Killer who transitioned while in jail for murder of NYC antiques dealer previously decapitated someone with chainsaw: prosecutors

The “baby-faced” killer who murdered an Upper East Side antiques dealer with a decorative plate, kitchen knife and “maybe a pen” previously decapitated another man with a chainsaw, authorities say.

Alex Ray Scott, a 28-year-old trans female from Oklahoma who began transitioning in jail, admitted to the gruesome previous killing of Robin Skocdopole, 63, in Broken Arrow, Okla., when she was arrested for the New York City slaying of Kenneth Savinski, 64, in January 2020, records show.

Details of the Oklahoma murder surfaced Monday at a Manhattan Supreme Court hearing, where Scott pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, as well as multiple counts of criminal possession, in Savinski’s death.

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Scott killed and stole credit cards from Savinski in his Upper East Side apartment after the two met on a dating app, authorities say. She had no memory of the bloody attack when she turned herself in and told police, “I think I may have killed someone last night,” according to her indictment.

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Credit cards belonging to Skocdopole and found on Scott at the time eventually led investigators to check Skocdopole’s home in Broken Arrow when he didn’t answer phone calls, according to a statement from the US Attorney’s office of the Northern District of Oklahoma.

Cops found the home empty of all possessions — but with pools and spatters of his blood around it. Investigators soon discovered that Scott had used two different kinds of saws to dismember him after killing him, the statement said. That included cutting off the victim’s head, officials said.

Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Joel Seidemann revealed in court that the saws had been purchased from a local Walmart.

Skocdopole’s dismembered remains were found in a nearby creek that May, the statement said.

Scott had rented a room in Skocdopole’s apartment and told associates that he abruptly left for Dallas to explain his later disappearance.

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In court, Scott, who wore heavy eyeshadow and fake lashes, told the court she remembered using a decorative plate, kitchen knife and “maybe a pen” to murder Savinski.

Police had found Savinski face-down and covered in blood on his living-room floor with a slit throat and several stab wounds, police said.

She was also facing charges in her home state for allegedly sexually assaulting a 6-year-old boy.

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Prosecutors thanked law enforcement for diligently investigating Scott’s criminal history.

“I’ve been a prosecutor now for over 41 years, and I’d be hard-pressed to find an investigation and prosecution that was more thorough or of a high level than this case,” Seidemann said in court.

Scott will serve 22 years to life in prison as part of her plea deal involving Savinski. If eventually released, she will be sent to Oklahoma to serve out a 45-year sentence for Skocdopole’s murder.

She is expected back in court for the sentencing of Savinski’s murder Sept. 26.