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In 2008, Boston police received new evidence suggesting that whoever attacked Louise could be a serial rapist, a detective later said in court records.
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Willoughby Mariano, ProPublica, 11 Sep. 2025
After a decades-long investigation, police in California have identified a serial rapist who died by suicide in Michigan in 1997, linking him to multiple attacks in the state and across the country.
—Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
This is all on top of the late-night TV and social media posts mocking him, countless Democrats campaigning against him, and endless news and opinion articles calling him everything from a felon to a rapist to a threat to democracy to Hitler.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
Investigators believe the attacker was likely a serial rapist.
—Aaron Valdez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2025
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Willoughby Mariano, ProPublica, 11 Sep. 2025
After a decades-long investigation, police in California have identified a serial rapist who died by suicide in Michigan in 1997, linking him to multiple attacks in the state and across the country.
—Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
This is all on top of the late-night TV and social media posts mocking him, countless Democrats campaigning against him, and endless news and opinion articles calling him everything from a felon to a rapist to a threat to democracy to Hitler.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
Investigators believe the attacker was likely a serial rapist.
—Aaron Valdez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Rapist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rapist. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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rapist
noun
rap·ist
ˈrā-pəst 
: an individual who commits rape
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