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Miami's Latchkey Rapist: Three Girls Attacked

Aired June 12, 2003 - 06:10   ET

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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: In Miami, three young schoolgirls have been raped in the past month, and police believe they can tie the same man to two of those attacks and also some others. Now all they have to do is tie a name to the person they're looking for.
Here's CNN's Susan Candiotti.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

SUSAN CANDIOTTI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Three little girls attacked coming home from school within the last three weeks. In one case, police say, the alleged attacker was waiting for his victim inside her home. And three more women assaulted since last fall, including a 79- year-old woman. So police now have positive DNA matches to at least four victims and two more, they say, are probable.

Police are working from three composite sketches they say are likely the very same suspect, those descriptions coming from the three last victims. Flyers are being distributed throughout the city as police try to spread the word as much as possible and warn as many people as possible. They're calling this a serial rapist, and they're offering a $10,000 reward for his capture.

Police say the serial rapist was also wearing some unique clothing and jewelry described by the victims. More on that is expected soon. Investigators are not through looking for matches among other unsolved cases.

I'm Susan Candiotti. Back to you.

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Aired June 12, 2003 - 06:10   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: In Miami, three young schoolgirls have been raped in the past month, and police believe they can tie the same man to two of those attacks and also some others. Now all they have to do is tie a name to the person they're looking for.
Here's CNN's Susan Candiotti.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

SUSAN CANDIOTTI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Three little girls attacked coming home from school within the last three weeks. In one case, police say, the alleged attacker was waiting for his victim inside her home. And three more women assaulted since last fall, including a 79- year-old woman. So police now have positive DNA matches to at least four victims and two more, they say, are probable.

Police are working from three composite sketches they say are likely the very same suspect, those descriptions coming from the three last victims. Flyers are being distributed throughout the city as police try to spread the word as much as possible and warn as many people as possible. They're calling this a serial rapist, and they're offering a $10,000 reward for his capture.

Police say the serial rapist was also wearing some unique clothing and jewelry described by the victims. More on that is expected soon. Investigators are not through looking for matches among other unsolved cases.

I'm Susan Candiotti. Back to you.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com