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NEWS ABOUT: serial rapists

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Six in Rapist's House Were Murdered, Women: Coroner

Still no IDs, partly due to advanced decomposition

Nov 1, 09 2:47 PM CST
(Newser) - All six bodies found in the Cleveland home of a convicted rapist were female, and all were apparently strangled, police say. None of the victims found at the home of Anthony Sowell has been identified, a coroner's spokesman said today, and relatives of missing women have been coming forward to... More »

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Cleveland • murder • serial rapists • rapist • Anthony Sowell

LA Cops Arrest Suspected
Serial Killer
From '70s, '80s

72-year-old may have killed 30 women

Apr 30, 09 5:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Los Angeles police say a 72-year-old insurance claims adjuster may in fact be the city's "most prolific serial killer," the Los Angeles Times reports. The suspect, John Floyd Thomas, may have killed up to 30 older women and raped scores more during two separate rampages in the 1970s... More »

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crime • Los Angeles • serial killers • DNA evidence • serial rapists

Reno Cops Hunt Murderous Serial Rapist

Linked to attacks
on 3 women near
local campus

Feb 17, 08 7:45 AM CST
(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... More »

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serial killers • Reno, Nevada • serial rapists

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