
Case 53: The East Area Rapist 1976 (Part 1)
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The Story of a Rapist's Struggle
A 19-year-old woman pulled into her driveway at 11pm on October 18. She had worked that day at the Sacramento Army Depot, where she was a receptionist. Her parents and brother were out, but they were due home in 30 minutes. A man wearing a green mask whispered angrily, Take me if I'll kill you. After further searching and investigation, the origin of the spoon was never found. The rapist wasn't content with the crime he had already committed early that morning, October 18. He returned east of the American River, back to the neighbourhood of Rancho Cordova. Just 10 miles by road, and only a few miles as the crow flies from the attack
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