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East Coast Rapist Admits Guilt, Has Awful Life Story

Nov 11, 2012 6:08 PM CST

East Coast Rapist Admits Guilt, Has Awful Life Story

Aaron Thomas: 'They were objects' to me

(Newser) - The East Coast Rapist has confessed to his crimes and admitted that he made up an alter-ego in an early attempt to plead insanity, the Washington Post reports. Awaiting trial in Virginia, Aaron Thomas says he committed a dozen rapes across several states and, when finally arrested, blamed the assaults...

East Coast Rapist Suspect Aaron Thomas: What Took You So Long to Get Me?

East Coast Rape Suspect to Cops: What Took So Long?

Mar 7, 2011 6:08 PM CST

East Coast Rape Suspect to Cops: What Took So Long?

Investigation may have found 12-time serial rapist

(Newser) - When cops arrested Aaron Thomas and charged him with being the infamous East Coast Rapist, the 39-year-old unemployed truck driver apparently had one question: "What took you so long to get me?" A prosecutor says Thomas has admitted his “involvement in numerous, alleged rapes,” while in custody....

'East Coast Rapist' Suspect
Attempts Suicide in Jail

Mar 6, 2011 6:04 AM CST

'East Coast Rapist' Suspect Attempts Suicide in Jail

Aaron Thomas suffers only slight injuries, returned to jail later

(Newser) - The man accused of being the East Coast Rapist tried to hang himself in his jail cell yesterday, but suffered only minor injuries, reports the Hartford Courant . Aaron Thomas, who was arrested Friday for a series of rapes dating back to 1997 , was taken to a local hospital, but returned...

Aaron Thomas Arrested in 'East Coast Rapist' Case

Cops Nab 'East Coast Rapist'

UPDATED

Mar 5, 2011 6:00 PM CST

Cops Nab 'East Coast Rapist'

Connecticut man Aaron Thomas arrested in 14-year-old case

(Newser) - US Marshals descended on a Connecticut home yesterday and emerged with the man they say is responsible for at least 17 rapes over 14 years up and down the East Coast. New Haven police today said DNA confirmed Aaron Thomas, 39, is the East Coast rapist; investigators reportedly got his...

12 Rapes,
4 States,
13 Years,
and Still
on Loose

Mar 15, 2010 9:40 PM CDT

12 Rapes, 4 States, 13 Years, and Still on Loose

Cops from Va. to RI still hunting for East Coast Rapist

(Newser) - A man responsible for at least 12 rapes over the past 13 years, in four states from Virginia to Rhode Island, continues to elude authorities, who now think the suspect—described as a black man in his early to mid-30s, and a smoker—is back in the Washington suburbs, where...