Serial Rapist Suspect Elias Diaz Arrested for Infamous Cold Case Murders and Rapes
TL;DR
Philadelphia police have charged Elias Diaz, a man recently arrested for a series of knife attacks on a Philadelphia trail, with the 2003 murder and rape of Rebecca Park in Fairmount Park. Diaz is believed to be the infamous "Fairmount Park Rapist" who has eluded capture since 2003. Advances in DNA testing helped link Diaz to the cold case, and he is also being investigated for other potential rape cases.
- Fairmount Park Rapist: Suspect in recent knife-attacks believed to be behind infamous cold case, police say FOX 29 Philadelphia
- Elias Diaz arrested: Pennypack Park slashing suspect believed to be Fairmount Park rapist WPVI-TV
- Fairmount Park rape suspect arraigned on charges including murder and rape The Philadelphia Inquirer
- Suspect in Pennypack Trail slashings linked to Fairmount Park rapes, murder, police say NBC 10 Philadelphia
- Elias Diaz charged with 2003 Philadelphia cold case murder of Rebecca Park CBS News
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