FIRST ON 13: Man who raped, killed 3-year-old girl dies in prison

NewsChannel 13’s Mark Mulholland has learned that Robert Fisher, the man who raped and killed a 3-year-old girl in Rensselaer, has died in prison.  

Fisher had just begun serving his sentence of 20 years to life at Elmira Correctional Facility. 

Fisher killed little Josefina Cunningham in July of 2023. 

When he was sentenced last month, Judge Debra Young lashed out at Fisher, who drugged the little girl, raped her, killed her and tried to cover up what he’d done. 

He kept his head down during the proceeding.  

After sentencing, Josie’s relative said: “the case deserves the death penalty.” 

Fisher was 34. We have not learned his cause of death.