Dracut Woman Attacks People Who Share Story About Baby Daddy Who Went To Jail For Role In Rape And Murder Of Teen Prostitute And Just Got Arrested For Picking Up Hooker In Meth Mile
Last month Live Boston published a tremendous story about a man named Shawn Kane, a convicted rapist and murderer who is now out of jail, living in Dracut, and was arrested for paying $30 for a blowjob in November.
On December 28 1995, then 22 year old Shawn Kane was taken into custody at the Quincy Police Station by virtue of an outstanding arrest warrant on charges stemming from the brutal rape, torture and murder of a 17-year-old prostitute the year prior. Kane, who lived with his parents and was the father of a sixth month old, was charged with unarmed robbery, rape, and first degree murder.
According to documents obtained by our team, Norfolk County prosecutor Gerald Pudolsky presented evidence that Shawn Kane and his friend Robert Larkin drove to Boston’s ‘Combat Zone’ on the night of Nov. 10, 1994, to pick up a prostitute. While cruising the area, Kane and Larkin attempted to solicit prostitutes. Larkin later testified that they had difficulty getting women to enter a car with two men, and therefore decided to have Kane hide on the floor in the back seat. Larkin finally persuaded a shy, yet troubled, teenager named Sonia Leal to enter the car. She agreed to go back to Quincy with him, unaware that Kane was hiding in the vehicle.
The men brought young Leal to a house at 32 Newbury Street in Quincy, which Larkin shared with a man named Kevin Lynch. Larkin then took Leal into his bedroom where he paid $75 dollars for sexual services. After Larkin was done, Leal attempted to leave, however, the three men had other plans.
According to court documents and news coverage from the time, Kevin Lynch openly admitted in testimony to participating in the brutal rape, torture, and murder of 17 year old Sonia Leal. He testified that after hours of raping and abusing Leal, they eventually realized she was no longer breathing. When her body was finally discovered by authorities a roll of Everlast hand tape, used for boxing, was found tightly wound around her neck. Her cause of death would later be determined to be asphyxiation.
After keeping her lifeless body in the basement for a day, the three men spent the following night attempting to dispose of Leal’s remains in the Quincy Quarry, her body weighed down with three cinderblocks. 30-year-old Robert Larkin and 21-year-old Kevin Lynch were subsequently sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of First-Degree Murder. In a shocking turn of events, Shawn Kane struck a deal with prosecutors, exchanging information regarding the location of another body for the lesser charge of manslaughter, and just 19 years in prison. The state offered this deal despite the fact that Kane having knowledge of the body’s location indicates his possible involvement in another murder.
21-year-old Karen Hammond went missing in early January, 1995. She was seen at a Store 24 in Dorchester. Hammond was the mother of two young children, having her first at just 17 years old. Friends claimed she was known to use drugs, and work as a prostitute. Karen, whom was also described as “troubled” in area newspapers, went missing just two months after Sonia Leal’s murder. At Kane’s direction, an underwater search of the Quincy Quarry was undertaken, with hopes of finding Hammond’s body. Divers located a petite nude female corpse at a depth of approximately 50 feet, as they were descending in to the water. An underwater marker was tied near the body so it could be recovered, but it came loose, and the remains were never found again. It is widely believed that these were the remains of Karen Hammond. The quarry was drained, and filled with dirt from the Big Dig, in 2000.
According to Superior Court documents, the state attempted to label Mr. Kane a sex offender, an action which he fought in 2014, before his release. Though he had pled guilty to his part in the rape and murder of Sonia Leal, due to the plea deal, he was never officially convicted of rape or any sex crime.
Shawn Kane served 16 years of his 19 year manslaughter plea deal sentence at MCI Cedar Junction. He was released in 2015. On April 7, 2017, Shawn Kane was again arrested. This time, he was charged with rape and domestic assault and battery after an incident that took place in Quincy. Following his arraignment, he was ordered to be held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing. Again, he was eventually released.
In 2018, while the case was ongoing, Kane was charged with threatening and intimidating the victim in the 2017 incident. According to 911 transcripts, which were obtained by Live Boston, a mere seven minutes after the restraining order preventing Kane from contacting her had expired, he appeared and began threatening to murder the victim. Luckily, Officers were able to quickly find the woman, and Kane fled after hearing the sirens. The rape and assault cases were later dropped when, according to sources, the victim refused to further assist the state with prosecution out of fear of Kane.
As for his arrest on November 8, Shawn Kane was released on personal recognizance. A cold blooded monster that targets sex workers was allowed to freely walk out of court.
How has this story not been covered by the Boston Globe? There’s a a guy walking the streets who has participated in the brutal rape and murder of a prostitute, who knew about the body of another woman and used it as leverage to avoid life in prison, and who has since been charged with rape, domestic A&B, and threatening the victim afterwards. Maybe if he dry humped Christine Blasey-Ford 36 years ago someone might actually care. This is what real reporting looks like, so credit to Live Boston – the only nonprofit in the history of nonprofits that actually provides a return on donor’s investment.
The link was shared in a South Boston Facebook group and a woman named Susan Mwangi was not pleased about it.
A quick look at her profile appears to show that she is engaged to and just had a baby with Shawn Kane.
Apparently she doesn’t mind that her convicted killer baby daddy got busted trying to get a $30 BJ in the heart of Meth Mile, and doesn’t like it when other people share these facts.
The two most remarkable parts about this are that:
- Rachael Rollins’ office let him walk on personal recognizance, despite spending 16 years in jail for his role in the rape and murder of a teenage prostitute.
- The community of Dracut is apparently unaware that this man lives at 40 Goodhue Street, which appears to be next to a Catholic school.
Maybe if Shawn Kane heckled Rachael Rollins at a press conference she might actually do something to protect the community from him.
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