Anthony Pardon is a recidivist violent offender and sexual offender who raped and murdered Rachael Anderson on her 24th birthday. Pardon has a lengthy criminal history prior to Anderson’s murder which involved several rapes. He also had a long history with robbery, kidnapping, and when he was 16, the attempted murder of his girlfriends mother.
At the time of Anderson’s murder, he had spent a total of thirty-three years in prison for his crimes and was registered as a Tier III sex offender.
He had an unstable home life that was plagued with violence and other crimes. According to Pardon's defense attorneys, he had an "abused, dysfunctional, chaotic childhood."
For the murder, Pardon was sentenced to life without parole and given an additional sixty-three years in prison for aggravated burglary, kidnapping, and aggravated robbery charges and repeat violent offender specifications.
*Murder of Rachael Anderson
*Psychologist: Anthony Pardon was abused and neglected as a child
*Ohio Woman Was Found Raped, Murdered the Day After 24th Birthday — and Killer Is Convicted
*Coroner reveals cause of Warren woman's death after murder in Columbus
*"Everybody" failed me: Convicted murderer Anthony Pardon delivers statement during sentencing
*Anthony Pardon's sister says he gave her murder victim's debit card
*https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/anthony-pardon-trial-continues-after-first-day-of-witness-testimony/
*https://www.timesreporter.com/news/20200205/rachael-andersonrsquos-brother-was-suspicious-of-friend-after-murder
*https://lawandcrime.com/live-trials/live-trials-current/anthony-pardon/anthony-pardon-guilty-of-murdering-rachael-anderson-on-her-birthday/
*https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/autopsy-report-reveals-gruesome-death-of-aspiring-funeral-director
*https://www.dispatch.com/news/20180209/suspect-in-east-side-slaying-has-long-violent-history
*Jury spares life of Anthony Pardon
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