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Tulsa Police: Woman In Her 60s Sexually Assaulted In 8th Attack

Posted: Jun 29, 2014 11:43 AM CST
Updated: Jun 29, 2014 3:28 PM CST

TULSA, Oklahoma -

Tulsa Police say there has been another attack by the man who has been sexually assaulting Tulsa women.

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Police say the man's actions and statements during the assault are consistent with the other seven attacks.

"In low light conditions, the suspect appeared to be a light-skinned black male about 5'08" tall, thin build with muscular arms, no facial hair and short hair. He was wearing long basketball-style shorts, T-shirt and tennis shoes. The suspect's face was partially covered," Roberson said in a news bulletin.

http://www.newson6.com/story/25898322/tulsa-police-woman-in-her-60s-sexually-assaulted-in-8th-attack
 
Tulsa Police: 7th Sexual Assault Takes Place In Midtown

Posted: Jun 27, 2014 4:34 PM CST
Updated: Jun 27, 2014 11:15 PM CST

TULSA, Oklahoma -

Tulsa police say there has been a seventh sexual assault attributed to the same man. This one happened early Friday morning near on Fourth Street between Harvard and Yale Avenues.

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The seventh victim said the attacker is a white male about 40 years old, 5-foot-9 and 150
pounds. He is said to have a medium complexion, short straight black hair and a stubbly beard. He was wearing a white T-shirt, blue jeans and brown leather boots.

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The woman told police the man had dirty clothing and smelled badly. He was armed with a fixed-blade knife.

http://www.newson6.com/story/25891308/tulsa-police-say-another-sexual-assault-takes-place
 
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I thought we should have the suspect sketch. Almost sounds like two different men by the two descriptions.
 
Community On Alert After Tulsa Serial Sexual Assaults

Posted: Jun 23, 2014 9:15 AM CST
Updated: Jun 24, 2014 11:36 AM CST

TULSA, Oklahoma -

The Brookside Neighborhood Association met Monday night to discuss the recent Midtown Tulsa serial sexual assaults, and it was standing room only.

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Tulsa police say they're following several leads and are focusing on Brookside - the location of the first and most recent attacks. Police say the suspect is a man of mixed race, 5'6 to 5'10, 120 to 160 pounds, and always wears a hoodie.

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The majority of his victims are in their 50s and 60s.

Attacks By Tulsa Serial Sexual Assault Suspect:

June 5, 2014 - 45th Place and Peoria
June 6, 2014 - 71st and Yale
June 9, 2014 – 42nd and Detroit
June 11, 2014 – 15th and Denver
June 19, 2014 – 11th and Yale
June 20, 2014 – 45th Place and Peoria

http://www.newson6.com/story/25844916/public-invited-to-brookside
 
Tulsa Police Issue Update On Serial Sexual Assaults

Posted: Jun 22, 2014 12:18 PM CST
Updated: Jun 22, 2014 1:26 PM CST

TULSA, Oklahoma -

Tulsa police say there have been no new reports of attacks by the man who has committed six sexual assaults on Midtown women since the start of June.

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Police continue to search for the serial assault suspect described as a Black or Hispanic male in his 20s, about 5'10" and 160 pounds. Victims say he keeps his face covered during the attacks and wears a hoodie.


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Only one of the women has been raped while the suspect rubbed against his other victims and made lewd suggestions, according to police.

http://www.newson6.com/story/25839721/tulsa-police-issue-update-on-serial-sexual-assaults
 
Tulsa Police Offer Safety Tips Against Serial Attacker

Posted: Jun 20, 2014 9:39 PM CST
Updated: Jun 20, 2014 9:39 PM CST

TULSA, Oklahoma -

The recent sexual attacks have women all over Tulsa living in fear inside their own homes.

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Detectives think the attacker is closely watching his victims, maybe even following them, to make sure they live alone.

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Police have set up a citywide task force to help capture the attacker.

http://www.newson6.com/story/25834203/tulsa-police-offer-safety-tips-against-serial-attacker

This article has good tips on safety.
 
Tulsa Police Establish Task Force, Release Description Of Serial Attacker

Posted: Jun 20, 2014 1:08 PM CST
Updated: Jun 20, 2014 1:59 PM CST

TULSA, Oklahoma -

The Tulsa Police Department has set up a task force to identify and arrest the man responsible for a string of sexual assaults in the midtown area.

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Tulsa Police say detectives and patrol officers are working around the clock to develop leads and conduct surveillance.

They say the man they are looking for is black or Hispanic, 5'6" to 5'10" tall with medium build.

http://www.newson6.com/story/258308...-partial-description-of-tulsa-serial-attacker
 
Serial rapist's motives likely unknowable as police focus on finding suspect

Posted: Saturday, June 21, 2014 12:00 am
Updated: 5:15 pm, Sat Jun 21, 2014.

