Greg Adomaitis may be reached at gadomaitis@njadvancemedia.com. 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. [7] Simon was also suspected of murdering an inmate at State Correctional Institution Pittsburgh during his incarceration period. Get our free mobile app. Along with his testicles, which Yo was now clutching with both hands. One of the more infamous was the late Robert "Mudman" Simon who killed a Franklin Township police sergeant in Franklinville, NJ, in 1995. The Mud Man is an enemy in the Castlevania series. He stared at it, puzzled. She refused so he took . 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. If you Google the words 'Robert Mudman Simon' or type them into the archives of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News, links to hundreds of articles magically appear. Gloucester County Superior Court Judge Joseph Lisa accepted Robert 'Mudman' Simon's guilty plea to the murder of Franklin Township Police Sgt. March 2 (UPI) -- A Maryland woman scored a $100,000 prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket less than 12 hours after she scored an $11,000 jackpot at a casino. The Warlocks menaced the state of Pennsylvania during the 1970s, and Simon was often described as an ill-tempered and especially dangerous member by those who knew and encountered him. [3] Additionally, Simon was placed into juvenile detention on at least two separate occasions.[4]. The two shared an uneasy co . 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 major difference being that when things soured, Simon would literally shoot you in the head rather than figuratively stab you in the back. On a sunny September morning Mud got into an altercation on the death row yard with a con known as Squirt Boy, a scumbag awaiting final judgment for the rape and murder of a young artist. Simon shot Gonzalez twice, in the head and neck, and Gonzalez died instantly. The only thing Bobby was guilty of was helping them to dispose of the body. He murdered his girlfriend in 1974 and was released on parole in 1995. Sometimes thats a good thing. Harris repeatedly kicked and stomped Simon before jumping from a table's stainless steel stool and landing on his head, fatally crushing Simon's skull.[27]. I was in an all-purpose neighborhood deli-grocery store-butcher shop operation of the sort rarely seen anymore. Four years later, he was stomped to death by an inmate . If you messed with the people he cared about, you got hurt but on the most part, fighting wasnt something that came natural to him. Simon shot Gonzalez twice, in the head and neck, and Gonzalez died instantly. Bobby Simon had recently moved on up from membership in a local fraternal organization known as the Warlords into the Warlocks Motorcycle Club, among the hardest of hardcore one-percenters. 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. Jonathan Brown told the state Senate Judiciary Committee he saw Simon pay prison staffers to remove reports of misconduct and failed drug tests from his file, allowing him to qualify for parole. 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 . The county political boss lived nearby, as did the avuncular anchorman of Philadelphias top-rated TV newscast and a once-famous 50s rock and roller. With the permission of the parole and prison authorities in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Mr. Simon had relocated to He was later a Golden Gloves amateur boxing champ. Creatures made of animated mud or ooze by magical arts were first introduced into popular culture by several types of board games, mainly from the Dungeons & Dragons franchise. His lawyers argued self defense, and a jury acquitted him. He was unpredictable. One Warlock, Robert "Mudman" Simon, was convicted in 1981 of killing a Carbon County woman. As claimed by Mihalick, they both had been unaware of Simon's homicidal history as he misled them to believing he was just a reformed drug dealer. A request to interview Staples at South Woods State Prison, in Bridgeton where he is being held, was declined by the state Department of Corrections and a set of questions mailed to him was not answered. Simon shot Gonzalez twice, in the head and neck, and Gonzalez died instantly. If you Google the words Robert Mudman Simon or type them into the archives of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News, links to hundreds of articles magically appear. ``He was a sociopath. After they arrived, Bobby and the guy stepped out to grab some party goods for the night, making the mistake of leaving her alone with the mountain chapter. While in prison, authorities said Harris viciously beat inmate Robert "Mudman" Simon, 48, to death in a recreation area in 1999. . Pa. 1999)", "MEDICAL RECORDS MAY IDENTIFY BURNED BODY POLICE", "Mihalick v. Simon, CIVIL ACTION NO. If someone was getting roughed up, he stopped it. I might as well have been a child molester. 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. [18], Unbeknownst to the parole board's officials, the Warlocks Motorcycle Club had quite the presence within the area, which was even regarded to be a "stronghold" for the biker gang. He fell and hit his head on a metal table. The property was owned by Marianne Mihalick, who lived with her daughter right across from Simon's trailer home at 3944 South Black Horse Pike. At one point, he turned around and glared at me in the nearly empty courtroom, even though he didn't know me from Adam. Mud tossed Yo-Yo to the ground as if he was a Raggedy Andy doll, and then applied a steel-toed boot to his groin. 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. 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. He was known to be a bit touched in the head, and not by an angel. Harris life was spared when New Jersey abolished the death penalty in 2007. 