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DNA cracks Sacramento rape cases from the 1990s
UPI ^ | July 2, 2019 / 10:54 AM | By Nicholas Sakelaris

Posted on 07/02/2019 10:22:31 AM PDT by Red Badger

July 2 (UPI) -- A former corrections officer was arrested in connection with three rapes in the Sacramento area more than 20 years ago.

DNA evidence led detectives to Mark Manteuffel, 59, who lived in Decatur, Ga. He was arrested Friday and is expected to be extradited to Sacramento to face multiple charges, including torture and rape.

Police matched DNA from the crime scenes and rape kits to a profile assembled from a genetic testing company. The genetic profile could have been Manteuffel or a family member. Detectives used a similar method to catch the so-called "Golden State Killer," who was wanted for the 1976 murder of a college student.

Manteuffel attended California State University Sacramento and worked as a part-time lecturer on criminal justice at the time the crimes were committed. No suspect was named in the 1990s when the crimes occurred. But charges were filed against an anonymous snippet of DNA code in 2000 just before the statute of limitations ran out. RELATED DNA analysis offers insight into Japan's ancient population boom, bust

It's the first time in California that DNA was charged with a crime. The California Supreme Court upheld the practice in 2010.

"This case is about a forward-thinking DNA analyst from our crime lab who knew the value of preserving rape kits far longer than the law required at the time," Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert said.

The first case involved a college student who was out jogging in January 1994 when she was grabbed by a masked man. He used a stun gun to drag her away and assaulted her, said Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig.

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The second case involved a 52-year-old woman who was assaulted as she walked into her home in May 1992. The attacker had been lying in wait for several hours.

Manteuffel most recently worked as an administrator at a correctional facility in Miami but he retired in 2014.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Government; US: California; US: Georgia
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1 posted on 07/02/2019 10:22:31 AM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

But charges were filed against an anonymous snippet of DNA code in 2000 just before the statute of limitations ran out. RELATED DNA analysis offers insight into Japan’s ancient population boom, bust

It’s the first time in California that DNA was charged with a crime. The California Supreme Court upheld the practice in 2010.

...

Tha’s something I didn’t know.


2 posted on 07/02/2019 10:29:45 AM PDT by Moonman62 (Facts are racist.)
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To: Red Badger
Wow! This is weird. Strange new world we are in...
...charges were filed against an anonymous snippet of DNA code in 2000 just before the statute of limitations ran out. It's the first time in California that DNA was charged with a crime. The California Supreme Court upheld the practice in 2010.
Mr. John Doe, meet your cousin Mr. DNA.
3 posted on 07/02/2019 10:30:25 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Moonman62

Darn, beat me by 40 seconds. That’s something, isn’t it?


4 posted on 07/02/2019 10:31:16 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Moonman62

Good thing he didn’t have a twin ...


5 posted on 07/02/2019 10:39:50 AM PDT by eastsider
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To: Red Badger

23 and Me, Let’s go to Prison.


6 posted on 07/02/2019 10:41:19 AM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie (All I know is The I read in the papers.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Manteuffel attended California State University Sacramento and worked as a part-time lecturer on criminal justice at the time the crimes were committed.... "This case is about a forward-thinking DNA analyst from our crime lab who knew the value of preserving rape kits far longer than the law required at the time," Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert said.
Oh, brave new word, that has such rapists in it!

7 posted on 07/02/2019 10:42:26 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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May God bless that “forward-thinking DNA analyst “...................


8 posted on 07/02/2019 10:43:43 AM PDT by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: Red Badger

Did then California Attorney Genital Kamal Harris sit thousands of DNA rape kits because she thought one or several might convict Willie Brown?


9 posted on 07/02/2019 11:30:17 AM PDT by null and void (Stamp out philately!)
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No, Willie didn’t need to rape anyone. Power is the greatest aphrodisiac!.............


10 posted on 07/02/2019 11:32:53 AM PDT by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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DNA can be deadly when they are threatened, or when they are with cubs.


11 posted on 07/02/2019 11:48:42 AM PDT by centurion316
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To: Red Badger

Politicians are noted for raping even when there was no shortage of willing partners. After all, imposing their will on unwilling others is what drives many into politics in the first place.


12 posted on 07/02/2019 11:51:09 AM PDT by null and void (Stamp out philately!)
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Politicians are noted for raping even when there was no shortage of willing partners. After all, imposing their will on unwilling others is what drives many into politics in the first place.

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Slick Willy.


13 posted on 07/02/2019 12:05:13 PM PDT by Graybeard58 (The Lord hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.)
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One case in point. One of many.


14 posted on 07/02/2019 12:11:41 PM PDT by null and void (Stamp out philately!)
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To: Red Badger

Where was Kamala?


15 posted on 07/02/2019 1:02:19 PM PDT by kiryandil (The Media & the DNC tells you who you're gonna vote for. We chose Trump.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

I’ve heard of this method....charging an unknown perp based on the fact that his dna was there.....


16 posted on 07/02/2019 1:05:19 PM PDT by cherry
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To: kiryandil

Doing the Horizontal Bop...............


17 posted on 07/02/2019 1:12:07 PM PDT by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: Red Badger
DNA evidence led detectives to Mark Manteuffel, 59, who lived in Decatur, Ga. He was arrested Friday and is expected to be extradited to Sacramento to face multiple charges, including torture and rape.

A sadistic Corrections Officer? Whoda thunk?

18 posted on 07/02/2019 1:16:30 PM PDT by Mr.Unique (The government, by its very nature, cannot give except what it first takes.)
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