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# Santa Monica police search for alleged rapist
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/santa-monica-police-search-for-alleged-rapist/
- Published: 2001-12-31T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-22T22:35:06.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Crime, Santa Monica, #archive-import, Homeless

*By Daily Press staff*

Police are searching for a homeless man who raped and attempted to murder a woman on Christmas Eve.

On Dec. 24 at about 9 a.m., the man attacked the victim in 1400 block of 2nd Street. The victim said that she met the suspect the day prior to the attack.

The suspect is described as a white male between 35-40 years old, 5’ 11”, with a stocky build, short red hair on the sides and bald on top. He has blue eyes and a light complexion.

At the time of the incident, the suspect had a two-to three-day growth of red beard and sideburns down to his jawbone. There is a gap between the suspect’s two front teeth. The suspect was wearing a black knit cap, sunglasses, an Army jacket, jeans, tennis shoes and he was carrying an olive green back-pack.

The above composite was prepared on Dec. 27.

Any information regarding the above suspect, contact Det. Virginia Obenchain at (310) 458- 8944 or Sgt. Rudy Camarena at (310) 458-8962 or the watch commander at (310) 458-8427.

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*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on December 31, 2001.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/123101.pdf?ref=smdp.com)