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SBI links six rape cases
Updated: 7/14/2006 2:03:06 PM
By: News 14 Carolina

SBI special say linking the Raleigh cases to the case in Greenville
could prompt tips from the public that will lead to the identification
of a suspect.

RALEIGH -- DNA analysis performed by the State Bureau of Investigation
has established that a single suspect is responsible for five rapes that
occurred in Raleigh during 2003 and 2004 and one rape that occurred in
Greenville in 2005.

The suspect is described as a black male of medium to dark complexion
and is believed to be in his late 20s or 30s. He is between 5-foot-6 and
6 feet tall with a stocky or solid build. His appearance is described as
disheveled.
SBI special say linking the Raleigh cases to the case in Greenville
could
prompt tips from the public that will lead to the identification of a
suspect.

"The link could be very valuable," said Major Ken Mathias, the commander
of the RPD's Detective Division. "Combined with the composites and other
suspect information, the fact that the same man committed crimes in two
cities may prompt someone to think about a potential suspect who
resembles
the composite and has spent time in Raleigh and Greenville."

Positively linking the five cases resulted from the SBI's ongoing
testing
of rape kits from across the state that potentially contained DNA
evidence.

In June of last year, similar work by the SBI led to rapes charges in
another
Raleigh case. Vincent T. Hall was charged with a 1993 rape. Earlier this
year, the SBI's work resulted in rape charges being brought in two
additional
Raleigh rape cases. Thomas Junior Johnson was charged in a 1989 case and
Robert Wayne Barrett was charged in a 1994 case.

All three arrests were facilitated by the fact that state law requires
that DNA samples be obtained from convicted felons and those samples are
put into a database that is then checked against DNA from cases across
the state. The charges against Hall, Johnson and Barrett were made
possible
by that process.

"DNA can provide irrefutable evidence," Mathias said. "And it can bring
suspects to justice to answer for their crimes. We've seen that before,
and we would like nothing better than to see it in these cases."

Anyone with information on the rape case is asked to call the SBI
at 1-800 334-3000, the Raleigh Police Department at (919) 890-3555
or the Greenville Police Department at (252) 329-4348. CrimeStoppers
in either city can also be called to provide tips. The Raleigh Crime
Stoppers number is (919) 226-CRIME, and Greenville-Pitt Crime Stoppers
can be reached at (252) 758-7777.
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Rape Timeline
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Aug. 24, 2003 -- The victim was raped on a greenway in the area of the
700 block of McMaken Street around 2 a.m..
Oct. 17, 2003 -- The victim was raped in a wooded area near a parking
lot in the area of 1100 North Raleigh Boulevard around 7 a.m.
Aug. 24, 2004 -- The victim was raped in an abandoned apartment at
1308-A South State Street between 5 to 8:00 a.m.
Sept. 11, 2004 - The victim was raped on a greenway in the area of the
700 block of Peterson Street around 9 a.m.
Sept. 16, 2004 -- The victim was raped in an abandoned apartment at
1300-C South State around 1 a.m. Street.
The Greenville rape linked to the suspect occurred between 3:30 and 4:30
a.m. on Feb. 12, 2005. The victim was raped while inside a vehicle on a
dead-end road off West Third Street.


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