I returned to a careful, time-consuming study of Campbells soup cans. He was acquitted. Sludge Simmons has a fateful encounter with a 300,000-pound locomotive.A price is paid, as it should be. I turned around. Not only for the Gonzalez family, but for the Franklin Township Police Department," said Gloucester County Prosecutor Sean Dalton, who was a state legislator at the time of the shooting. 'I was told if I said anything, they would kill me,' he said. There were corner bars, rowhouses, nondescript apartment buildings, even a trailer park discreetly tucked away in the woods by the railroad tracks. Who is this asshole?, Yo-Yo, Mud repeated, his inflection making it sound like the name of a disease that people didnt mention in polite company. TRENTON, N.J. - Convicted killer Robert "Mudman" Simon was killed in prison in a fight with another death-row prisoner, a spokeswoman said Tuesday. All the broads loved him! A man who raped and killed a Pennsylvania artist and who fatally beat a fellow inmate on New Jerseys death row has died in prison. ``He looked like he belonged in the Viking days. The appeal of Robert R. "Mudman" Simon, who was sentenced to 10-20 years for the slaying of Beth Jean Dusenberg of Drexel Hill, was denied in a short opinion handed down Monday. While examining Simon's Social Security Card and Staples' driver's license, he requested for backup on his police radio. The gang member, Robert Simon, 45, who was also known as Mudman, showed no emotion as the verdict was pronounced. Roaches, apparently, being considered cruel and unusual punishment for a group of convicted murderers. Sure he was, in many ways and on many occasions. "Then he climbed on a table and stomped on his head." He was beaten to death in prison in 1999.Simon's accomplice in the botched burglary, Charles "Shovel" Staples, received a life sentence -- although he doesn't feel that way about it. Your email address will not be published. What are you doing, anyway? If someone was getting roughed up, he stopped it. Simon shot gonzalez twice, in the head and neck, and gonzalez died instantly. [7] At one point, Simon had a spider-web tattooed onto his elbow, which was rumored to signify he had murdered someone. Weeks after being freed on parole, he killed the policeman. Gonzalez was fatally shot on May 6, 1995 by Robert "Mudman" Simon, who was beaten to death in prison in 1999. No, no and no. Retired Trenton Deputy Police Chief Joe Constance, who led the team of detectives on the Huggins case, told NJ Advance Media Wednesday that Harris was the most evil person Ive encountered in the 32 years I was on the job.. It wasnt the wall. Yo-Yo glared at me, baring his teeth. Or you got a piece? For your grave.. The fourteen other inmates housed therein, a quirky crew including a shy and sensitive child murderer and a transgender cop killer in a platinum blond wig, looked on. Ambrose Harris, 47, sentenced to death for raping and killing a 22-year-old artist, attacked Simon, who shot dead a police officer four years ago, said investigators. I knew Bobby Simon much better than did any of the reporters whose bylines appear on those stories, which is nothing to be proud of. Harris was sentenced to death and sent to prison in 1994 for kidnapping, raping and killing 22-year-old Kristin Huggins. A number of others that crossed paths with cheerful sociopath Robert F. Simon werent quite so fortunate. But John Cunningham, vice-president of the corrections officers' union, said guards could not react immediately because the rules prevented them from entering the caged recreation area without riot gear. Approximately 85 B & W ill., including interior photos of the 1835 prison. The most highly publicized case heard in Lavelle's courtroom was the 1982 trial of Robert "Mudman" Simon, a founding member of the Philadelphia-based Warlocks motorcycle gang. Hey, you. Ill catch up with you later! he hissed behind Mr. Carrs back. He may have redeemed himself, or possibly was just playing it smart to avoid capture, but either, I bet, was of little solace to his victim's loved ones.. Robert R. "Mudman" Simon , also known as Bobby Simon, was an American criminal, murderer and member of the Pennsylvania-based Warlocks MC biker gang. He was convicted of brutally murdering his girlfriend in a room atop the Darby garage of a fellow Warlock whose testimony about Nauss proudly showing him her body, secured Nauss's conviction even though her body was never found. We have chapters worldwide. Simon promptly departed from the vehicle's passenger side and attempted to flee the area on foot whilst aiming his gun at one of the responding police officers who was ordering him to halt. Bobby Simon should have been a high school senior. He shoved me hard, knocking me onto the grass. I knew Bobby Simon much better than did any of the reporters whose bylines appear on those stories, which is nothing to be proud of. Your email address will not be published. Brown said corruption at the suburban Philadelphia prison extends into the upper levels of management and that some guards give special treatment to inmates in exchange for money, drugs and sexual favors. [22][23], Franklin Township police sergeant Ippolito Gonzalez died the following day via the gunshot wounds sustained from the incident. According to their mission statement: We aren't here to pick sides, it is the stories that we find the most interesting. He killed another inmate in prison but was acquitted on the grounds of self-defence. 