YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. We have chapters worldwide. Harris was sentenced to death and sent to prison in 1994 for kidnapping, raping and killing 22-year-old Kristin Huggins. He was there when Harris murdered Mudman . #26. About 15 Warlocks live in Williamstown, and about the same number live in Pennsylvanias Delaware County, where the club was founded in the late 60s. While on Death Row, Harris attacked and killed another Death Row inmate, Robert "Mudman" Simon, a beefy, scraggly long-haired and long-bearded 48-year-old outlaw biker, with several previous murder convictions. Id forgotten about them. Michael Dimauro, also of Delaware County, allegedly shot David Rossillo in the cemetery, then disposed of his body in an underground crypt after tying a . Simon, a motorcycle gang member who was one of the state's most notorious prisoners, was pronounced dead after being involved in the fight with Ambrose Harris, corrections spokeswoman Mary Ellen Bolton said. The Warlocks terrorized people in the 70s with hundreds of members, according to former Pennsylvania trooper William Davis. Copyright 2023 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. He told of guards skimming money from inmate payrolls and operating a black market for drugs, food and cigarettes that reached outside prison walls. Yo appeared rather impatient and irritated. Dalton said a Gloucester County law enforcement museum, to open at the Rowan College at Gloucester County library later this month, will feature a wall of honor and a plaque for Gonzalez. Weeks after being freed on parole, he killed the policeman. INMATE INFORMATION [2], Robert Ronald Simon was born on September 4, 1951, in Darby, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. We are men 1st and formost. Asked about the presence of violent motorcycle gangs in the area, Dalton said they still exist throughout the state and region. A rich fantasy life wasnt required in order to imagine whom he planned to take his irritation out on, given half the chance. Maybe shell buy you a can of soup.. Simon stated that he shot Gonzalez because he didnt want to go back the prison. It proved unsuccessful and he ended up back in the slammer. [25][26], On September 7, 1999, a reported fistfight broke out between Harris and Simon while the pair were in one of the prison recreational areas. We want to share with you the history of outlaw motorcycle clubs and the major events that they have been through over the last several decades. So strong was Robert "Mudman" Simon's influence at the Graterford state prison that he was able to run a drug ring from behind bars, according to a cell block neighbor. He was then . On December 17, 1992, Kristin Huggins, a twenty-two year old graphic artist, left her parents' home in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, to paint a mural at the Trenton . ``He was a sociopath. Ippolito ``Lee Gonzalez, 40, on Saturday night. Youre a fuckin pansy! Yo-Yo charged. 'The key is whether any of this is true,' said Pennsylvania state Sen. Mike O'Pake. The Waltons was largely based on the childhood memories and experiences of the shows creator, novelist Earl Hamner, who grew up in a place very much like Waltons Mountain. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Apparently he had unsuccessfully attempted to return some items for which he lacked, unsurprisingly, a receipt. As a condition of his parole, Simon was ordered to have no contact with Warlocks members. Im gonna tell! In that neighborhood, one didnt necessarily want to cultivate a reputation as a guy that stood around on grassy knolls looking through books about flowers. For your grave.. Some people light a fire with a 14k gold Dunhill lighter, others rub two sticks together; six of one, a half dozen of the other. Simon shot Gonzalez twice, in the head and neck, and Gonzalez died instantly. Harris was sentenced to death and sent to prison in 1994 for kidnapping, raping and killing 22-year-old Kristin Huggins. All rights reserved (About Us). Simon, originally from Darby and believed to be one of the founders of the Warlocks, had been released from prison after serving more than 12 years for the shooting murder of his young girlfriend after . There were also large center hall stone homes with Lincolns, Cadillacs and Mercedes in the driveways, with colorful gardens and in-ground pools. Ippolito . The Warlocks Motorcycle Club is a one-percenter outlaw motorcycle club that was formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1965. Simon was jailed in 1982 for 10 to 20 years after killing a girlfriend who refused to have sex with gang members. Tell you the truth, I been considering a B&E myself. Therefore, the final execution to take place at the prison was a January 22, 1963 electrocution. Simon, a member of the Warlocks bikers' gang, was the first to die on death row since New Jersey readopted capital punishment in 1982. My affection for The Waltons was inexplicable on the surface; the shows setting and characters were even more alien to me than those of another childhood favorite, Star Trek. Brown was among five Pennsylvania inmates expected to testify at the hearing in Harrisburg. Simon was a motorcycle gang member who was sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of Franklin Township Police Sgt. to go to prison and therefore avoid illegal activities like burglary and murder. A motorcycle gang member did not live long enough on death row to face execution - instead he was killed by another inmate. Christie Whitman has asked for a report on the parole bureaus role. A number of others that crossed paths with cheerful sociopath Robert F. Simon werent quite so fortunate. Robert "Mudman" Simon. 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.. Ippolito "Lee" Gonzalez, 'They shot Lee!' It might have been related to a school project. Loved the look on the sociopath and real story of his death. 