Post by almagata on Nov 5, 2021 2:32:59 GMT
NEWS RELEASE: SUSPECT ARRESTED FOR SERIAL SEXUAL ASSAULTS
Despite investigative efforts at the time of the sexual assaults, no suspects were ever identified and the cases went cold. The suspect was referred to as the “Cloverleaf Rapist” over the years due to the proximity of the crime scenes to freeway entrances and exits, which resemble a cloverleaf pattern.
The cases remained unsolved until recently. Investigators from the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office and detectives from the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office used Investigative Genetic Genealogy (IGG) to develop fact-finding leads which led them to JD Wallace Simien. This is the same investigative tool used to identify Joseph James DeAngelo (Golden State Killer and East Area Rapist) and Roy Waller (Nor Cal Rapist), who were both prosecuted for their crimes in Sacramento County. The arrest of Simien marks the sixth IGG case prosecuted in Sacramento County.
JD Wallace Simien is currently being held in the Sacramento County Main Jail without bail. He will be arraigned on Monday, November 8, 2021, in Sacramento County Superior Court. No further arrests are anticipated in this case. No additional information or booking photo is available at this time.
This is an active and ongoing criminal investigation. Any community members with information regarding this investigation are urged to contact Sacramento County Sheriff’s Sexual Assaults Office at (916) 874-3918 or email: SEAB@sacsheriff.com
Note: composites vs. suspect picture attached
People are posting on Sacramento crime watch pages that he could never have committed these rapes.
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