ResourcesBooks | Manuals | Guides 
Supervisor Classes 
Video ClassStudent Login DNA LEADS TO ARREST OF MAN IN 1993 ST. PETE RAPE
The case went cold, but DNA evidence eventually identified Robert Burton, 48, as the suspect.
May 4, 2018
DNA evidence helped Pinellas County deputies arrest a man in a 25-year-old rape case, the sheriff's office said today.
According to deputies, early on Jan. 21, 1993, a 37-year-old woman was walking home from a friend's house in the 2700 block of 50th Avenue in St Petersburg when a man grabbed her arm and showed her a gun.
The man ordered her behind a mobile home and ordered her to strip. He then sexually battered her.
The case went cold, but DNA evidence eventually identified Robert Burton, 48, as the suspect.
Detectives contacted him Wednesday and brought him in for questioning. He denied knowing the victim or assaulting her.
He has been charged with one count of sexual battery with a deadly weapon. Bail was set at $100,000.
wtsp.com | DNA leads to arrest of man in 1993 St. Pete rape
Comments
Search IAPE
Blotter - Latest News
Dallas Police Struggle to Access Evidence Amid Ransomware
The consequences played out Thursday in a murder trial, where a man was found guilty despite evidence being unavailable to jurors or lawyers May 20, 2023 (TNS) — Dallas police are struggling to access...
Oregon Department of Justice charges former Ontario Police sergeant for missing evidence
investigation began in August of 2021 when it was discovered that $900 cash was missing. That money, which was tied to a criminal case, was to be returned back to the victim after it had gone through ...
Overhaul of evidence room nearly complete
Malheur County District Attorney turns over investigation to Oregon Dept. of Justice September 15, 2022 ditor's note:This article has been updated to reflect that one person who was tied to the invest...
News By Region
