Last Updated on: 29th August 2021, 01:54 am
Who is Ronald Schroeder of Wisconsin, US? Biography, Wiki
Ronald Schroeder, a Wisconsin man who once worked as a clown, was charged with the murder of his newborn daughter three decades ago, WISN-TV reports.
This week, authorities close to Milwaukee arrested Schroeder in connection with the death of his daughter Catherine, who was less than two months old, on 25th August 1991.
Ronald Schroeder’s Age
His current age is 52 years.
What was the Incident?
Schroeder, then 22, called 911 because the boy was not breathing, WITI-TV reports, citing court records.
The girl was later hospitalized with a variety of injuries, including brain bruises, broken ribs, and retinal detachment that caused “blood behind the eyes,” which doctors thought was baby syndrome.
On the same day, Schroeder appeared at a restaurant as “The Silly Clown” for elementary school children, a performance for which he was widely admired in 2008, as per the Milwaukee magazine.
The magazine reports that a former director of the International Clown Hall of Fame once praised Ronald Schroeder for being “always funny” and “always polite,” the magazine reports.
Outside of the clown costume, however, that was a different story.
As per the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Schroeder’s own mother and neighbors said that he was often violent.
In fact, a month before Catherine’s death, a child protection officer was hired to investigate the abuse allegations against Catherine, according to WISN-TV, citing the criminal complaint.
Schroeder has previously denied harming the boy.
Over the years, prosecutors have argued that there was insufficient evidence to press charges against Schroeder, and he continued to play the clown.
Milwaukee County Police reopened the case in 1998, but their efforts yielded no further evidence.
Is He Arrested or Not?
As per the WISN-TV, Ronald Schroeder was suspected of abusing other children in recent years, including 1997 and 2005.
Schroeder was also accused of physically abusing a five-week-old boy in the 2005 incident, WITI-TV reports.
An arrest warrant was issued on Wednesday and Schröder appeared in court for the first time on Thursday, in which a judge dismissed a request to terminate the case because prosecutors had waited too long to press charges.
As per the WITI-TV, Schroeder is being held on a $350,000 bond. His next court date is 2nd September.
What Police Have Investigated Up Till Now?
In 2008, Schroeder was found guilty of sexually abusing a friend while she was unconscious and photographed the attack. He had been sentenced to prison for the crime and was released in 2013.
As per the Daily Beast, after his release from prison in Waukesha, a city near Milwaukee, authorities warned locals that Schroeder is now a convicted sex offender and will be moving into his community.
Police told Schroeder residents that they had to use a GPS monitor and that they were not allowed near children or in bars.
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