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Reno Cops Hunt Murderous Serial Rapist

Posted Feb 17, 08 7:45 AM CST in Crime & Courts 

(Newser) – A murdered 19-year-old Reno woman is believed to be the third victim of a serial rapist preying on women near the local campus of the University of Nevada, reports the Reno Gazette. The woman was abducted from a friend's home and strangled. "This is a serial rapist," said a police official. "We have two, probably three cases linked through DNA."

The latest victim is the first woman killed in the attacks. The other crimes were sexual assaults only—one in a building where campus security park their cars. Police say the assailant is probably a local man, and sought the public's help in identifying him. "I'm worried this guy is still out there," said the official.

Sources Reno Gazette-Journal, Associated Press

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This undated picture made available via The Reno Gazette-Journal shows Brianna Denison. Reno police said Monday, Jan. 21, 2008 they believe the young woman, who disappeared from a friend's home early...   (Associated Press)
This sketch provided by the University of Nevada, Reno Police Department on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008, shows a suspect in a rape that occurred last year. A woman who came forward for the first time on...   (Associated Press)
This undated picture made available via The Reno Gazette-Journal shows Brianna Denison. Reno police said Monday, Jan. 21, 2008 they believe the young woman, who disappeared from a friend's home early...   (Associated Press)
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