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. 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. Div . He refused to let Simon out unless he said, `No more Warlocks. It was New Jersey who didnt monitor him after he was out, Peruto said. 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 . Family and community. More Local News to Love Start today for 50% off Expires 3/6/23, the fatal shooting of Franklin Township police Sgt. 'If even only half of it is true, Graterford is in sad shape in terms of its management and lack of professional responsibility.' Simon entered Graterford . ``He looked like he belonged in the Viking days. Bobby Simon should have been a high school senior. He was then . And Camisa worked the halls when Robert "Mudman" Simon - yet another name on his long list of undesirable connections - was housed at his facility. ``Its the only case where I ever wore a bulletproof vest, Lavelle said. All the broads loved him! 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. However, he was acquitted on the grounds of self-defense. In 1995, Pennsylvania Motorcycle Gang member Robert 'Mudman' Simon killed a police officer at a traffic stop and was sentenced to death. Gonzalez was 40 years old at the time of his death. Simon and the driver of the car, defendant Charles "Shovel" Staples, are members of the "Warlocks" motorcycle gang . Grateful Dead tunes held a steady rhythm as the county prosecutor, Sean Dalton, praised his assistant's quick wit and sharp mind - the skills that over nearly three decades helped Sand put away criminals such as cop killer Robert "Mudman" Simon. 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. He was beaten to death in prison in 1999. As a teenager and in my early 20s, I wasnt any angel. 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. Dimensions. Harris life was spared when New Jersey abolished the death penalty in 2007. 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. Hey, you. I was in sixth grade. : Mudman Classification: Murderer Characteristics: The Warlocks motorcycle gang member Number of victims: 3 + Date of murders: 1974 / 1984 / 1995 Date of birth: 1950 Victims profile: His 19-year-old girlfriend / A fellow inmate / Sgt. Ippolito Gonzalez. Police officers recount night of fatal shooting in 10th anniversary column. Ippolito Gonzalez of the Franklin . Staples, an honorably discharged member of the U.S. Air Force with a nearly clean criminal record, was convicted on a felony murder charge for participating in an applicable felony which involves the death of a person. [11][12], Simon subsequently received a 10-to-20 year sentence for the homicide and was initially housed at State Correctional Institution Graterford, but later transferred. New Jerseys Senate Judiciary Committee plans to hold hearings on the issue, and Gov. ``From everything we knew, there was no report of motorcycle activity, and it had diminished considerably in the state, board spokeswoman Patricia Mulcahy said. 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. 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. [17], Simon was paroled in February 1995, having served a total of 12-and-a-half-years of prison time. There was Yo-Yo, pacing restlessly, smoking one of those Winstons allegedly purchased for his mother. He spotted meeven there behind the protectively raised Daily Newsand smiled. They were at a party in Jim Thorpe when Simon ordered her to have sex with other gang members. 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. They went up the mountains to another chapters clubhouse to see one of the guys staying up there whom the girl was seeing. Ambrose Harris. At an eventual point during the chase, Staples managed to lose control over the car and crashed it into a guardrail. He was ill-tempered and dangerous. [21] Evidence collected from the car confirmed that the two gang members were, in fact, the ones who had robbed Environmental Heating building. I notice from pictures that deceased criminal Robert "mudman" Simon bears a strong family resembelance. If a girl was getting pushed on, he stopped it. According to their mission statement: We aren't here to pick sides, it is the stories that we find the most interesting. The gang member, Robert Simon, 45, who was also known as Mudman, showed no emotion as the verdict was pronounced. [1] However, he was ultimately beaten to death at New Jersey State Prison by a fellow death row inmate before he could be executed. I heard someone clear his throat behind me. Bobby helped them discard her body because thats what bros do. Simon, 43, and another Warlocks member are charged with killing Franklin Township police Sgt. While in prison, authorities said Harris viciously beat inmate Robert "Mudman" Simon, 48, to death in a recreation area in 1999. Sometimes not. It was self-defense. Police officers recount night of fatal shooting in 10th anniversary column. On May 6, 1995 Police Sgt. The former was out on parole in 1995 after spending more than a decade behind bars in Pennsylvania. Simon shot gonzalez twice, in the head and neck, and gonzalez died instantly. Your story is one of the few that actually reflects part of Bobbys real personality. Eleven weeks later he gunned down a New Jersey police officer during a traffic stop following a burglary. We were just practicing our blocking techniques for football season.. 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. 03 Apr 1997, Thu Page 3. He was not, for reasons readily apparent to anyone that ever met the man, or even saw a photograph of him. Sludge Simmons has a fateful encounter with a 300,000-pound locomotive.A price is paid, as it should be. He spent 14 years in prison and was released in 1995. 