Tulsa-

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Early Friday morning, a 79-year-old woman, asleep in her apartment in the 1100 block of East 45th Place, awoke to a masked man who held her down and raped her. Police believe she was the sixth person to be attacked by the same suspect in just more than two weeks.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/homepage2...cle_15c88d64-acba-5e00-9b71-47e1cd9ded06.html
 
Tulsa Police: Serial Sexual Attacker Strikes Again

Posted: Jun 20, 2014 6:58 AM CST
Updated: Jun 20, 2014 9:05 AM CST

TULSA, Oklahoma -

Tulsa Police are gathering evidence after a sexual attack at an apartment complex in the 1100 block of East 45th Place early Friday.

Officers say the attack occurred inside an apartment at about 3:30 a.m. They said the 79-year-old victim was asleep prior to the attack.

http://www.newson6.com/story/25827631/tulsa-police-serial-sexual-attacker-strikes-again
 
Another Midtown Tulsa Sexual Assault Reported

Posted: Jun 19, 2014 2:42 PM CST
Updated: Jun 20, 2014 6:46 AM CST

TULSA, Oklahoma -

Police are looking at the clues that connect a string of sexual attacks. For the 5th time this month, police think the same man has assaulted another woman inside her own home.

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There may be evidence his crimes are escalating. For the first time, he forced his way into a house, before now, he only went in through open, unlocked doors.

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Tulsa police said a man broke into a woman's house by cutting through a screen door around 2:00 Thursday morning. He threatened her with a knife, sexually assaulted her, and then left with her phone.

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At this point, police said the man raped only one of his victims. He keeps his face covered during his attacks, and has been known to wear a hoodie. Detectives believe the man is in early 20s, 5-feet-10-inches tall and 160 pounds.

http://www.newson6.com/story/25821957/another-midtown-sexual-assault-reported


Officers said a man broken into a woman's home in the 900 block of South Darlington by cutting through a screen door. The man threatened his victim with a knife, rubbed himself against her in a sexual manner, made lewd comments and then left with her cell phone.

http://www.newson6.com/story/25827631/tulsa-police-serial-sexual-attacker-strikes-again
 
Tulsa Police Seek Suspect Linked To 4 Sexual Attacks

Posted: Jun 12, 2014 5:52 PM CST
Updated: Jun 12, 2014 5:52 PM CST

Tulsa, Oklahoma -

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Officer Leland Ashley, with TPD, said, "This subject made the same comments with the same phrases as the two prior attacks, which leads us to believe it's the same one."

The fourth attack happened Wednesday night at 9:30 p.m. and police said it was the worst one so far.

They said the woman's electricity went out so she stepped outside to see if her neighbor's had electricity and they did, so she went back inside and the man had entered her home.

They said he raped her and made the same lewd comments.

http://www.newson6.com/story/25765498/tulsa-police-seek-suspect-linked-to-4-sexual-attacks
 
Tulsa police: Serial attacker possibly responsible for 4 attacks since June 6

Posted: 1:34 PM, Jun 12, 2014
Updated: 9:10 PM, Jun 12, 2014

TULSA -

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Days later on Sunday, June 8, a 68-year-old woman was attacked in her home near 42nd and Detroit around 6 a.m.

Police say the suspect forced his way into the woman's home through a back door, pushed her down and sexually assaulted her, again while making lewd comments.

The suspect fled the woman's home with cash from her kitchen cabinet.

The victim told police the suspect had a dark complexion but she wasn't sure of his race. He was described as 5 feet 8 and 170 pounds, wearing a gray hoodie, dark jeans and brown work gloves. The victim said the suspect had some facial hair on his chin and had a voice that appeared to be that of a man in his 20s.

http://www.kjrh.com/web/kjrh/news/l...ssibly-responsible-for-3-attacks-since-june-6
 
Tulsa police: Serial attacker possibly responsible for 4 attacks since June 6

Posted: 1:34 PM, Jun 12, 2014
Updated: 9:10 PM, Jun 12, 2014

TULSA -

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Around 6 a.m. Friday, June 6, a 29-year-old woman was walking in the parking lot of Coppermill Apartments on 71st Street between Yale and Sheridan when a man knocked her down and grabbed her purse and laptop computer.

While struggling with the victim, police say the suspect pulled the woman's pants down and made lewd comments but he did not sexually assault her. The man, who the victim describes as black with a dark complexion, fled with her purse.

