Ronnie Shelton

Ronnie Shelton
Shelton c.1989
Born(1961-10-01)October 1, 1961
United States
DiedSeptember 25, 2018(2018-09-25) (aged 56)
Criminal charge
  • Rape
  • Aggravated burglary
  • Felonious assault
  • Gross sexual imposition
  • Kidnapping
  • Intimidation
  • Theft
  • Aggravated robberies
  • Cutting telephone lines
Penalty3,195 years

Ronald Shelton (October 1, 1961 – September 25, 2018), better known as The West Side Rapist, was an American convicted serial rapist. He was convicted of raping over 30 women in Cleveland, Ohio, over a 6-year period. He may have raped up to 50 women. Shelton was caught on video using an ATM with his victims' bank cards.

He was the subject of the book Unfinished Murder: The Pursuit of a Serial Rapist by James Neff.