Schillaci has educational background in behavioral sciences, computer science, drafting, philosophy, religion and politics. At the age of 17, Schillaci practiced transvestism. Prior to his arrest in 1989 he frequented the Neartown area of Houston. During his first prison term, Schillaci told officials he had been abused by a relative as a child. Most of his childhood, which has been described as 'turbulent', was spent in Texas. Schillaci was born in Oklahoma in 1971 and was given up for adoption as an infant.

He is incarcerated in Northern New Hampshire Correctional Facility and will be eligible for parole in December 2039.

On December 22, 2009, Schillaci was sentenced to 20 to 50 years in prison. He was captured on June 5, 2008, in San José de Gracia, Michoacán, Mexico after almost nine years on the run. Schillaci is the 488th fugitive to be placed on the list. Jon Savarino Schillaci (born December 14, 1971) is an American rapist, sex offender and a former fugitive who was added to the FBI's Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list on September 7, 2007.

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