Campus Attacks Raise Fears of Serial Rapist
Four women have been raped and two others sexually assaulted on college campuses in four Midwestern states--Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin--and police suspect the attacks are the work of the same person: a man who likes to spit on his victims, question them about their sex lives and ask them to pray for him. The attacks took place in February and March, on campuses 10 minutes to six hours apart. The rapes have led schools to step up security and have unnerved students and faculty members with the idea that a rapist is targeting women working alone in computer labs and music rooms.
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