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May 2017
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Case 53: The East Area Rapist 1977 (Part...

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[Part 2 of 6]

By the start of 1977, panic had well and truly set in throughout Sacramento County as news of the East Area Rapist spread. Despite residents preparing for possible attacks and police forming a special task force, the perpetrator continued his crime spree unabated. 

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Researched and written by Anna Priestland

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