Nope, he was never caught. I was #4 of about six victims. After my attack an article appeared in the paper warning women in an area bounded by four streets(I was in that area) to be careful. My grandmother read the article, and, not knowing I had been attacked, called me to warn me about it. I assured her I would be careful, but didn’t tell her the truth.
I had a call from the police about a week after the incident. They wanted me to look at some pictures, and , on looking, I identified one as the man who had attacked me. They seemed oddly let down, and left.
The next morning there was an article in the paper about a murder, and the picture of the alleged killer was one of the other photos I’d been shown. I recognized the pose.
They never did get beck to my about my identification of the other guy. This was pre-DNA testing, so the odds were against his apprehension, but still.
Pickpocketed at school (which convinced me to always keep my wallet in my front pocket from then on), dad’s van stolen; mom’s car broken into and CD player stolen.
Violent crime? Yeah, somehow managed the trifecta on that one.
Interesting to think about how it’s altered both my attitudes and the way I live. I think we had a thread on how crime affected sdmb members a while back.
It took ages to resolve, and I’m still angry. Because my stolen information is “out there” I must be ever vigilant and careful about my financial information and its accessibility.
It wasn’t simple credit card use, although that was certainly involved. It also included the lowlife thief setting up phony cable and utilities in my name. I did not know these accounts existed and of course, they were seriously past due. He finally got caught trying to buy a car.
The holes in various US security systems was quite an eye-opener.