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Case 53: The East Area Rapist 1977 (Part 2)

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The East Area Rapist

A man with a similar description was seen crouching in the bushes of another yard. When asked what he was doing, he casually said he was just taking a shortcut. On January 12, a resident on that same street saw a man peering in the window of his next door neighbour. At the time, none of the incidents were reported to police. It wasn't until police came knocking on their doors asking questions later that these residents revealed seeing the young man. The East Area rapist broke a hole in her back window, reached in, removed the dowel that was holding it shut and climbed through in silence. He quietly cut up a electrical cord and stashed it in his pocket before cutting

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