Police say the suspect is about 5 feet 6 and 145 pounds with a tattoo on his right forearm. He was wearing a red shirt and black Dickies pants.

http://www.kjrh.com/web/kjrh/news/l...ssibly-responsible-for-3-attacks-since-june-6
 
Tulsa Police Seek Suspect Linked To 4 Sexual Attacks

Posted: Jun 12, 2014 5:52 PM CST
Updated: Jun 12, 2014 5:52 PM CST

Tulsa, OK -

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Police said last Thursday's attack in a South Tulsa apartment complex happened at 5 a.m. They said the man broke into the woman's apartment, held a knife to her throat, simulated a sex act, made lewd comments to her and left with her purse.

http://www.newson6.com/story/25765498/tulsa-police-seek-suspect-linked-to-4-sexual-attacks

The first attack happened in a condo located in the 1100 block of East 45th place. The 7th attack was in the same condo complex.
 
Differing suspect descriptions prove difficult for police in serial assault case

Posted: 9:00 p.m. Sunday, June 29, 2014

TULSA, Okla. —

Tulsa police only sent out one release today and would not go on camera, but they said finding a serial assault suspect attacking Tulsa women is like finding a needle in a haystack.

Sunday’s attack was the eighth in less than a month and the second in 48 hours. It happened less than 3 miles away from Friday’s attack.

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Police aren’t releasing details about how the predator broke in during the last two attacks, but we know in earlier cases that he forced his way through doors or windows.

http://www.fox23.com/news/news/loca...ove-difficult-pol/ngWT4/#sthash.oTk9TnSv.dpuf
 
The main reason I wanted to bring these cases here is to get a handle on all of the different things going on and get an idea of who they are supposed to be looking for as the crimes appear to be escalating.

I did note a pattern has emerged with the time between attacks. He hits 2 days straight then next set of attacks are a day apart. He returns to the 2 days straight and again to a day apart. This could indicate he has a job or other situation where he is off only 2 nights a week and sometimes together and other times not. He is also hitting at night/early morning between 9:30pm and 7:15am. The time between the series of 2 attacks varies.

Dates and locations of attacks:

June 29, 2014 - 11th and Memorial
June 27, 2014 - 4th And Pittsburg
June 20, 2014 – 45th Place and Peoria
June 19, 2014 – 11th and Yale
June 11, 2014 – 15th and Denver
June 9, 2014 – 42nd and Detroit
June 6, 2014 - 71st and Yale
June 5, 2014 - 45th Place and Peoria

Some people have mentioned the attacks appear to be happening along the metro bus route, but I have not investigated it yet. It was mentioned in a recent news story only 2% of transit riders use the night service which they want to cut out completely in July (http://www.newson6.com/story/25196960/changes-to-tulsa-transit-may-leave-nighttime-riders-stranded). I don't see it as a great option for his mode of transportation only due to the small number of people riding and him possibly standing out to the drivers.

Here is the time schedule of night service:

Page 96
Tulsa Transit Route Guide
Nightline is a flexible Fixed Route service that travels on regular
routes with regular schedules. Nightline is available Monday
through Friday starting at 8:00 p.m. and some routes will run as
late as 12:00 a.m. or later. We also offer Nightline service on
Saturday. These routes will start at 7:30 p.m. and some routes will
run as late as 12:00 a.m.

http://tulsatransit.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Traveler-March-2014-_4.pdf
 
Case Information

Attack 1:
June 5, 2014 - 45th Place and Peoria at 5:00am
Male
Brandished knife
Stole purse

Attack 2:
June 6, 2014 - 71st and Yale at 6:00am
Black Male (dark complexion)
5' 6"
145 lbs
tattoo on his right forearm
Clothing: red shirt and black Dickies pants
Stole laptop and purse

Attack 3:
June 9, 2014 – 42nd and Detroit at 6:00am
Male (dark complexion/not sure of race)
5' 8"
170 lbs
some facial hair on chin
voice of 20 yo
Clothing: gray hoodie, dark jeans and brown work gloves
Stole cash from kitchen cabinet

Attack 4:
June 12, 2014 – 15th and Denver at 9:30pm
Male (No description given by LE)
Cut electricity to home and raped victim


Attack 5:
June 19, 2014 – 11th and Yale at 2:00am
Male
5'10"
160 lbs.
Early 20s (description according to Detectives)
Cut screen door and brandished knife
Stole phone

Attack 6:
June 20, 2014 – 45th Place and Peoria at 3:30am
Male
5'10"
160 lbs.
Early 20s (description according to Detectives)

Task Force description released on June 20, 2014:
Black or Hispanic Male
5'6" to 5'10"
Medium build

Attack 7:
June 27, 2014 - 4th And Pittsburg at 7:15am
White Male (med. complexion)
Black hair (short and straight)
40 years old
5'9"
150 lbs
Stubbly beard
Smelled badly
Clothing: white T-shirt, blue jeans (dirty clothing) and
brown leather boots
Brandishing fixed-blade knife
Sketch from victim

Attack 8:
June 29, 2014 - 11th and Memorial at 5:30am
Black Male (light skinned)
Short hair
5'08"
Thin build (muscular arms)
No facial hair
Clothing: long basketball-style shorts, T-shirt and tennis shoes
 

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