Jason Shackelford Wiki, Biography
A Pennsylvania man allegedly admitted to raping and killing his ex-girlfriend’s 12-year-old daughter last week — before stashing the child’s body in a freezer, prosecutors said. Jason Shackelford, 39, made the grim confession after police responded to a domestic disturbance between him and the girl’s mother at a hotel in Lancaster last Friday, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office said.
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He allegedly told cops that he attacked and killed the little girl — since identified as Elaina Smith — in her Columbia home last Wednesday night while her mom was working a night shift. The mom subsequently told police that she and Shackelford were in the middle of a break up and that she had recently asked him to move out of their home.
When she returned home from work early Thursday, Shackelford allegedly told the mom that he’d kidnapped Elaina and taken her to New York where he promised she was safe. The mom told police that Shackelford then attacked and raped her in the home before forcing her to go to the nearby Wyndham Lancaster Hotel with him — using the little girl’s well-being as leverage.
Once at the hotel, Shackelford allegedly raped the mom again and then allowed her to go outside to smoke a cigarette. While outside, the mom asked hotel staff to alert authorities, prosecutors said. Shackelford allegedly came clean about Elaina’s slaying after he was taken into custody, according to prosecutors. A subsequent search of the home uncovered the little girls remains hidden in a basement freezer, authorities said.
Who is Jason Shackelford?
Shackelford, 39, is a career criminal and a registered sex offender. According to Pennsylvania’s Megan’s Law site, Shackelford has pleaded guilty to indecent assault, terroristic threats, and simple assault following a December 2019 incident. Police responded to a domestic disturbance between Jason Shackelford, 39, and the girl’s mother at a hotel in Lancaster on Friday, February 10, when multiple tragedies unraveled.
The mother revealed the couple was in the middle of a breakup and she had asked Shackelford to move out of her house. However, when the mother returned from work, he told her the is safe in New York before attacking and raping the mother in the home. The mother told the police that Shackelford forced her to go with him to a nearby Wyndham Lancaster Hotel, using her little girl as leverage.
At the hotel, he raped her again and later, allowed her to step outside to smoke a cigarette. The mother immediately told the hotel staff to alert the police, prosecutors said. The suspect was taken into custody where he came clean and allegedly confessed to police of slaying the child, said Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. A grim discovery of the home uncovered the 12-year-old girls remain hidden in a basement freezer, authorities said. An autopsy revealed the child’s death due to strangulation, Dr Stephen Diamantoni from Lancaster County Coroner told Lancaster Online.
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