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.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on December 31, 2001. Read the original PDF.