Aaron Schaffhausen
American murderer
Aaron Schaffhausen is an American convicted murderer. He murdered his three daughters at their home in River Falls, Wisconsin in 2012.
Background
Aaron and Jessica Schaffhausen married in 2000 and both filed for divorce in 2011; the divorce was finalized in January of the next year. Jessica, who had primary physical custody, lived with their daughters, Amara, Sophie, and Cecilia in a house in River Falls that they rented from Aaron, while he lived in Minot, North Dakota. The two parties had joint custody. Amara and Sophie attended Greenwood Elementary School.
Crime
On July 10, 2012, Aaron sent a text message to Jessica requesting a visit to their daughters. She was not present at the house, and the babysitter left after he arrived. He slit the girls' throats with a knife. He also strangled Cecilia.
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