Interstate 80 rapist

The I-80 Rape Series is a series of rapes that was committed by a serial rapist in Sacramento, California.[1]

I-80 Rapist
Wanted by	Sacramento County Sheriff's Department
Details
Victims	3 sexual assaults
State(s)	California
Date apprehended	Never

Crimes

While many have been convinced that other assaults took place by the same man,[2] only three have been successfully linked by DNA:[3]

• September 9, 2013 at 4:20am[4]
• December 10, 2013 at 9:15pm[5]
• January 8, 2014 at 4:30am[6]

Suspects eliminated

• Robert Hill- Despite Hill being a convicted serial rapist, detectives from the Sacramento Sheriff's Department ruled him out and announced that he was not connected to the series of rapes.[7]
• Kenneth Anderson- Victims of the I-80 Rapist were convinced, when shown Anderson, that he strongly resembled their attacker. However, Anderson gave DNA and he was cleared as a suspect in the rapes.[2][8][9]

References

1. "Sacramento County Sheriff's Department - Cold Case Investigations - Sexual Assault". www.sacsheriff.com. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
2. "I-80 Rapist Victim Convinced North Sacramento Subway Attacker Is Same Man". Retrieved 2017-10-30.
3. "Media Release". The American River Current. January 10, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
4. "Series of rapes continues near campus". The American River Current. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
5. "Investigators Say Serial Rapist Could Be Behind Attack On Tuesday". Retrieved 2017-10-30.
6. Shams, Sharokina (2014-01-11). "Deputies: Serial rapist strikes again in Sacramento County". KCRA. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
7. Doan, Claire (2014-07-29). "Man, 20, accused in 3 Sacramento County rape cases". KCRA. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
8. "DNA reveals Subway sex assault suspect not linked to Interstate 80 rape series". The Sacramento Bee. 2014-03-31. ISSN 0890-5738. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
9. "Sheriff's Dept: Man Accused Of Raping Co-Worker Not Behind Series Of I-80 Rapes". Retrieved 2017-10-30.