On August 13, 2007 at 4pm the Albemarle County, City of Charlottesville, and University of Virginia Police Departments convened a press conference to announce the arrest of an Albemarle man in connection with two sexual assaultsGuv,!vDjkjone in 2002 and another in 2004. The man is also considered a prime suspect in a series of other attacks on women in Central Virginia committed since February 1997, known locally as the “serial rapist case.” Police did not give out much information beyond the basic details. Read those details and more on the Hook’s blog and on cvillenews.com. Washington’s arraignment will be on Thursday.
The main details in the case are about five minutes in. Thanks to radio producer Lydia Wilson for obtaining this audio. You can also hear Courtney Stuart of the Hook explore the details on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now with Coy Barefoot.