Andre Rand

Andre Rand (born Frank Rostum Rushan; March 11, 1944) is an American convicted child kidnapper, sex offender, and suspected serial killer, currently serving two twenty-five years to life sentences in prison for the abductions of two girls, age 7 and 12. He is eligible for parole in 2037. He is the subject of the 2009 documentary Cropsey which states that he may have been the source of that urban legend.

Andre Rand
Born
Frank Rostum Rushan

(1944-03-11) March 11, 1944
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Other namesThe Pied Piper of Staten Island
Cropsey
Criminal statusIncarcerated
Conviction(s)
  • Sexual abuse (1969)
  • Unlawful imprisonment (1983)
  • First-degree kidnapping (1988, 2004)
Criminal charge
  • Attempted rape (1969)
  • First-degree kidnapping, first-degree murder (1988)
  • First-degree kidnapping (2004)
Penalty
  • 4 years in prison (1969)
  • Ten months in jail (1983)
  • 25 years to life in prison (1988, 2004)
Details
Victims2 confirmed, 6+ suspected
Span of crimes
1969–1987
State(s)New York
Location(s)Staten Island and South Bronx (Confirmed) • Brooklyn (Suspected)
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