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"Bike Path Rapist" Suspect In Custody

Police say they had their eyes on Altemio C. Sanchez as a suspect in the Buffalo "Bike Path Rapist" case for some time. Their careful surveillance paid off on January 13, 2007. Detectives watched Sanchez leave a Buffalo-area restaurant. After he left, police went in and obtained Sanchez's DNA off a glass he'd been sipping from. Within 24 hours, police say, DNA test results told them that Sanchez was the "Buffalo Bike Path Rapist." Detectives say the DNA matches evidence found at the crime scenes of three murders and eight rapes.

Police believe Sanchez has lived and worked in the Buffalo area for the past two decades. They aren't saying what may have led him to this kind of violence, but they are saying the community can rest easier knowing that this alleged predator is behind bars.

Police arrested Sanchez during a traffic stop on Monday morning, January 15, 2007 without incident. Detectives say Sanchez has a prior record -- he was arrested on charges of patronizing a prostitute in 1991 and 1999.