IF I remember correctly (and I have been looking for the stories and cannot find them, as the archives don't go back that far) he got in through unlocked windows, doors, or garage doors.
If they are related, and that not defininte, but yes if I can be a part of solving the Cincinnati rapes of little girls, that would be sooooo way cool.
If I am remembering correctly he targeted girls, took them from their homes and raped them outside. He operated for several years, but only in the spring, summer and fall for obvious reasons. Around 1999 or 2000 the media reminded people in the spring to be alert as this was the time he struck. And that year he didn't come back. When Jessica Lunsford disappeared the media gave out the story that Cincinnati LE was contacting Homasassa LE due to similiarities in the cases. So I knew the Cincinnati case was still unsolved. So I notified Cincinnati LE and the Charlotte County LE.
A couple of things in the article stood out. Knapp had lived out of state and he was in Fla. staying with relatives to get his life straightened out due to unspecified problems he had had elsewhere.
I was suprised at the quick response from LE in Charlotte Co. Here I am a non-resident, calling about possible crime connection in another state, due to info from the internet (anyone around here admitting to info from the internet is looked at with suspicion). But they contacted me immediately. High marks for Charlotte Co. LE.