In the meantime, a missing persons bulletin had been issued for Shema
and when Bibalo returned KaMHX he was arrested by officers who had
been notified that he had been seen driving a car answering the des-
cription of the one owned by Shema, Bibalo promptly confessed,
assigning as a motive his desire to steal Shema's:car, and he showed
the officers where Shemats body could be found, At his trial in
April, 1952, his defense was one of insanity and he was convicted and
sentenced to die, Following an unsuccessful appeal to the Pennsyl-
vania Supreme Court, he was examinted by a sanity commission which
ruled that he was sane and on May 17, 1954, he was electrocuted at
Rockview State Prison, ~ Bibalo, who was resigned to his fate, went
to his death with a stoic attitude,
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MONTROSE, Pas, INDEPENDENT, Montrose, Pa., May 13, 1953; May 20,
195, (Photograph on page one,
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ipeankenss
In the meantime, a missing persons bulletin had been issued for Shemal
and when Bibalo returned Wawa he was arrested by officers who had
been nobified that he had been seen driving a caf answering ‘the des-
cription of the one owned by Shema, Bibalo promptly confessed,
assigning as a motive his desire to steal Shema'sicar, and he showed
the officers where Shema's body could be found, At his trial in
April, 1952, his defense was one of insanity and he was convicted and
sentenced to die, Following an unsuccessful appeal to the Pennsyl-
vania Supreme Court, he was examinted by a sanity commission which
ruled that he was sane and on May 17, 1954, he was electrocuted at
Rockview State Prison, ~- Bibalo, who was resigned to his fate, went
to his death with a stoic attitude,
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MONTROSE, Pas, INDEPENDENT, See Pa., Mey 13, 195h3 May 20,
195), (Photograph on page one,) bie pe
TIL ee oe
In the meantime, a missing persons bulletin had been issued for Shema|
afid when Bibalo returned Mw&giMa he was arrested by officers who had
been notified that he had been seen driving a caf answering the des-
cription of the one owned by Shena, Bibalo promptly confessed,
assigning as a motive his desire to steal Shena's:car, and he showed
the officers where Shema's body could be found, At his trial in
fpril, 1952, his defense was one of insanity and he was convicted and
sentenced to die, Following an unsuccessful, appeal. to the Pennsyl-
vania Supreme Court, he was examinted by a sanity comission which
ruled that he was sane and on May 17, 1954, he was electrocuted at
Rockview State Prison, ~Bibalo, who was resigned to his fate, went
to his death with a stoic attitude,
100 ATLANTIC (2nd) b5
MONTROSE, Pa,, INDEPENDENT, Nontrose, Pa., May 13, 195); May 20,
1954 (Photograph on page one, )
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BIBALO, Joseph
Bibalo, a 20myearmold white man who psyciatrists t estified was a
mental defective with ghe mentality of a 9 or 10 year-old child but
nonetheless sane, lived with his grandmother at Uniondale, Susoue-
hanna Cos, Pa, He had earlier spent several years at the KX Hunting:
ton Reform School dor the xmkk burglary and arson of a Uniondale resi:
dencee On December 10, 1951, he started hitchhiking home after
spending several days with his mother at Simpson, He stopped at
Forest City where, after drinking several beers at a tavern, he
caught, a ride with Anthony Shema, a )3-year-old resident of Forest
City who had started hunting. Bibalo offered to show Shema a good
spot for hunting and agreed to accompany him, They stopped at the
house of Bibalo's grandmother where he obtained a 22 caliber rifle
and they then walked into: some woods behind the houses. They were
seated on a stone wall looking for deer when Bibalo shot Shema and
he fell to the ground, Bibalo then bludgeoned him over the head
with the rifle until it broke and used Shema&s own knife in an effort
to decapitate him (he was to state in his confession that he had
planned to hide the head and prevent identification, ) After taking
Shema's AM#MBM keys and money, he stole his victim's car and drove
it to New York where, two days later, he abandoned it near Kirkwood,
BIBALO, Joseph
Bibalo, a 20-year=old white man who psyciatrists t estified was a
mental defective with ghe mentality of a 9 or 10 year-old child but
nonetheless sane, lived with his grandmother at Uniondale, Susoue=-
hanna Co,, Pa, He had earlier spent several years at the MAK Hunting
ton Reform School for the xxkk burglary and arson of a Uniondale resi
dence, On December 10, 1951, he started hitchhiking home after
spending several days with his mother at Simpson, He stopped at
Forest City where, after drinking several beers at a tavern, he
caught. a ride with Anthony Shema, a )3-year-old resident of Forest
City who had started hunting. Bibalo offered to show Shema a good
spot for hunting and agreed to accompany him, They stopped at the
house of Bibalo's grandmother where he obtained a 222 caliber rifle
and they then walked into: some’ woods behind the house, They were
seated on a stone wall looking for deer when Bibalo shot Shema and
he fell to the ground, Bibalo then bludgeoned him over the head
with the rifle until it broke and used Shema@s own knife in an effort
to decapitate him (he was to state in his confession that he had
planned to hide the head and prevent identification, ) After taking
Shema's HMMM keys and money, he stole his victim's car and drove
it to New York where, two days later, he abandoned it near Kirkwood,
BIBALO, Joseph
. z
Bibalo, a 20-year-old white man who psyciatrists t estified was a
nental defective with ghe mentality of a 9 or 10 year-old child but
nonetheless sane, lived with his grandmother at Uniondale, <
hanna Co,, Pa, He had earlier spent several years at the MAK Huntin,
ton Reform School for the xakh burglary
dence. On December 10, 1951, he started hitchhiking home after
spending several days with his mother at Simpson, He stopped at
Forest City where, after drinking several beers at a tavern, he
caught. a ride with Anthony Shema, a l3-year-old resident of Forest
City who had started hmnting, Bibalo offered to show Shema a good
spot for hunting and agreed to accompany him, They stopped at the
house of Bibalo's grandmother where he obtained a .22 caliber rifle
and they then walked into some woods behind the house, They were
seated on a stone wall looking for deer when Bibalo shot Shema and
he fell to the ground, Bibalo then bludgeoned him over the hea
with the rifle until it broke and used Shemats own knife in an
to decapitate him (he w
d
effort
as to state in his confession that he had
planned to hide the head and prevent identification.) after taking
he stole his victim's car and drove
Shema's Wail keys and mon
ie ae pandoned it near Kirkwood.
dt to New York there, two days later, he al
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