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. You didnt know what hed do from one day to the next.. Florida woman runs ultra-marathon distances for 23 consecutive days. Bobby and the guy returned to her dead. Sure he was, in many ways and on many occasions. While I hated the things that he did and shed no tears over his death, the fact is that The Mudman was also just Bobby Simon from the neighborhood, who made bologna sandwiches at the corner store, adopted and loved stray dogs, protected younger kids from bullies, changed flat tires for senior citizens and helped my mom carry her groceries. All rights reserved, Upper East Side Deli Killer Clad in Hazmat Suit Likely Serial Robber: Sources, 3 Adults, 2 Kids Dead After Fire Tears Through Hudson Valley Home Overnight, Viral Kids' Star Ms. Rachel Is Taking a Break From Social Media After Backlash Over Co-Star Who Uses They/Them Pronouns, This 26-Year-Old Pays $0 to Live in a Luxury Tiny Home' She Built for $35,000 in Her Backyard Take a Look Inside, CNN Anchor Kasie Hunt Gives Birth to a Baby Girl on Bathroom Floor After 13-Minute Labor, Mysterious Cases of Men Found Dead After Leaving NYC Gay Bars Ruled Homicides: ME. For some reason, I always got along just fine with people that were deranged and dangerous. Ambrose Harris, 47, sentenced to death for . And Im scared of dentists., That apparently struck a raw nerve. It was a warm, sunny spring afternoon. 464 Conchester Highway, Aston, PA 19014-3106. The jury of five men and seven women had deliberated 11 hours over two days before returning the verdict. Loved the look on the sociopath and real story of his death. Lee Gonzalez during a traffic stop in May 1995. Casing the place? He was always taken care of,' said Brown, who is now serving his life sentence for murder at Huntington state prison. He served more than 12 years of a 20-year sentence for shooting his girlfriend between the eyes when she wouldn't have sex with other Warlocks bikers, according to previous reports. English. Yo-Yo glared at me, baring his teeth. And who can forget Robert "Mudman" Simon. Mr. Simon pleaded guilty last October to capital murder in the shooting death of Sgt. Inmate hopes for freedom were now nearly dashed . 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.. Weeks after being freed on parole, he killed the policeman. Simon shot Gonzales twice, in the head and neck, killing him instantly. "I know I'll die in prison, so I've essentially been sentenced to death for planning a burglary and being there when an officer was killed," Staples wrote in a typed letter to the South Jersey Times. While in prison, authorities said Harris viciously beat inmate Robert "Mudman" Simon, 48, to death in a recreation area in 1999. The information that we share is true to the best of our knowledge, but often misinformation has a way of appearing on the internet, so please contact us and let us know if our facts aren't right. Get lost.. 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. ', "Released Convicted Killer Warlock Charged With Officer's Murder", "Warlocks MC (Motorcycle Club - Pennsylvania)", "PANEL OPENS PAROLE SYSTEM PROBE RELEASE OF 'MUDMAN' IS IMPETUS FOR HEARING", "Gonzalez v. Angelilli, 40 F. Supp. No, no and no. He was described as a sociopathic monster, as profoundly evil, as the antichrist. Simon was . While on death row, Harris punched, kicked and stomped to death a fellow death row inmate, Robert "Mudman" Simon, who had been convicted of killing Franklin Township police Sgt. We use people. You could hear something break. She was actually one of Bobbys best friends. "From then on, if one cop pulled over a car, a second would come if available," he said, adding that he wasn't sure if directives were changed after Gonzalez's death, but it appeared that way. 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. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. You bother my cousin here again, doofus, Im gonna throw your sorry ass in front of a trolley, get it?, Simon winked at me. Robert "Mudman" Simon. Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. As an example of Simons extreme behavior, Davis cited the gang members reaction when he learned Dusenbergs body had been mummified in the mine where she was buried: He talked about having sex with the corpse and wanted to decorate his cell with blowups of the evidence pictures. Required fields are marked *. Smart money was on the latter. On may 6, 1995 police sgt. The lethal injection chamber at the prison was never used, and the New Jersey Governor repealed the death penalty in December 2007. Maybe shell buy you a can of soup.. You could have a couple of beers and a few laughs with him and escape unscathed. March 2 (UPI) -- A Minnesota police officer came to the rescue of a raccoon he spotted running around with a jar stuck over its head. He was there when Harris murdered Mudman . While examining Simon's Social Security Card and Staples' driver's license, he requested for backup on his police radio. "Prison is a violent place," he said. "He was a tremendous officer, an example of how dangerous police work can be. TRENTON, N.J. 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. TRENTON, N.J. - Convicted killer Robert "Mudman" Simon was killed in prison in a fight with another death-row prisoner, a spokeswoman said Tuesday. There were also large center hall stone homes with Lincolns, Cadillacs and Mercedes in the driveways, with colorful gardens and in-ground pools. Simon took a different route in his attempt to stay out of prison - murdering a policeman. Simon, a motorcycle-gang member who was one of . [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. 