Sante Kimes

Sante Kimes (pronounced SHAWN-TAY) is an American serial killer who is most famous for the murder of Irene Silverman, a New York City socialite. Sante, with her son Kenny, perpetrated a scheme whereby they would assume Irene's identity then falsely appropriate ownership of her $7.5 million high-class boarding house. Both Sante and Kenny have been convicted of the crime despite the fact that Irene's body was never found.

Related Topics:
Serial killer - Irene Silverman - New York City - Boarding house

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More recently, a television movie, Like Mother, Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kime (2001), was made starring Mary Tyler Moore as Sante and Jean Stapleton as Irene Silverman.

Related Topics:
Mary Tyler Moore - Jean Stapleton

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Sante is currently serving a life term at Bedford Hills correctional facility for women in New York. Kenny is also serving a life term and is being prosecuted in California for the death of one of his father's business associates. Sante is fighting extradition to California for that same crime.

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An autobiography written by the other of her two sons, Kent Walker, tells a lot about his mother, her personality and her crimes from his point of view. It is called Son of a Grifter (ISBN 0061031690).

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