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Serial Rapist Attacks Another Victim
March 3, 2005 --The Big Story on Action News is the search for a serial rapist who's been attacking women either on or just off the Roosevelt Boulevard in the Feltonville section of Philadelphia. He has assaulted at least 5 women, raping three of them, all since January fourth and as recently as Wednesday night. He has both the police's and the neighborhood's attention.
In three of the five attacks the women were raped. They think the same man may be behind all these attacks. They're not talking specifically about evidence such as DNA, but the description of the man is the same and all these attacks happened within a six-block radius in the section of the city.
The first rape dates back to January 4th of this year. A 42-ye
ar-old woman was walking along Roosevelt when she was grabbed from behind and pushed into a lot. It happened in the morning and no weapon was used on February 24th when a 29-year-old woman was grabbed from behind. The attacker threw a coat over her head and stole a cell phone and gold chain. No sexual assault took place. It happened around 11:00 in the morning.
The primary focus might be robbery in a number of these cases.
On February 26 at 8:00 in the morning, a 28-year-old woman was walking along Roosevelt Boulevard and the attacker threw a coat over her head and punched her. Police say she wasn't sexually assaulted but was robbed of her camera, cell phone and personal I.D.
It appears in four of the five cases there was the use of a piece of clothing that was thrown over the head of the victim to prevent identification.
In this fourth case, in the evening of the 26th, a 48-year-old woman on the 500 bloc
k of
East Roosevelt Boulevard was raped and robbed. The attacker threatened to use
a gun.
The latest assault happened just last night. Police say 18-year-old was rape and robbed after the attacker threw a jacket over her head.
Now, police at this point are working on a composite sketch. He is described as having a medium to dark complexion, 5' 11" (IWO, mediaspeak for nigger) and they are urging women to not walk alone. If you have any information about the rapes or robberies, please call police.
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/news/030305_nw...illerapist.html
Serial Rapist Attacks Another Victim
March 3, 2005 --The Big Story on Action News is the search for a serial rapist who's been attacking women either on or just off the Roosevelt Boulevard in the Feltonville section of Philadelphia. He has assaulted at least 5 women, raping three of them, all since January fourth and as recently as Wednesday night. He has both the police's and the neighborhood's attention.
In three of the five attacks the women were raped. They think the same man may be behind all these attacks. They're not talking specifically about evidence such as DNA, but the description of the man is the same and all these attacks happened within a six-block radius in the section of the city.
The first rape dates back to January 4th of this year. A 42-ye
ar-old woman was walking along Roosevelt when she was grabbed from behind and pushed into a lot. It happened in the morning and no weapon was used on February 24th when a 29-year-old woman was grabbed from behind. The attacker threw a coat over her head and stole a cell phone and gold chain. No sexual assault took place. It happened around 11:00 in the morning.
The primary focus might be robbery in a number of these cases.
On February 26 at 8:00 in the morning, a 28-year-old woman was walking along Roosevelt Boulevard and the attacker threw a coat over her head and punched her. Police say she wasn't sexually assaulted but was robbed of her camera, cell phone and personal I.D.
It appears in four of the five cases there was the use of a piece of clothing that was thrown over the head of the victim to prevent identification.
In this fourth case, in the evening of the 26th, a 48-year-old woman on the 500 bloc
k of
East Roosevelt Boulevard was raped and robbed. The attacker threatened to use
a gun.
The latest assault happened just last night. Police say 18-year-old was rape and robbed after the attacker threw a jacket over her head.
Now, police at this point are working on a composite sketch. He is described as having a medium to dark complexion, 5' 11" (IWO, mediaspeak for nigger) and they are urging women to not walk alone. If you have any information about the rapes or robberies, please call police.
