Boy, this thread got derailed in a hurry!
No indications that he's illegal - lived here many years.
If he's the guy, this is great news, and one less monster roaming the streets.
He's been here for many years but I don't know if he was born in the US. I imagine that he may be of Puerto Rican origin but that is only a guess.
His uncle, a Wilfredo Caraballo, apparently owned the car that the perp drove and that was tracked down in 1981 as a result of the uncle being mis-identified as the rapist by a victim who saw it in a parking lot at the boulevard mall. The uncle lied to the cops saying that it was uninsured and never left his property.
Too bad the police didn't do a more extenive investigation back then.
http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20070116/1060504.asp