Robert Shulman (serial killer)
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| Robert Shulman | |
|---|---|
| Born: | March 28, 1954 |
| Died: | April 13, 2006 |
| Cause of death: | Natural causes |
| Penalty: | Death, commuted to Life |
| Killings | |
| Number of victims: | 5 |
| Span of killings: | 1991 through 1996 |
| Country: | U.S.  |
| State(s): | New York |
| Date apprehended: | 1996 |
Robert Shulman (March 28, 1954 – April 13, 2006) was an American serial killer. Shulman, a postal worker from Hicksville, New York on Long Island, was convicted of murdering five prostitutes between 1991 and 1996, the year when he was arrested.
He was sentenced to death in 1999 for the only murder he committed after New York State reinstated the death penalty in 1995. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for his other murders because New York's death penalty law was not in effect at the time he committed them. His sentence was reduced to life in prison after the New York State Court of Appeals invalidated the death penalty in 2004.
He died of natural causes exactly 10 years and one week after his arrest.