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. Yo-Yo was a hulking whackjob with a blond crewcut and biceps like Mr. Universe after a full tray of steroids and a long day at the gym. Petitioner, Dr. Robert Simon, M.D., P.A. I been eyeballing you, pal, the raspy-voiced Mud said. Ippolito "Lee" Gonzalez of Franklin Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey pulled over Warlocks members Robert "Mudman" Simon and Charles "Shovel" Staples on a traffic stop moments after the two had committed a commercial burglary. The second and final gunshot entered Gonzalez's skull behind his right ear, lodging itself within his brain. It was the first official 1% outlaw motorcycle club founded in Pennsylvania.The club is most prominent in the Philadelphia and Delaware County area, but they have . ", Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. Long, steep streets named after American presidents swept down into a densely populated plain, a bewildering grid of narrow backstreets, before climbing yet more hills on the far side. I notice from pictures that deceased criminal Robert "mudman" Simon bears a strong family resembelance. And he might be sipping his dinner through straws for a while. Ippolito "Lee" Gonzalez. Harris was sentenced to death and sent to prison in 1994 for kidnapping, raping and killing 22-year-old Kristin Huggins. [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. Simon was a motorcycle gang member who was sentenced to death . Simon shot gonzalez twice, in the head and neck, and gonzalez died instantly. Officials did not release a cause of death. Stopping to help, he finds that the driver, Michael Ballard, is aliveand drenched in blood. All rights reserved, Police Asking for Public Assistance Finding Person Who Set Fire in Wilmington, Couple on Hawaii Honeymoon Says Snorkeling Tour Group Abandoned Them in the Ocean, Three Men Shot and Killed in Separate Shootings in Philly, Check Your Change! [17], Simon was paroled in February 1995, having served a total of 12-and-a-half-years of prison time. My mom? Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. The Bucks County, Pennsylvania, artist and recent Temple University graduate was painting a community mural in Trenton in 1992. 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 . "The department did everything it could to prevent this from happening.". He was known to be a bit touched in the head, and not by an angel. Bobby Simon should have been a high school senior. You bother my cousin here again, doofus, Im gonna throw your sorry ass in front of a trolley, get it?, Simon winked at me. March 3 (UPI) -- A Kentucky man who stopped to buy some breakfast said he lost his appetite when he won $50,000 from a scratch-off lottery ticket. 'They said, 'If you get any of our friends in trouble, you don't have to worry about going back to Huntington.'' Simon had either dropped out of or was expelled from high school. Former Franklin Township police Sgt. In Mudmans case, appropriately, that injury was a bit more substantial than a blown ACL. One of the most infamous Warlocks is Robert "Mudman" Simon, who gained national attention in May for shooting a South Jersey policeman 11 weeks after Simon's parole on a murder charge. The pest control contractor had come that morning to eradicate the roaches in their cages. His criminal wrongdoings reportedly began as early as age 8. Simon took a .45 caliber handgun that belonged to his wingman. "His story is a very tragic story. He was not, for reasons readily apparent to anyone that ever met the man, or even saw a photograph of him. "Simon"), isa health care ( provider and is the Plaintiff in the trial court and the Appellant in the District Court of Appeal. 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 . 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. The trial court "failed to put these matters to rest," and failed to "deal with these ambiguities" in Simon's answers. He was acquitted. 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. They were at a party in Jim Thorpe when Simon ordered her to have sex with other gang members. They still have to pull over that car and they don't know what's behind the tinted window," Sand said of police work -- a world of "real threats and unknown dangers.". The Mudman Cometh Simon and Staples, both members of the Warlocks A lock ( Warlocks Book The Warlocks get a mention in the bookBiker Gangs and Transnational Organized Crime by Thomas Barker. He was an eyewitness to the 1999 slaying of Robert "Mudman" Simon, a Warlocks gang member convicted of killing a Franklin Township police officer. Simon shot Gonzalez twice, in the head and neck, and Gonzalez died instantly. 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. You go outside and Ill follow you., Dont worry about it, little brother. Officials did not release a cause of death. When asked what happened, the man answers: "I just killed everybody."OUT OF HIS MINDNot far from the accident, police make a gruesome discovery in the home of Michael's . Do you still like flowers?Good writing! [7][3], On May 6, 1995, Robert Simon along with the vice president of the Warlocks' South Jersey chapter, Charles "Shovel" Staples, were both sitting in a car in Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey when they were pulled over by 15-year Franklin Township police veteran Ippolito "Lee" Gonzalez as part of a routine traffic stop. Ill be waiting for you outside, he promised. More Local News to Love Start today for 50% off Expires 3/6/23, the fatal shooting of Franklin Township police Sgt. [7] Simon was also suspected of murdering an inmate at State Correctional Institution Pittsburgh during his incarceration period. 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. 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. After serving 12 1/2 years of a 10- to 20-year sentence for murder, he went free in February and settled in Williamstown with the New Jersey parole boards approval. Of course, none of us. But he moved to Williamstown with the approval of New Jersey parole officials. 7-year-old baseball umpire seeks Guinness World Record. This new edition of a true-crime classic includes the killing of biker Robert "Mudman" Simon by Ambrose Harris on the prison's death row. On May 6, 1995 Police Sgt. It's a real shame, but a certain amount of blame falls on his shoulders," Sand said of Staples when asked about his feelings regarding the man. He reads flower books!. 