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Case 53: The East Area Rapist 1976 (Part 1)

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The Story of a Rapist's Break-In

The Sacramento Sheriff's Department asked the media to give them time to catch the offender, and to request that they didn't report on the rapes. They would appear from the timeline of break-ins and assaults that the rapist took a break for a few weeks in September. This often happened, and it would be easy to suggest he was away working or sufficiently satisfied enough to take a break. But what started to become clear in hindsight is that there were many reconnaissance missions carried out during quiet weeks or months. He was meticulous when it came to planning his crimes, and it became apparent that he spent weeks planning the perfect attack. The 29-year-old mother called the Sheriff's Office on September

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