Attempted murder, arson, interference with commerce by force, interstate travel in aid of racketeering
Criminal penalty
23 years in prison
Details
Country
United States
Target(s)
Abortion providers and clinics in Oregon, California, Nevada, and Kansas
Injured
George Tiller (shot)
Weapons
Handgun, fire bombing
Imprisoned at
Waseca FCI (1995–2018)
Rachelle Ranae "Shelley" Shannon (born March 31, 1956)[1] is an American anti-abortion extremist[2][3][4] who was convicted in a Kansas state court for the attempted murder of George Tiller by shooting him in his car in Wichita, Kansas in 1993.[5][6][7] She was also convicted in U.S. federal court for ten attacks at abortion clinics using arson or acid. At her sentencing in U.S. District Court in 1995, the presiding judge described Shannon as a terrorist and agreed with prosecutors that she was a threat even from behind bars.[8] She served her sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution in Waseca, Minnesota and was released in November 2018.[9][10]
^Benjamin Brink (June 2, 2009). "Previous stories about Shelley Shannon | OregonLive.com". Blog.oregonlive.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
^Ostrow, Ronald J. (October 23, 1994). "Charges are expected against an extremist in prison for attempted murder". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 8, 2018. ...Rachelle Shannon, an anti-abortion extremist in prison for the attempted murder of an abortion doctor...
^"Antiabortion Extremist Indicted in Attacks on Clinics in West". The Washington Post. October 25, 1994. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2018. Rachelle Shannon, an antiabortion extremist in prison for trying to murder a doctor, has been charged in 10 arson and acid attacks at abortion clinics in the West, the Justice Department said yesterday.
^Thomas, Judy (February 7, 2010). "Feds still exploring charges in Tiller murder after guilty verdict". McClatchy. Archived from the original on January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018. Shelley Shannon is a martyr and hero of this group of extremists who believe in justifiable homicide.
^Phillips, Don. (August 22, 1993). "Violence Hardly Ruffled Protest Ritual Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine." The Washington Post. Retrieved June 10, 2006.
^NARAL Pro-Choice America Foundation. (2006). Clinic violence and intimidation Archived February 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 13, 2006.
^Crow, Karen (August 19, 2005). "A Violent Week in August". Choice! Magazine. Archived from the original on December 12, 2006. Retrieved April 13, 2006.
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^"Woman who shot Wichita abortion doctor released from prison | the Kansas City Star". Archived from the original on May 23, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
^"Rachelle Shelley Shannon Released". The Washington Times.
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