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Potomac River Rapist
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McGruff - The Crime Dog!
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Date: June 14, 2012 08:44PM
New sex assault case linked to serial rapist
Thursday - 6/14/2012, 8:34pm ET
By ERIC TUCKER
Associated Press
http://www.wtop.com/41/2671299/New-sex-assault-case-linked-to-serial-rapist
WASHINGTON - A 1996 sexual assault has been linked through DNA to the same man believed responsible for nine other attacks on women in the District of Columbia and Maryland, police and the FBI said Thursday.
D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier said authorities made the connection when they recently retested a DNA sample collected after the 1996 attack, which occurred when a women walking at night in a well-to-do upper northwest Washington neighborhood was pulled off the sidewalk, dragged into the woods and sexually assaulted.
The assault took place less than two miles from the last known attack authorities have linked to the man _ the Aug. 1, 1998 murder of Christine Mirzayan. The 28-year-old biochemist was raped and bludgeoned to death with a heavy rock while walking home in Georgetown from a friend's cookout.
"The investigation has led us to believe that the individual may have ties to the area," Lanier said at a news conference on the same block where the July 20, 1996, attack occurred.
The FBI in December announced a reward of up to $25,000 and launched a publicity campaign aimed at drumming up tips and leads on the suspect, who police had already linked either through DNA or other analysis to nine attacks between 1991 and 1998. The two D.C. attacks occurred outside on a Saturday night, but all of the Montgomery County sexual assaults occurred inside a home or private residence.
Police said the man often stalked his victims in advance, threw a towel or blanket over their head at the start of the attack and overpowered them with his strength and athleticism.
Authorities have said the victims ranged in age from 18 _ a teenage babysitter _ to women in their 40s.
But because it's been 14 years since an attack, authorities have said they're not positive if the suspect is still in the area or even still alive.
"We're not sure why it's been so long since we've had anything (else)," said Lt. Robert Alder of the D.C. police department's homicide branch.
Thursday - 6/14/2012, 8:34pm ET
By ERIC TUCKER
Associated Press
http://www.wtop.com/41/2671299/New-sex-assault-case-linked-to-serial-rapist
WASHINGTON - A 1996 sexual assault has been linked through DNA to the same man believed responsible for nine other attacks on women in the District of Columbia and Maryland, police and the FBI said Thursday.
D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier said authorities made the connection when they recently retested a DNA sample collected after the 1996 attack, which occurred when a women walking at night in a well-to-do upper northwest Washington neighborhood was pulled off the sidewalk, dragged into the woods and sexually assaulted.
The assault took place less than two miles from the last known attack authorities have linked to the man _ the Aug. 1, 1998 murder of Christine Mirzayan. The 28-year-old biochemist was raped and bludgeoned to death with a heavy rock while walking home in Georgetown from a friend's cookout.
"The investigation has led us to believe that the individual may have ties to the area," Lanier said at a news conference on the same block where the July 20, 1996, attack occurred.
The FBI in December announced a reward of up to $25,000 and launched a publicity campaign aimed at drumming up tips and leads on the suspect, who police had already linked either through DNA or other analysis to nine attacks between 1991 and 1998. The two D.C. attacks occurred outside on a Saturday night, but all of the Montgomery County sexual assaults occurred inside a home or private residence.
Police said the man often stalked his victims in advance, threw a towel or blanket over their head at the start of the attack and overpowered them with his strength and athleticism.
Authorities have said the victims ranged in age from 18 _ a teenage babysitter _ to women in their 40s.
But because it's been 14 years since an attack, authorities have said they're not positive if the suspect is still in the area or even still alive.
"We're not sure why it's been so long since we've had anything (else)," said Lt. Robert Alder of the D.C. police department's homicide branch.
Re: Potomac River Rapist
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Date: June 14, 2012 08:44PM
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New tips in search for Potomac River Rapist
Thursday - 5/3/2012, 12:06pm ET
WASHINGTON - The FBI is testing DNA evidence in hopes of identifying the man they've dubbed the Potomac River Rapist.
Christine Mirzayan was raped and murdered along Canal Road in Georgetown in 1998 and the FBI says DNA links the person who killed her with eight earlier rapes in Montgomery County.
In mid-December last year, authorities launched a publicity campaign to gain more information into the case and an FBI spokeswoman says the bureau has received several good tips in the past several days and is testing the DNA of some men who voluntarily provided samples.
The bureau isn't saying why these particular men were asked to provide samples, but says the tests can be used to identify or rule out a suspect - even if the DNA is from a family member.
The suspect is thought to be connected to nine attacks between 1991 and 1998. Seven of the attacks have been linked through DNA, but authorities believe all nine are connected based on similarities in the methods and victims.
The first attack occurred on May 6, 1991, when a woman who had just returned from a business trip was accosted inside her home.
Detectives say the man, believed to be in his late 20s to late 30s at the time of the attacks, would enter the victims' homes - sometimes while children were inside - surprise the women by throwing a blanket or towel over their heads and overpower them with his strength. The victims ranged in age from 18 to 41.
Mirzayan, a 28-year-old biochemist, was attacked on Aug. 1, 1998 while walking home to a Georgetown University dormitory in Northwest Washington. She was sexually assaulted and bludgeoned with a heavy object. She is believed to be the final victim.
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New tips in search for Potomac River Rapist
Thursday - 5/3/2012, 12:06pm ET
WASHINGTON - The FBI is testing DNA evidence in hopes of identifying the man they've dubbed the Potomac River Rapist.
Christine Mirzayan was raped and murdered along Canal Road in Georgetown in 1998 and the FBI says DNA links the person who killed her with eight earlier rapes in Montgomery County.
In mid-December last year, authorities launched a publicity campaign to gain more information into the case and an FBI spokeswoman says the bureau has received several good tips in the past several days and is testing the DNA of some men who voluntarily provided samples.
The bureau isn't saying why these particular men were asked to provide samples, but says the tests can be used to identify or rule out a suspect - even if the DNA is from a family member.
The suspect is thought to be connected to nine attacks between 1991 and 1998. Seven of the attacks have been linked through DNA, but authorities believe all nine are connected based on similarities in the methods and victims.
The first attack occurred on May 6, 1991, when a woman who had just returned from a business trip was accosted inside her home.
Detectives say the man, believed to be in his late 20s to late 30s at the time of the attacks, would enter the victims' homes - sometimes while children were inside - surprise the women by throwing a blanket or towel over their heads and overpower them with his strength. The victims ranged in age from 18 to 41.
Mirzayan, a 28-year-old biochemist, was attacked on Aug. 1, 1998 while walking home to a Georgetown University dormitory in Northwest Washington. She was sexually assaulted and bludgeoned with a heavy object. She is believed to be the final victim.
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Re: Potomac River Rapist
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Whoa
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Date: June 14, 2012 09:11PM
It was a black guy? Shocker.
Re: Potomac River Rapist
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James Law
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Date: June 15, 2012 07:56AM
Better to take the cautious approach, carry a weapon at all times, and have it in hand any time you approach a black man. Granted, there's only a 45% chance that any given one will be trying to rape, rob, and/or murder you, but again, better to be cautious.
Re: Potomac River Rapist
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Butthole Surfer
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Date: June 15, 2012 01:37PM
Then there was the ever present Potomac River rapist
They were all in love with dying, they were doing it in Fairfax
Paulie caught a bullet but it only hit his leg
While it should've been a better shot, got him in the head
They were all in love with dying, they were doing it in Fairfax
Paulie caught a bullet but it only hit his leg
While it should've been a better shot, got him in the head