'If what you said is true, there must be some serious charges and changes in the Department of Corrections,' Greenleaf said. A man who raped and killed a Pennsylvania artist and who fatally beat a fellow inmate on New Jersey's death row has died in prison. The Mudman lived there too. While in prison, authorities said Harris viciously beat inmate Robert "Mudman" Simon, 48, to death in a recreation area in 1999. Simon was . If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. When they were left together briefly this morning at the New Jersey State Prison, prison officials said, Ambrose Harris beat to death Robert (Mudman) Simon after a bloody fistfight in a fenced . Im gonna kick your pansy ass!, While I was hardly a shrinking violet physically, Yo was some three inches taller and twenty-five pounds heavier than I was. Mudman said that he had killed the cop because he didnt want to go back to prison. It proved unsuccessful and he ended up back in the slammer. We were just practicing our blocking techniques for football season.. I felt like a paratrooper that had left his chute behind in the plane and was now doggie paddling three thousand feet above sea level. Maybe he can borrow my old mans dentures., He leaned down, exhaling Marlboro smoke into Yos battered face. You want a partner? Robert (Mudman) Simon, who had a reputation for taunting fellow inmates at New Jersey State Prison in Trenton, apparently singled out Ambrose (Squirt Boy) Harris as his next target. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. Print length. Robert Simon, 45, confessed to the fatal shooting, which happened April 3 in the couple's apartment in the 1700 block of East 85th Place, Assistant State's Attorney Jamie Santini said during a . Simon shot Gonzalez twice, in the head and neck, and Gonzalez died instantly. The locks on the front door are shit. His release from the Pennsylvania corrections system _ straight to the Williamstown, N.J., enclave of his gang, the Warlocks _ has angered authorities in both states. HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 28 -- A Pennsylvania prison inmate said Thursday that outlaw biker Robert 'Mudman' Simon bribed his way out of Graterford state prison 11 weeks before he was charged with murdering a New Jersey police officer. "They're the guys on the street. He was suspected of involvement in several other murders. In 1995, the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole paroled Warlocks bike gang member Robert "Mudman" Simon, disregarding strong warnings from the judge who convicted him. Simon and Charles ``Shovel Staples, the vice president of the Warlocks South Jersey chapter, are charged with murdering Franklin Township Sgt. Other lasting effects, real or perceived, still resonate to those who were there and helped bring about justice. There were also large center hall stone homes with Lincolns, Cadillacs and Mercedes in the driveways, with colorful gardens and in-ground pools. Dimensions. Warlocks Motorcycle Club West Virginia. Publication date. I stood near the top of the long grassy slope behind the local public elementary school. On May 6th, less than three months after being released from prison, Simon, along with another Warlock, Charles "Shovel" Staples, was pulled over in Gloucester County, NJ, by Police Sgt. What most people dont know or chose not to believe is that Bobby didnt kill that girl. He was unpredictable. If a girl was getting pushed on, he stopped it. The Mudman virtually shoved me out the door. Ippolito 'Lee' Gonzalez during a traffic stop in May. JayClark 28 Feb 2016. They were at a party in Jim Thorpe when Simon ordered her to have sex with other gang members. There was Yo-Yo, pacing restlessly, smoking one of those Winstons allegedly purchased for his mother. OUT OF CONTROLJune 26, 2010. PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Robert ``Mudman Simon showed no remorse the day a judge sentenced him for the murder of a girlfriend who had refused to have group sex with his motorcycle gang. Squirt Boy took the opening and ran with it, stomping the Mudman until his brains oozed onto the ground, then popped his eyes out for good measure. I had The Mudman and his cohorts, and their victims. Martini watched as a fellow death-row inmate, Ambrose Harris, fatally beat Simon, stomping his head so hard he crushed Simon's skull. 