Case 53

The East Area Rapist – 1977–1978

*** Content Warning: serial rapist/killer, sexual assault, stalking, disturbing audio clips ***

[Part 3 of 5]

Throughout the summer of 1978, the East Area Rapist continued to stalk, attack and assault women and their families. He extended his hunting grounds, moving beyond Sacramento County to target victims in other Northern California communities.

A crucial new clue to his identity emerged when he sobbed at one crime scene: “I hate you, I hate you, I hate you, Bonnie.”

CREDITS

 

Casefile Presents

 

EPISODE:

Research & writing – Anna Priestland

Narration – Anonymous Host

 

SPECIAL THANKS TO:

– Michelle Cruz

– Debbi Domingo

– Patti

– Orange County District Attorney’s Office Investigator Erika Hutchcraft

– Contra Costa County DA Cold Case Investigator Paul Holes

– Detective Richard Shelby

– Detective Larry Crompton

 

MUSIC:

‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro – www.dl-sounds.com

Audio production – Mike Migas 

Scoring – Mike Migas and Andrew Joslyn

 

OTHER:

Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska

 

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RESOURCES

 

MAPS:

Open and download map #3 of the attacks here

FBI EAR-GSK Map

East Area Map

 

BOOKS:

HUNTING A PSYCHOPATH: The East Area Rapist / Original Night Stalker Investigation – By Detective Richard Shelby

SUDDEN TERROR: The True Story of California’s Most Infamous Sexual Predator. The East Area Rapist And The Original Night Stalker – by Larry Crompton

 

DOCUMENTS:

The Original Nightstalker profile

 

WEBSITES:

The Quester Files

EAR / ONS

THE EAR CRIMES 1976-79

East Area Rapist / Original Night Stalker

In the Footsteps of a Killer

Newspaper Articles

Phone calls and communications

Suspects

School Meeting

Vietnam War Stats

Non-secretor status

Knots

Latent Prints

Letters from Michelle and Debbi

 

ARTICLES:

Veterans honor California’s Vietnam War dead at Capitol Park memorial – The Sacramento Bee

Valley of death – News Review

The mystery of the Visalia Ransacker won’t go away after 41 years – The Fresno Bee

The story behind the first rape kit – CNN

USA: Rapists Escape Prosecution – Backlog of Rape Kit Tests – Safe World for Women

DNA Technology in Forensic Science – NCBI

Colleen Cason: Cast of thousands searches for killer – Ventura County Star

 

VIDEOS:

48 Hours (CONNECTING THE DOTS IN THE SEARCH FOR A CALIFORNIA SERIAL KILLER) – CBS News

UNSOLVED: CALIFORNIA’S ‘EAST AREA RAPIST’ REMAINS AT LARGE – Crime Watch

Cold Case Killer – FBI

Golden State Killer – East Area Rapist Survivor #5 Speaks

Interview with Debbi Domingo on Golden State Killer EAR-ONS

Interview with Det. Richard Shelby on East Area Rapist – Golden State Killer

 

SUSPECT’S SKETCHES:

The official East Area Rapist/Golden State Killer – FBI*

*Over the years nearly all of the sketches have been retracted as they were considered misleading.

 

FBI TOLL-FREE TIPLINE:

If you have any information regarding this case, please contact the FBI’s Toll-Free Tipline at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324), your local FBI office, or the nearest American Embassy or Consulate. You can also submit a tip at: tips.fbi.gov.

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