Steven Ray Hessler Wikipedia & Age, Shelby Country Killer Given 650 Years In Prison Over 1980 Assaul

Publish date: 2024-08-24

Steven Ray Hessler is found guilty of a string of sexual assaults between 1982 to 85. He has been sentenced to 650 years in prison in Shelby County. 

Police couldn’t identify the man who broke into the house at night while armed with a knife or a gun. He used to wake up the victims and sexually torture them.

The man used to disguise himself in a bulky coat and covered his face with a ski mask or leggings. After almost 35 years, the authorities identified the man as  Steven Ray Hessler.

When the prosecutors extracted the DNA from the envelope of a water bill that Hessler had licked. Later on, they matched the DNA that had been left at the scene of his last known crime in the county, on Aug. 17, 1985.

Is Steven Ray Hessler On Wikipedia? Age Details

The case of 59-years old, Steven Ray Hessler has yet to appear on the official Wikipedia website. Back in 1990, authorities convicted him of rape in neighboring Decatur County, Ind.

He had served 10 years in prison at the time. However, he wasn’t linked to the case in Shelby County until investigators sent DNA from the last local crime scene.

The company named Parabon NanoLabs is a company based on that uses DNA technology to help solve cold cases.

In August 2020, they looked inside his house and found further evidence linking him to the decades-old assaults to the decades-old assaults.

Steven Ray Hessler’s 650 years Assault Charges Explained!

After 35 years, the authorities identified Steven Ray Hessler for the sexual assaults. He has been sentenced to 650 years in prison.

A month prior to his sentencing Steven, the jury convicted him of two counts of rape and six counts of unlawful deviant conduct. Followingly, he also has seven counts of burglary resulting in bodily injury, three counts of criminal deviate conduct, and one count of robbery.

According to the prosecutor. in between Aug. 14, 1982, to Aug. 17, 1985. He had brutally assaulted 10 victims: seven women, a 16-year-old girl, and two men, including a former Marine.

In the statement, Mr. Landwerlen mentioned Steven as one of the most dangerous, evil, and sadistic predators.

Steven Ray Hessle Crime Details

The Police reported that Steven Ray Hessle used to attack the woman who was home alone. He used to make them perform sexual acts and used to threaten them.

Later on, he started attacking the couple and made the man watch the heinous crime. Sometimes when he broke into someone’s house, he used to lecture the victim about the safety measures.

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