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By Dave Smith Dec 22, 2020 Dannemora, N.Y. - John Jamelske, the man who kidnapped and imprisoned five women, holding them in a dungeon in his house has been denied parole. Jamelske pleaded guilty to five counts of kidnapping in 2003 and was sentenced to 18 years to life in prison. He admitted to raping the women often in a dungeon he built off his basement in the DeWitt home. After 18 years he applied for parole but has been denied. He is scheduled to reappear before the Board in December ...

John Jamelske, man who imprisoned 5 girls, women in DeWitt dungeon, denied parole Updated Dec 22, 2020; Posted Dec 22, 2020 John Jamelske stands in a cell at the Onondaga County Justice Center awaiting sentencing in July 2003. After serving date on July 15th. Jamelske was convicted of kidnapping five women and girls, and holding them in dungeon in his DeWItt home. After 17 years behind bars, hes up for parole.Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com Facebook Share John Jamelske, the serial rapist who...

John Jamelske, man who kidnapped 5 women, kept them in bunker, makes case for parole Updated Dec 15, 2020; Posted Dec 15, 2020 John T. Jamelske walks out of the court room of County Judge Anthony Aloi after his sentencing in 2003. (Frank Ordonez | The Post-Standard) Facebook Share John Jamelske, a DeWitt man who kidnapped and raped five women and girls and imprisoned them in a basement over the course of 15 years, was set to make his case for parole today after 17 years in prison, his lawyer...

Old? >> 18. >> according to him? >> according to him. shes in fact 16. >> he is talking without the lawyer. >> hes talking. >> a misunderstood may/december romance is all there was to it, the old man said. >> didnt plan on making it a permanent thing. just kind of a fling for the present time. >> midlife crisis or what? >> a little old for a midlife crisis. >> but no matter what they thought about the old mans motives, police now had a name and an address. his name was john jamelske, and their s...

This guy is holding me. >> why would she do that? >> why didnt she run or scream for help earlier? no one knows for sure. but on april 8th, 2003, she brought john jamelskes career as a dungeon master to an end when she slipped away and called her sister. >> after three hours, you dont hear from you is any sympathy for jennifer or any of the others. >> i would never do it over if i had it to do over, and im extremely sorry for what happened to each -- every one of them. >> it sounds like youre so...

Showed him competent to stand trial, jamelskes twisted perspective on the people, places, and events that landed him in jail seem to come from a parallel universe. according to jamelske, every female who stayed in his dungeon went there willingly. and happily exchanged sex for cash, room, and board. so hes guilty of nothing more than cheating on his wife. >> thats basically, you know, what do you call -- adultery. >> but when you go to someone whos underage, its not called adultery. its called s...

A grocer retired from his job. a grandfather. a widower who had spent years nursing his sick wife. but for 15 years police say john jamelske had another identity as a sexual slave master in a makeshift underground dungeon he had built himself to abuse and imprison a string of young women. now hes heading to trial, accused of kidnapping and rape, and there would be a drama in the courtroom. once more, heres rob stafford. >> in early summer 2003 john jamelske entered a syracuse courtroom for the f...

>> im thinking, you know, maybe im going to get some community service or something of that nature for, you know, a little bit of unlawful imprisonment or whatever. >> jamelske admits he showed his victims an old police badge he found and lied about working for powerful bosses just to keep the girls in line and persuade them that he was as much a victim of circumstance as they were. >> yeah, i told them that i cant make the decision as to when you go home. so you know, you cant cry on my shoulde...