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. Overdue book returned to Massachusetts library after 56 years. They were being held on $2 million bail. was shot and killed during a routine traffic stop by one Robert "Mudman" Simon, a longtime member of the "Warlocks" motorcycle gang and a recent parolee from the Pennsylvania prison system. 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. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. 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 . March 3 (UPI) -- A sheep spotted wandering loose on a British highway was given a lift back to its owner by a concerned bus driver on her first day on the job. A firestorm of controversy swirled around the parole. Hed only been out three months so I can see why he wouldnt want to go back to prison. Follow him on Twitter @GregAdomaitis. Ippolito Gonzalez. Yo-Yo rolled around on the sidewalk, moaning and crying, his face bloody and already beginning to swell. 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. There were rumors of money changing hands, of intimidation. I stepped around poor Yo-Yo and quickly got the hell out of there myself. [13] Furthermore, Simon's trailer home residence was only a few feet from a bar known to be frequented by Warlocks bikers. While in prison, authorities said Harris viciously beat inmate Robert Mudman Simon, 48, to death in a recreation area in 1999. Ambrose Harris, 68, died Tuesday at New Jersey State Prison in Trenton, the state Department of Corrections said. They are active throughout the Delaware Valley, including South Jersey and Wilmington, with Delco and Philly being their main stomping grounds. The Lakewood mother who left her child in a hot car for more than two hours with the engine turned off, has plead guilty to Endangering the Welfare of a Child, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer announced on Friday. 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. But things arent always written in simplistic black and white, in the harsh neon of a single dimension. Professional buildings. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. But it did provide rich training ground and source material for storytellinga certain kind of storytellingnonetheless. In 1983, Nauss managed to escape from Graterford Prison in a cabinet created in the woodworking shop. Ippolito . Warlocks Motorcycle Club West Virginia. And the local child molester had recently been dragged out of the creek, beaten half to death by unknown assailants. What are you doing, anyway? Gloucester County Clerk James Hogan, who was chief of police in Franklin Township from 1976 to 1988, was a state parole board member before retiring in 1994. Simons parole was approved by a board member and a hearing examiner, Parole Board spokeswoman Darlene Zelazny said. While in prison, authorities said Harris viciously beat inmate Robert "Mudman" Simon, 48, to death in a recreation area in 1999. 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. The three guys were there with her. 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. 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. O'Pake said the committee had hired a private investigator to probe the allegations of misconduct. There were a lot of good hard-working people in the neighborhood, with collars both blue and white. JayClark 28 Feb 2016. Robert Simon was a member of the Upper Darby teen gang called the Warlords that merged with a group from Darby to create the Warlocks. The Bucks County, Pennsylvania, artist and recent Temple University graduate was painting a community mural in Trenton in 1992. My mom? They resembled small rose petals in the wind. Mudman met Squirt Boy on death row. It is a figure made of mud, imbued with a tormented soul. 'If what you said is true, there must be some serious charges and changes in the Department of Corrections,' Greenleaf said. And with the victim being a police officer, I won't be paroled the first time I come up.". 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. I was even luckier, I suppose, ultimately spending a great deal more time in close proximity to Simon than Yo did. (Amended Complaint at 91-94.) He started in my direction, with obvious enthusiasm. A 19th Century mansion on a wooded tract owned by two wealthy eccentric spinster sisters. Bobby Simon was seated on top of the horizontal ice cream freezer. Ippolito Gonzalez. 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. In any case, you work with what youve got, your own personal deep well, or strip mine, of source material. Of course, none of us wants to go to prison and therefore avoid illegal activities like burglary and murder. The Mudman, who frightened even fellow killers and the toughest veteran cops, was definitely not someone that you wanted to tangle with. July 27, 2008. 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. Mar 21, 2012. 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.. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Gonzalez's radio request for backup. March 2 (UPI) -- A Florida woman earned a Guinness World Record when she completed 23 ultra-marathon runs -- 31.1 miles -- in a 23-day period. National Park Service: 'Never push a slower friend down' in a bear encounter, March 2 (UPI) -- The National Park Service offered some sage advice for park visitors who encounter bears: "Never push a slower friend down. Ippolito "Lee" Gonzalez of Franklin Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey pulled over Warlocks members Robert "Mudman" Simon and Charles Staples on a traffic stop moments after the two had committed a commercial burglary. Yo-Yo did catch up with me later. It proved unsuccessful and he ended up back in the slammer. I used Simon as the basis for the character of Ronnie Sludgeman Simmons in my novel The Blue Route. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. It might have been related to a school project.