Crime & Safety
Paroled Murderer Responsible For Slaying Of Rockland Teen In 1980 Is Arrested For Second Time After Release
He was most recently arrested in Peekskill after threatening to kill a woman while stealing her license plate, according to officials.
PEEKSKILL, NY — A notorious killer is in trouble with the law for the second time after recently being paroled from prison, according to officials.
In the most recent incident, Robert McCain is accused of threatening the life of a Peekskill woman.
Rockland County Executive Ed Day, who railed against the release of McCain, said the results of his parole were foreseeable.
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"Once again, Robert McCain has proven exactly why he should never have been released," Day said in a fiery statement. "This time, he is accused of threatening a Peekskill woman with death — telling her that her own mother wouldn't find her body for a decade — and stealing her license plate. Earlier this year, he was arrested for groping another woman. The pattern is obvious, and it is dangerous."
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McCain was one of the killers of Pearl River teen Paula Bohovesky in 1980.
The teen had left the Pearl River Library where she worked after school, and was walking the two blocks to her home when McCain and his accomplice Richard LaBarbera saw her from a bar, followed her, attacked her sexually, and killed her.
Day put the blame for the trouble McCain is accused of causing since his release squarely on the parole board.
"These crimes are the direct consequence of the Parole Board's reckless decision to free a convicted murderer with a known history of violence," Day said. "They ignored the warnings of an entire community, and now innocent people are paying the price."
The Rockland County Executive said it time for the parole board members to pay a price as well.
"If any member responsible for that decision remains on the Board, I renew my call for their immediate resignation," Day said. "Their failure endangered the public, and I will continue fighting for a justice system that puts victims and community safety first — not violent offenders."
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