Arthur Shawcross killed and cannibalised parts of eleven prostitutes in the Rochester area, but he recalls sparing the life of one:
“You know, I had her by the throat and you know I mean she was fighting me and she was telling me, “Please, I’m on medication.” She says, “I know you’re on medication.” And when she said that, I came out of what I was doing… and I sat down in the driver’s seat and I just hold my hands like this, trembling, and started crying. “What the hell am I doing?… It just shocked me. I just pulled away and said, “What the fuck am I doing?” You know? Then we talked for a while. Then she asked me could I take her home. I said all right.”