For 20 years, a Philadelphia man remained on the run from justice, but authorities say “the past caught up with him,” Noticias Telemundo reported. Elías Díaz was arrested for assault with a knife and during the investigation he was linked to an infamous case of rape and murder known as “The Fairmount Rapist”.

With the help of genetic material, authorities linked Díaz, 46, to other crimes.

The police representatives explained that they have been collecting genetic material since 2003 and were able to create a spoken portrait using descriptions of some victims.

This history suggests Elías Díaz could be “The Fairmount Rapist,” Univision Philadelphia reported.

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reported Telemundo News that Elías Díaz, who she “The machete attacker“, they arrested him on Sunday, December 17, 2023.

That day, while biking, he attacked several people exercising in Philadelphia’s Pennypack Park with a machete.

According to police and reported by Telemundo New England, “the way Díaz operated was that he chased the victims, people who were doing early exercise on the Pennypack Park trail, and with the machete strapped to his bicycle, he cut them randomly. ”.

Last Tuesday, Univision Philadelphia reported, police said Díaz could be “the Fairmount Park rapist,” responsible for the rape of two women and the rape and murder of Rebecca Park.

One official said: “What we have at this time leads us to believe that Mr. Diaz is also involved, or a person of interest, in the July 2003 murder of Rebecca Park, and possibly two or three others as well.” attacks that occurred in Fairmount Park over a period of time,” he added.

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The victims

According to what was reported by that network, “In April 2003, a 21-year-old woman was sexually assaulted at knifepoint while jogging at Kelly and Fountain Green streets.”

Rebecca Park was assaulted and strangled two months later. He was 30 years old.

And another victim, who ‘managed to escape’, was attacked with a knife while jogging in October 2003.

He is also linked to another sexual assault, committed in August 2007, at Frankford and Solly avenues.

Elías Díaz, 46, is accused in the death 20 years ago of Rebecca Park in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park, authorities said this week.

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John Stanford, acting Philadelphia police commissioner, said the authority is just waiting for final confirmation from DNA testing.

According to American media, the residents of Philadelphia describe themselves as ‘more relieved’ for the time being.

Elías Días would have been held without the right to bail because, according to Telemundo 62, he was officially charged with the death of Rebecca Park.

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