Aaron Schaffhausen is a man who murdered his three daughters in their house in River Falls, Wisconsin in 2012.
14 Facts About Aaron Schaffhausen
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Aaron and Jessica Schaffhausen married in 2000 and both filed for divorce in 2011; the divorce was finalized in January of the next year.
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On July 10,2012, Schaffhausen sent a text message to his ex-wife requesting a visit to their daughters.
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Aaron Schaffhausen's ex-wife was not present at the house, and the babysitter left after Schaffhausen arrived.
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Aaron Schaffhausen later called his ex-wife to tell her that he had killed them.
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Aaron Schaffhausen turned himself in at a police station in River Falls.
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Aaron Schaffhausen was charged with three murders and attempted arson.
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On March 29,2013, Aaron Schaffhausen entered a "guilty but insane" plea.
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Aaron Schaffhausen stated that this was indeed his motive, but that he did not know right from wrong due to a mental issue.
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Jurors took three and a half hours to conclude that Aaron Schaffhausen knew right from wrong despite his mental issues.
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In 2014 Cameron made Aaron Schaffhausen pay over $14,000 in restitution to Jessica Aaron Schaffhausen; about one-fourth of the money given by his family and any money he earns while in prison will be garnished and given to his ex-wife.
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Aaron Schaffhausen was housed in the St Croix County Jail during his trial.
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Aaron Schaffhausen entered the Wisconsin Department of Corrections in July 2013, and is incarcerated at Waupun Correctional Institution.
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Jessica Aaron Schaffhausen remarried and had children with her new husband.