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OAKLAND - Ignacio De La Fuente Jr. admitted in court this morning to raping and sexual assaulting four women he picked up on the streets of Fruitvale, bringing an abrupt end to what was becoming a sensational trial. In exchange for pleading guilt, De La Fuente Jr. will not face the 25 years to life in prison he would have if a jury convicted him of the five charges filed against him. Instead he will remain behind bars until at least his 46th birthday. He will also be classified for the rest of his life as a sexual predator. Three...

Report: Video Puts Suspect At Mall Where Sjodin Worked Police Sergeant: Tape Shows Rodriguez In Lot When College Student Disappeared POSTED: 7:04 a.m. EST December 5, 2003 UPDATED: 7:16 a.m. EST December 5, 2003 Authorities in North Dakota have tapes placing kidnapping suspect Alfonso Rodriguez in the mall parking lot from which authorities believe University of North Dakota student Dru Sjodin was abducted last month, a Minneapolis newspaper reported. According to a report on the Minneapolis Star Tribune newspaper's Web site, Grand Forks police Sgt. Mike Hedlund said the tapes show the 50-year-old kidnapping suspect in a Grand Forks mall...