Suspected confession to being a crucifixion at home in Arizona – and put others on the hot list
In a shocking prison interview, the man was charged with a horrible, religiously motivated murder murder of a beloved pastor in Arizona said he committed the crime and revealed that he intended to kill the religious leaders he intended to kill during the murder rampage.
Adam Christopher Sheafe, 51, told Real Crime Arizona He crucified the 76-year-old pastor William Schonemann on Monday, known in his new river in April as “Pastor Bill” in the community.
Sheafe said the attack was part of his claim and was a sacred mission to punish religious leaders, who they believed were misleading their followers.
Sheafe told reporter Briana Whitney that he drove to Bill’s house from there (Phoenix) and I executed him just like on two mornings Sunday night. ”
On April 28, Schonemann was found dead in bed, covered in blood.
Adam Christopher Sheafe, 51, told Real Crime Arizona on Monday that he crucified the 76-year-old pastor William Schonemann to his hot list (Kockinino County Sheriff's Office)
During the interview, Sheafe talked about the disturbing scenes, including details about the crown of thorns, who said he was made from what he found in the woods and placed on Schonemann's head.
“Because I mean, what you are talking about is not what God said,” Sheafe explained. “It's the opposite of what God said.”
Sheafe revealed that Schonemann was not his only target. Prior to the murder, he said he followed a pastor’s home after Easter service in Phoenix with the intention of killing him, the first of 14 intended “executions” nationwide.
“Start in Arizona where I was born,” Sheafe said. “The place that starts there is like the Garden of Eden.”
But he claimed that he stopped his first attempt when two women accidentally entered the pastor’s garage.
“I'm not interested in anyone other than an executive pastor or a shepherd,” he said.
Sheafe said after killing Schonemann that he went to Sedona and that he planned to murder two other religious leaders. Later, he will be identified as a suspect in the theft, which led to a high-speed chase with Sedona police.
Sheafe said after killing Bill Schonemann that he went to Sedona and he planned to murder two religious leaders (Facebook)
But Sheafe escaped prisoners when she ran into another car and disappeared. His abandoned car – found to have been stolen from Cave Creek – was recovered on a nearby trail.
Authorities say they found evidence inside the car, reporting that sheafe is linked to the new river killing.
A few days later, he was finally arrested in a raid related to a series of thefts. Sheafe said he plans to continue killing people nationwide if he is not arrested.
“From there, it was Las Vegas, Nevada; Portland, Oregon; Seattle, Washington; Billings, Montana; Detroit, Michigan; New York, New York; New York; Charlotte, North Carolina; Mobile, Alabama; El Paso, Texas, Texas,” he said. “So four of them will be hit in Arizona.”
Sheafe claims that he acts under what he believes is God's law and hopes to be forgiven.
He insisted that violence was not his nature and said, “Look, killing is not my heart.”
When asked if anyone had crucified him, Sheafe replied, “Good luck.”
Schonemann, 76, of the New River Bible Church, was found dead at his home on April 28 (Google Maps)
“I want the death penalty because I want to prove that you can't kill the Son of God,” Sheafe said. “The whole story is BS.”
When Whitney pointed out that executions often took years, Sheafe replied, “Well, I want to be executed quickly so that we can do this show on the road and show exactly what I am going to do… All you have to do is worship Jesus, you go to heaven; your sins; your sins; this is not what God said.”
When asked if he believed that God would forgive his sins, Shaff said, “I will definitely forgive my sins. He is the forgiven God, and loves God.”
Whitney challenged this logic: “How do you prove this? I mean, if you kill someone or more people – tried, how does this work?”
Sheafe replied: “This is the commandment to drive away the evil of Israel.”
Whitney told Whitney that he might spend the rest of his life in jail, saying, “That’s what you think.”
Sheafe is still in the jail of Coconino County Jail and is expected to be extradited to Maricopa County. The allegations related to Schonemann's murder are awaiting.
