Arrests and incarceration Richard Allen Minsky

copley plaza, boston police arrested minsky after observing him calling women randomly payphone.

los angeles police department detective-iii john metcalf started tracking cases involving minsky in 1982, counting hundreds of victims across california, florida, georgia, massachusetts, north carolina, pennsylvania, virginia, , washington. because of minsky s arrests in 1983, in georgia , conviction of sodomy, sexual assault, , extortion in georgia , florida, metcalf s arrest warrant recalled in interest of justice. in january 1985, minsky pleaded no contest in trial september 1982 rape of fort lauderdale woman. in exchange plea bargain, assistant florida state attorney john jolly dropped related charges of extortion , grand theft. broward county circuit judge patti henning sentenced minsky fifteen years in prison rape, of served 11 years including time served.

in 1994, minsky posed lawyer named dennis lure woman town of haverhill, massachusetts plum island information supposedly exposing extramarital affair husband having. after brought victim island, beat plank , raped her. minsky interviewed detective metcalf, during minksy s extradition california on charges, regarding involvement in plum island rape. minsky denied involvement , local authorities declined prosecute based partially on victim s previous false police reports, according local authorities. on december 7, 1996, minsky arrested in boston, massachusetts , charged 3 counts each of attempted extortion , assault, , 1 count of failing register sex offender. minsky wrapped in windbreaker hide identity during court hearing bail set @ $13,000. boston police detective william hartford stated minsky spent on 90 minutes @ payphone bag of dimes @ copley plaza hotel, randomly calling women boston , cambridge phone books. minsky told women holding friends or family hostage , demanded sex ransom. 1 of callers contacted police car phone. convicted of indecent assault , battery. released massachusetts correctional institution in june 1998, again failed register sex offender , skipped probation. within 2 weeks, minsky struck again in los angeles , sought parole violations in connection crimes against eleven women in southern california , stealing approximately $50,000. metcalf sought in finding minsky profiling him on fox files in april , june 1999. according metcalf, during time minsky shared photos of 2 of puppies acquaintance mail. in background of photo of puppies newspaper , apartment building of minsky s residence. cindy smith, producer america s wanted, recognized newspaper raleigh-durham, north carolina. copies of photos containing picture of apartment building, believed minky s residence, sent raleigh-durham police department , there officer recognized apartment had lived at. officers responding location discovered minsky had abandoned unit after america s wanted had profiled him again on july 31. when officers arrived, discovered had left behind belongings , puppies , television still turned station showed america s wanted.

minsky arrested @ tampa international airport terminal during final scam attempt in 1999.

on september 15, 1999 @ 9:50 p.m., minsky arrested @ tampa international airport airport police officers. minsky attempted scam woman previous day asking bring $5,000 airport. bail set @ $1 million , extradited california. during interview america s wanted, minsky, when asked if had remorse crimes, stated, of course m caught, supposed do; m parolee. work $10 hour? @ minsky s trial segment containing statement played jury, sealing fate.

life sentence

minsky serving life sentence @ california men s colony in san luis obispo.

on march 29, 2001, superior court of los angeles county charged minsky offenses committed against 8 women between june , october 1998. deputy district attorney linda loftfield said minsky committed 1 of cruelest crimes contemplate. minsky s defense attorneys argued actions may have been morally wrong, broke no law. in october 2000, jury convicted minsky of multiple charges of rape, oral copulation, , grand theft. on november 30, 2001, sentenced 146 years life in prison superior court judge marsha n. revel, stated: thankfully, there aren t many mr. minskys in world; pure evilness , sadisticness. 8 of minsky s victims present in courtroom , applauded or wept when sentence announced.

minsky appealed verdict in 2003, 2nd district court of california courts of appeal rejected minsky s argument threat of jail time used in scam did not meet definition of duress required in rape conviction. minsky assigned inmate number t39189 , incarcerated @ california men s colony in san luis obispo.