Robert Jimmy White Jr. (born August 9, 1960) is an American serial killer who raped and beat three women to death in Hartford, Connecticut, between 1997 and 2013, committed following his parole for a 1980 manslaughter conviction.
[3] Investigators, who were aided by witnesses and a cap that was found at the crime scene, detained White on suspicion of murder in late June.
[4] His activities between 1989 and 1996 are unknown, but on August 10, 1997, he met Shiraleen Crawford, a 30-year-old prostitute, on Martin Street, and the two arranged to have sex in her apartment.
After about two hours drinking, White produced a knife and slit Crawford's throat, proceeding to stab her numerous times before the blade broke.
He raped and beat her unconscious, leaving her for dead, although she lived long enough to be treated at the hospital before succumbing to her injuries five days later.
[5] By this time, her murder had been incorrectly attributed to a man named Denzil Nurse, who was arrested in 2014 and was awaiting trial until DNA ruled him out as a suspect.