A man nicknamed the NorCal Rapist was convicted Wednesday of raping nine women in their homes between 1991 and 2006 after investigators used DNA technology to identify him.
A man nicknamed the NorCal Rapist was convicted Wednesday of raping nine women in their homes between 1991 and 2006 after investigators used DNA technology to identify him.
## guilty that is the verdict facing the man known as the "nor cal rapist" reporter "marissa perlman" was at the sacramento county courthouse -- she talked with some of the victims. michael: "that was the reason why- dna does not lie" 60 year old roy waller remained expressionless in court- as each verdict for 46 charges- was read- michael h-- juror number 7- says he had little doubt waller was guilty - michael: "its just terrible the way he prowled on those young ladies."
Prosectors say every assault had the same m-o: women tied to a bed for hours with their eyes taped shut- the suspect stealing personal items and atm cards on the way out prosecutors paint waller as a steatlh criminal, who kept a list of women he would grade on their appearance, until he could slip into their homes and attack them.
His crimes- including rapes and kidnappings spanning cities from chico to sacramento.
They say he carried "rape kits" found in his storage locker- all filled with duct tape zip ties and handcuffs michael: "it was an open and closed case everything was right there for us" investigtors used a genealogy website tracing dna from crime scenes to waller- the same technique that captured and convicted golden state killer joe d'angelo waller denied raping any of his victims- despite police saying dna was found at all but one of the crime scenes.
Michael: "he couldnt tell us why his dna was there" nicole earnest- payte is wallers first known victim- for her- today was a long time coming- nicole: "29 years of waiting and waiting..
Amazing great day- great day" theresa lane was blindfolded, and attacked in her vallejo home she fought waller- stabbing him in the forehead- a similar scar on waller's head - something the prosecution used as evidence- in court theresa: "there is something that will never go away but he's going away so"
After decades of searching and years of litigation since his 2018 arrest, Roy Charles Waller, the man accused of being the NorCal..