Alex Ray Scott, who was convicted of the 2020 murder of Kenneth Savinski, an Upper East Side antiques dealer, has been sentenced for the crime. Scott, who transitioned to female while incarcerated, has also been convicted of a separate killing in her home state of Oklahoma.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced the sentence of 22 years-to-life in state prison on Thursday.
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“Alex Ray Scott will serve a significant prison term for the brutal and senseless murder of Kenneth Savinski – a beloved, friendly person and respected churchgoer,” said Bragg in a statement. “Mr. Savinski’s loss not only devastated his friends and family but shocked his tightknit community. Although we cannot bring Mr. Savinski back, I hope the resolution of this case offers his loved ones a sense of justice in their ongoing grief.”
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Scott was previously found guilty of murdering 64-year-old Savinski in his apartment near Lexington Avenue and 83rd Street. According to court documents, Scott admitted to having gone to Savinski’s apartment on January 28, 2020 after the two had been out together. While inside the apartment, Scott stabbed Savinski with “sharp objects including a knife.” The following day, after concerned friends contacted the police, officers performing a wellness check discovered Savinski’s body.
On January 30, 2020 Scott turned herself in to the police.
Detectives assigned to the case in Manhattan also worked closely with federal law enforcement in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, sharing evidence that led to Scott’s conviction there of the murder and dismemberment of Robin Skocdopole. Skodopole had been renting a room to Scott in the summer of 2019 when he went missing. The following May, Skodopole’s remains were found on the edge of a creek, dismembered by what seemed to have been a chain saw. For that crime, Scott has been sentenced to 540 months imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release for Second Degree Murder in Indian Country.”
At the time of the conviction, it was said that Scott would serve her sentence for the New York crime first. Upon potential release, she would then be transferred to Oklahoma to serve her sentence there.
