Disturbing Facts About Serial Killer Scott William Cox

Reena Ann Brunson, a 34-year-old prostitute, died after being stabbed in the chest and beaten, with one wrist handcuffed.Brunson worked the streets of Portland, OR. On November 24, 1990, she was found by two main roads. She died soon after at a local hospital.Scott William Cox handcuffed and beat Reena Ann Brunson. He then stabbed her in the chest. She died soon after at a local hospital. Someone tortured her before the fatal stab; she had shallow cuts on her back, chin, and neck. One wrist was held in handcuffs.

Cox was later found to be her killer. He confessed to killing her when witnesses put his truck near where Brunson was found. Cox claimed he killed Brunson because he was angry at his girlfriend.

The body found was that of a prostitute named Victoria Rhone.Victoria Rhone was found on February 20, 1991, in a Portland, OR, rail yard. An autopsy showed she was beaten before being strangled. Strips of a t-shirt, likely from her killer, ripped off. Her hands were bound behind her back. Another strip was around her neck. Cox tied her up and strangled her with his shirt.On February 20, 1991, police found Victoria Rhone in a Portland, OR, rail yard. An autopsy proved she was beaten before strangulation killed her. Strips ripped off a t-shirt, likely from her killer. They bound her hands behind her back to stop her from fighting. Another strip was around her neck. Cox used his shirt to strangle her.

In May 1991, a woman was found badly beaten under Seattle's monorail tracks downtown. The prostitute suffered assault and bites. A Bartles and Jaymes wine cooler bottle was forced up her rectum. She was hospitalized but refused to talk to police.May 1991.A woman was found badly beaten under the monorail tracks in downtown Seattle. The prostitute suffered assault and bites. A Bartles and Jaymes wine cooler bottle was forced up her rectum. She was hospitalized but refused to cooperate with authorities.

Police thought a man heading toward serial killer status committed the assault. A witness saw the woman thrown from a truck cab and linked the vehicle to Woodland Trucking—and thus, Cox. Authorities questioned him, but he walked free.

The exact number of women Cox killed remains unknown. Authorities suspect he killed as many as20 deaths.Cox pleaded no contest to two murders and got a light sentence. He is a suspect in a third murder. Because Cox worked as a trucker across the western United States, he might have killed more women whose deaths are not yet linked to him or whose bodies are missing.

The body of 20-year-old Tia Hicks appeared outside a building in Mountlake Terrace, WA, in 1991. Her father told the press Hicks had a drug problem anddisappeared often.This time, she was found dead.

Hicks's death was thought to be murder. She did not match Cox's two known victims—there were no bruises, stab wounds, or choking evidence. Authorities still think Cox was involved in her death, but they lack enough proof to charge him, and he has not confessed.

Cox chose to plead 'no contest' instead of going to a jury.Cox pleaded "no contest".Cox pleaded "no contest" to the murders of Reena Ann Brunson and Victoria Rhone in 1993. Because of this, and lighter state sentencing laws at the time, he received only 25 years in prison. Cox behaved while incarcerated and got credit for time served in a local county prison, letting him get parole sooner.

Oregon passed tougher laws after Cox's sentencing, setting higher jail time for future multiple murderers. These laws do not apply to past convicts.

Authorities released Cox from prison in February 2013, five years early.Authorities placed him on supervised parole.Supervised parole means a GPS device monitors his location. Because Cox lacked a job or home, he stayed at a building on Yamhill County Jail property. Cox remained free during the day, provided he stayed in Newberg County and returned to the jail nightly.

Shortly after Cox left in 2013, he broke the rules of his limited parole.Cox ended up spending14 extra days in prison. Cox asked authorities for and got permission to visit the beach outside the county. However, he took a longer route than needed, triggering alerts on his monitors. He also made an unscheduled visit to his girlfriend and her two children. A prison official stated a "sex offender package" was then added to his parole.

That is not the only time Cox hasviolated parole.While serving his time after visiting his girlfriend, he smuggled chewing tobacco into the prison via his shoe. He received an extra 90 days behind bars. Cox reportedly broke his parole again in2014though more details were not shared.

One source says Cox spent much of his life movingHe was in and out of mental institutions.of mental institutions. He was reportedly committed 115 times between 1975 and 1991. No information exists about his potential diagnoses.

When Cox linked to the deaths of Reena Ann Rhone and Victoria Brunson, he already faced legal trouble. He hadHe was sentenced to six months in prison for gun theft charges.to six months in a Medford, OR, prison for gun charges. Cox also faced suspicion in two other cases: a rape and assault in Seattle, WA, and a forgery in Olympia, WA. Those other cases did not get prosecuted once Cox was jailed for murder.

Cox used several pseudonyms. At the time of his arrest, his employer, Woodland Trucking, knew him as Seth Scott Cutter. Since little is known about his early life, he may have used other names too.At his arrest,his employer, Woodland Trucking, knew him as Seth Scott Cutter. Since little is known about his early life, he may have used other names as well.

Coxis still a mystery. Media did not exhaustively profile him like other serial killers; little information about him was released. Today, all we know is his birth date, his past job (truck driver), and that he is not in prison. This makes him scarier because no one knows what made him kill or what crimes he might have escaped.