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March 16, 2010

Serial rapist sought

Authorities have linked rapes in Denton, Annapolis and Frederick to one man through DNA. Now, police just need to attach a name to the forensic evidence for crime that occurred over a span of 70 miles and three years.

Andrea F. Siegel reports today on the surprise link that could help finally catch a suspect, starting with an attack in Annapolis on Nov. 25, 2004, whena 41-year-old woman heading home on Forest Drive was pulled inside a small red car and attacked by a passenger.

The other attacks occurred Feb. 6 2005 in Brooklyn in South Baltimore and April 9, 2007 by a man who gave her a ride. In each case, the woman was pulled or lured into a car while walking along a street.

Anyone with information is urged to call 410-222-1740 in Anne Arundel County, 410-396-2076 in Baltimore or 410-479-1414 in Denton.

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About Peter Hermann

Peter Hermann started covering news for The Baltimore Sun in 1990, first in Anne Arundel County and, starting in 1994, reporting on the Baltimore Police Department. In 2001, he was assigned to Jerusalem as the Baltimore Sun's Middle East correspondent. He returned in 2005 as an assistant city editor overseeing crime coverage. In 2008, Peter returned to the beat as a daily reporter and blogger. A recent BBC report featured him in a segment on the harsh realities of covering crime in Baltimore.

Coverage will focus on crime trends, problems in neighborhoods in the city and elsewhere, profiles of victims and police officers and try to offer readers a fresh perspective on one of the most vexing issues facing Baltimore and its future.

Contributing to this blog is Justin Fenton, who joined The Sun in 2005 and has covered the Baltimore City Police Department and the criminal justice system since 2008. His work includes an investigation into Cal Ripken Jr.’s minor league baseball stadium deal with his hometown of Aberdeen, a three-part series chronicling a ruthless con woman, coverage of the killing of five Amish children at a schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pa., and a job swap with a British crime reporter to explore differences in crime-fighting. A special report looking into how city police handle rape cases led to sweeping reforms that changed the way sexual assaults are investigated in Baltimore. He was recognized as the best reporter in Baltimore by the City Paper in 2010 and by Baltimore Magazine in 2011.

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