually picked up and syndicated by Dick Clark Productions.
Following his years at CBS, and CFCF-TV Shalleck was a producer at The Network for Continuing Medical Education and then formed his own production company (AJ Shalleck Productions) and produced a number of low-budget children's animated films and television episodes.
However, he also experienced financial problems and was forced to supplement his income with part-time jobs, including working as a bookseller at a local Borders Books.
[5] Ditto's co-defendant, Vincent Puglisi, was convicted of first-degree murder and robbery with a deadly weapon on June 24, 2008.