Interstate 80 rapist | |
|---|---|
Capture status | Not captured |
Wanted by | Sacramento County Sheriff's Department |
| Details | |
| Victims | 3 sexual assaults |
| State(s) | California |
The Interstate 80 rapist is an unidentified serial rapist who was active in Sacramento, California, between 2013 and 2014. [1]
Crimes
While many have been convinced that other assaults took place by the same man, [2] only three have been successfully linked by DNA: [3]
Suspects eliminated
- Robert Hill - Despite Hill being a convicted serial rapist, detectives from the Sacramento Sheriff's Department ruled him out and announced that he was not connected to the series of rapes. [7]
- Kenneth Anderson - Victims of the I-80 Rapist were convinced, when shown Anderson, that he strongly resembled their attacker. However, Anderson gave DNA and he was cleared as a suspect in the rapes. [2] [8] [9]
References
- ^ "Sacramento County Sheriff's Department - Cold Case Investigations - Sexual Assault". www.sacsheriff.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- ^ a b "I-80 Rapist Victim Convinced North Sacramento Subway Attacker Is Same Man". Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- ^ "Media Release". The American River Current. January 10, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ "Series of rapes continues near campus". The American River Current. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- ^ "Investigators Say Serial Rapist Could Be Behind Attack On Tuesday". Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- ^ Shams, Sharokina (2014-01-11). "Deputies: Serial rapist strikes again in Sacramento County". KCRA. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
- ^ Doan, Claire (2014-07-29). "Man, 20, accused in 3 Sacramento County rape cases". KCRA. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- ^ "DNA reveals Subway sex assault suspect not linked to Interstate 80 rape series". The Sacramento Bee. 2014-03-31. ISSN 0890-5738. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- ^ "Sheriff's Dept: Man Accused Of Raping Co-Worker Not Behind Series Of I-80 Rapes". Retrieved 2017-10-30.
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