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PENNSYLVANIA MAN CHARGED IN DECADES-OLD RAPE CASE AFTER DNA LINKS HIM TO ATTACK
October 15, 2019
Isabel Hughes
USA TODAY
WILMINGTON, Del. – In the early morning hours of Aug. 4, 1993, a young woman was walking near Hill Park in Newark when a nude man grabbed her from behind.
Pushing her onto a grassy area, the man raped her, then fled with her clothes and other personal items.
The 22-year-old, who never saw her attacker, immediately reported the rape to Newark police, who were unsuccessful in locating the man.
Despite receiving tips and interviewing witnesses in the days and weeks that followed, Newark detectives exhausted all