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. And with the victim being a police officer, I won't be paroled the first time I come up.". In that time the two were together, Simon couldn't get a job, ran out of unemployment benefits and was otherwise having no luck at acclimating to life beyond bars, according to Staples' letter. Take it easy, boss. [4][5] Being a member of the gang was such a substantial part of Simon's life to the point where he would even tout his religion as "Warlock". Then one night, Staples suggested burglarizing a house he knew was unoccupied at the time. 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. Ambrose Harris, 47, sentenced to death for . What are you doing, anyway? They described him as one of the worst sociopaths they had ever encountered. At one point, he turned around and glared at me in the nearly empty courtroom, even though he didn't know me from Adam. Roaches, apparently, being considered cruel and unusual punishment for a group of convicted murderers. He didnt stay very long. He was cracking his knuckles. Even by Warlock standards, Simon was a piece of work. The Judiciary Committee is investigating how Simon, a member of the Warlocks motorcycle gang, was able to win parole and move to Williamstown, N.J., a community known for Warlocks activity. CarlK90245 said: A 21-Mar-1982 article in the Delaware County Sunday Times details the disappearance of Cheryl Ann Moser Iacovone, and indicates that she is believed to have been murdered by members of the Warlocks. Simon could always come with the money. Print length. [7], Sgt. Mudman or as his friends referred to him Bobby or Uncle Booby, did not kill that girl. [4] A frequent user of drugs and alcohol, he went by the club moniker "Mudman" as well as informal nickname of "Bobby Simon". There was a steel mill, a stone quarry, a beer distributorship that looked like an aircraft hangar, a sandwich shop built to resemble a space ship, a truck depot and a Knights of Columbus hall. The two bikers had just committed a commercial burglary. March 3 (UPI) -- A 7-year-old Louisiana boy with a firm grasp of baseball rules is seeking a Guinness World Record as the world's youngest umpire. In 1982, Simon was convicted for the 1974 second degree murder of his 19-year-old girlfriend, Beth Smith Dusenberg, who had refused to engage in group sex with him and other members of the Warlocks. He showed no remorse. While in prison, authorities said Harris viciously beat inmate Robert "Mudman" Simon, 48, to death in a recreation area in 1999. 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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 casually smashed his face into the brick wall on the side of the store. 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. Hogan said Warlocks activity in Franklin Township was a major issue during his tenure as police chief. A country club. Simon shot Gonzales twice, in the head and neck, killing him instantly. I stood near the top of the long grassy slope behind the local public elementary school. Or you got a piece? Then theres the One Percenter Bikers, official FB page of the www.OnePercenterBikers.com, with over 20,000 followers. And the local child molester had recently been dragged out of the creek, beaten half to death by unknown assailants. The Mudman lived there too. I guess they want to make sure they get the details right, wouldnt want any misinformation, or fake news, out there about your motorcycle gang. Hannon said it was his understanding it cost between $100 and $300 to have files removed. Yo-Yo did catch up with me later. "I think Robert Simon would rather have died on the floor fighting than take his lethal injection," said John Call, his former lawyer. While in prison, authorities said Harris viciously beat inmate Robert "Mudman" Simon, 48, to death in a recreation area in 1999. Ill catch up with you later! he hissed behind Mr. Carrs back. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. It might have been the latest in a long and strange list of childhood obsessions, somewhere between the Roman Empire, the Civil War, the Old West, 1940s film noir, the Manson killings and geology. Lavelle said dozens of Warlocks circled the courthouse on their motorcycles each day of the trial and frightened the jurors, possibly leading to the second-degree murder conviction instead of a first-degree verdict. Simon, a motorcycle-gang member who was one of . Simon was paroled despite the assessment of his trial judge, Carbon County Judge John Lavelle, who described Simon as 'one of the most dangerous individuals' who ever appeared before him and said 'it would only be a matter of time before (Simon) would kill again. All the broads loved him! Some examples of OMC related FB pages: The Warlocks MC NY Facebook page has 907 followers. Please, 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. Although the club was predominately based within their founding location of Philadelphia as well as other parts of Pennsylvania, they also maintained a chapter within New Jersey. 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. The cops? [24] A firearms expert would later testify that the weapon found near Simon when during his apprehension was the same one used to kill Gonzalez. Police officers recount night of fatal shooting in 10th anniversary column. 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. July 27, 2008. Simon was . Writers are, of necessity, selfish. You could have a couple of beers and a few laughs with him and escape unscathed. That girl was a good friend of his whom he brought up the mountains to see her boyfriend. Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. Founded in 1967, the Warlocks are self-described as a "one-percenter" outlaw motorcycle club and are designated as a violent criminal organization by law enforcement. Officials did not release a cause of death. The Bucks County, Pennsylvania, artist and recent Temple University graduate was painting a community mural in Trenton in 1992. Soupy Sales.. 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. Bobby Simon was seated on top of the horizontal ice cream freezer. I turned around. [6] He was said to have held the club title of "enforcer", and was utilized by his fellow Warlock co-founders to intimidate the club's rivals.