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How DNA evidence helped link a suspect with "Fairmount rapist" crimes

An emotional revelation unfolded this week as Philadelphia police said they believe that the man identified as 46-year-old Elias Diaz is the Pennypack Park attacker and Fairmount Park rapist they've been searching for over the past 20 years. Advances in science helped link the suspect to the alleged crimes, police said.
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