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Decades Old DNA Evidence Used to Charge a Man With 3 Rapes
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An alleged serial rapist was arrested last month with help from evidence saved by a Baltimore County doctor nearly half a century ago.
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An alleged serial rapist was arrested last month with help from evidence saved by a Baltimore County doctor nearly half a century ago. ProPublica highlighted this rare trove of hospital microscope slides in its Cold Justice series and inspired a new Maryland law to protect the evidence.