6 years later, one of the 3 guys got picked up on a coffe and donuts but and offered up the location of her body in return for being let go. More Local News to Love Start today for 50% off Expires 3/6/23, the fatal shooting of Franklin Township police Sgt. Due to a lack of communication between Pennsylvania and New Jersey, he recalled a lack of awareness regarding Simon's arrival to a Gloucester County address. Four years later, he was stomped to death by an inmate . [8][9] According to his fellow Warlock bikers, Simon talked about having sexual intercourse with Dusenberg's mummified corpse after he buried it in a water-filled strip mine near Hazleton and even hoped to decorate his jail cell with physical photographs of such evidence. Seems cool that some writers do come close to the people they write about ie: Ann Rule/Ted Bundy. Ippolito . He spent 14 years in prison and was released in 1995. He didnt get very far. Ippolito Gonzalez, 40 (Franklin Township police) Method of murder:. Robert "Mudman" Simon By genealogy.com user February 05, 2000 at 06:01:36. Simon and the driver of the car, defendant Charles "Shovel" Staples, are members of the "Warlocks . The latter, a vice president for the Warlocks' South Jersey chapter, picked him up from prison and put him up in a mobile home community in Williamstown; a stipulation of Simon's parole was that he needed an address in New Jersey. I was even luckier, I suppose, ultimately spending a great deal more time in close proximity to Simon than Yo did. I notice from pictures that deceased criminal Robert "mudman" Simon bears a strong family resembelance. He was rumored to be both deranged and dangerous. Reads flower books? You could have a couple of beers and a few laughs with him and escape unscathed. He had served 12 years of a maximum 20-year sentence for the 1974 murder of Beth Duzenberg, 19. Retired Trenton Deputy Police Chief Joe Constance, who led the team of detectives on the Huggins case, told NJ Advance Media Wednesday that Harris was the most evil person Ive encountered in the 32 years I was on the job.. While in prison, authorities said Harris viciously beat inmate Robert "Mudman" Simon, 48, to death in a recreation area in 1999. Yo-Yo strolled in, buying cigarettes: for my Mom. Stopping to help, he finds that the driver, Michael Ballard, is aliveand drenched in blood. Robert "Mudman" Simon, 48, was the first to meet such an end since the moratorium on capital punishment in the United States was lifted 23 years ago. English. 0:00. Ambrose Harris, 47, sentenced to death for . Just curious. The configuration of the streets was no more receptive to outsiders than was the citizenry. I grew up in a Philadelphia suburb that wasnt really a suburb but more an extension of the city, filled with city people and imbued with city attitudes. Bobby and the guy returned to her dead. He was there when Harris murdered Mudman . He had formerly been sentenced to death by the state of New Jersey on May 6, 1995 for his part in the fatal shooting of Franklin Township police sergeant Ippolito Gonzalez. Loved the look on the sociopath and real story of his death. In the wake of the shooting, Dalton later co-sponsored legislation that tightened rules surrounding parolees and their eligibility, notification requirements and increasing communication between states. With the permission of the parole and prison authorities in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Mr. Simon had relocated to Ambrose Harris - convicted, sentenced to death, overturned, sentenced to LWOP (also killed Robert "Mudman" Simon in prison) Gloria Lynne Dunn - pled guilty, sentenced to 30 years in prison. Maybe shell buy you a can of soup.. On May 6, 1995 Police Sgt. Suspiciously, it is known that one of the club's members began to make arrangements for Simon's living arrangements even before Simon's parole was approved. All rights reserved (About Us). Overdue book returned to Massachusetts library after 56 years. Simon was a motorcycle gang member who was sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of Franklin Township Police Sgt. I eyed the pay phone on the wall, but that didnt offer much of a lifeline in this situation. The Warlords would eventually merge with another group from Darby to create the Warlocks Motorcycle Club, also referred to as the Philly Warlocks. Simon stood accused of murdering his girlfriend, Beth Smith Dusenberg of Drexel Hill, and dumping her body in a water-filled coal mine pit near Hazleton, where it was . Youre looking at flowers! When I was a kid one of my favorite TV shows was, peculiarly, The Waltons, the syrupy saga of a large, loving family struggling through the Depression years in rural Virginia. TRENTON, N.J. (AP) Ambrose Harris and Robert "Mudman" Simon lived in side-by-side cells at the capital sentence unit of New Jersey State Prison. He was then . Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. Police had insufficient evidence to nail gang members for the marsh murders, but they did successfully make a case against another Warlock , Robert Nauss, who may have disposed of a body in the marsh. Florida woman runs ultra-marathon distances for 23 consecutive days. But he froze suddenly, looking behind me. People like Simon were feared for good reason. [16], After a total three parole rejections, Simon was recommended for parole in November 1994 by a PBPP hearing examiner under the conditioned that he abstain from alcohol and avoid contact with the Warlocks Motorcycle Club. Simon and the driver of the car, defendant Charles "Shovel" Staples, are members of the "Warlocks" motorcycle gang .