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"Trail Assault Suspect Linked to Infamous Cold Case Murder and Rape"

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Source: FOX 29 Philadelphia
"Trail Assault Suspect Linked to Infamous Cold Case Murder and Rape"
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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.

Topics:nationcrime#cold-case#crime#dna-testing#fairmount-park-rape#knife-attacks#philadelphia
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  1. Fairmount Park Rape: Suspect in recent knife-attacks charged with murder, rape in infamous cold case  FOX 29 Philadelphia
  2. Elias Diaz arrested: Pennypack Park slashing suspect charged with 2003 Fairmount Park murder, rape of Rebecca Park  WPVI-TV
  3. Man accused in assaults on trail now charged in 2003 rape, murder of Philadelphia medical student  AOL
  4. Suspect in Pennypack Trail slashings linked to Fairmount Park rapes, murder, police say  NBC 10 Philadelphia

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