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"With great sadness and
remorse, I realize that I allowed myself to be misled by
Satan."
In the tradition of all great Christians, Bishop blamed the
easiest target.
Bishop
was devoutly religious. He even went to the Philippines to
work for his church, the Church of Jesus Christ of the
Latter day Saints (the Mormons). While in the Philippines
one can only imagine what the sick fucker got up to, but he
was excommunicated from the Mormons in 1974.
Back in the real world Bishop began his new career. His
first victim was Alonzo Daniels, four. On October 16, 1979
he was playing in his front yard when Bishop took him.
Bishop's next hit was Kim Peterson, eleven, on November 27,
1980. Bishop set this murder up by telling Kim that he
wanted to buy the boys roller skates. When Kim left his
house to sell the roller skates to him it was the last time
he was seen alive by anyone other than Bishop.
Around this time (1981) Bishop was arrested for
embezzlement. He had written $9000 worth of checks in his
boss's name. Arthur Gary Bishop then disappeared. He ended
all contact with his family and friends, moved cities, and
re-emerged in as Lynn E. Jones and later, Roger W. Downs.
As this new person Bishop enrolled in the big brother
program (a group that care for disadvantaged youth) and
started hanging out with young boys all the time.
Bishop struck again on October 20, 1981 when he stumbled
across Danny Davis, four. Davis's was shopping with his
grandfather when Bishop struck. Witnesses said they saw the
child being led out of the grocery store by a man and woman.
It is not known who the woman was.
He waited for nearly two years before adding to his score.
Troy Ward was six-years-old when Bishop got him on June 22,
1983.
Less than a month later, on July 14, 1983, Bishop made his
last kill. He chose Graeme Cunningham, thirteen. Bishop
fucked up on this one as he was a known friend of the boys,
and had promised to take him on a trip to California the
following week. At this time Bishop was also in trouble for
another embezzlement, and was arrested on this charge so the
police could question him further about this murder. When
police looked further at Bishop it was worked out that he
was in the vicinity of the five murders and quickly became
the main suspect. Upon further questioning Bishop caved in
and admitted to the murders.
"I'm glad they caught me,
because I'd do it again."
Bishop
led the police to a secluded area in Ceder Fort, Utah where
the bodies of Kim Peterson, Alonzo Daniels and Danny Davis
were found buried in shallow graves. He then took police to
another site, in Big Cottonwood Canyon, where the bodies of
Troy Ward and Graeme Cunningham were buried. All the remains
showed signs of sexual abuse, and when Bishops residence was
searched a number of explicit photographs were found.
Arthur Gary Bishop was found guilty of all five murders, as
well as five kidnapping charges, two counts of forceful
sexual assault, and one count of sexual abuse of a minor. As
the crimes took place in Utah Bishop had the choice of death
by firing squad or lethal injection. Not surprisingly he
chose lethal injection, and was executed on June 10, 1988.
"I wanted to help her, I just
didn't know how to tell her that I killed her child."
Bishop on visiting the mother of his final victim.
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