Roy Charles Waller Explained

Roy Charles Waller
Birth Name:Roy Charles Waller
Birth Date:8 January 1960
Birth Place:Contra Costa County, California, U.S.[1]
Conviction:46 counts of rape, kidnapping and sodomy
Sentence:897 years to life in prison
Victims:9+[2]
Beginyear:1991
Endyear:2006
Country:United States
States:California
Apprehended:September 20, 2018
Imprisoned:High Desert State Prison[3]
Occupation:UC Berkeley employee
Employer:UC Berkeley
Spouse:unnamed wife[4]
Children:1[5]
Alias:NorCal Rapist

Roy Charles Waller (born January 8, 1960) is an American serial rapist. He was arrested in September 2018 as a suspect in a series of more than ten rapes and kidnappings committed between 1991 and 2006 in six Northern California counties (the NorCal Rapist). DNA evidence from crime scenes were matched on the online DNA-matching service, GEDmatch, to a relative of Waller, and he was identified through genetics-based genealogy.

Police constructed a family tree and, using the known elements of the rapist, narrowed the suspects down to Waller. After the GEDmatch confirmation, they took about a week to identify and arrest the suspect.[6] He was charged with a total of dozens of counts of rape, which took place in five different counties, including Sonoma, Solano, Contra Costa, Yolo and Butte.[7] At the time of his arrest he was living in Benicia, was married, and was employed as a safety specialist at the University of California Berkeley. He had worked there for 26 years.[8] [9] He was convicted of 46 counts in November 2020.

The same genetic genealogy technique had been used in the identification and arrest of the suspect known as the Golden State Killer.[10]

NorCal Rapist crime details

According to a detective who first worked on the case, in the attacks for which Waller is charged, the rapist had a pattern of behavior. He would enter victims' houses, usually late at night. Sometimes the victim would be asleep. Sometimes they would be going about evening activities. He would overcome and bind the women, then repeatedly sexually assault them and ransack the home. Sometimes he would abduct the victim, taking her to an ATM, and forcing the victim to give him the password, and he would steal money from the account. At "other times, he would steal personal items from their homes," Detective Avis Beery said. He frequently targeted women of Asian descent in their 20s.[2]

Legal proceedings

Waller was originally charged with 12 counts of forcible sexual assault.[11] In January 2019, he was charged with an additional 28 counts.[12] He was later charged with a total of 46 felony counts.[13] [14] His trial date was set for May 27, 2020 but was delayed multiple times.[15] [16] His trial began on October 19, and on November 18, Waller was convicted of 46 counts of rape, sodomy and kidnapping involving nine victims.[17] [18] On December 18, Waller was sentenced to 897 years to life in prison.[19] [20]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: California Birth Index. State of California Vital Records and Statistics. Roy C Waller. 2022-01-18.
  2. Web site: Luery . Mike . Suspect in NorCal rapist case faces 46 charges . KCRA . Sacramento . January 3, 2020 . February 19, 2020 . February 19, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200219063512/https://www.kcra.com/amp/article/suspect-in-norcal-rapist-case-faces-46-charges/30384854 . live .
  3. https://inmatelocator.cdcr.ca.gov/Details.aspx?ID=BN7087 Inmate Locator
  4. Web site: Benicia residents shocked that neighbor is accused of being NorCal Rapist. September 22, 2018. ABC7 San Francisco. January 27, 2021. January 27, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210127125105/https://abc7news.com/4306016/. live.
  5. Web site: NorCal Rapist Roy Waller sentenced to 897 years for crimes | the Sacramento Bee . December 20, 2020 . December 20, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201220115643/https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article247917770.html . live .
  6. Web site: Suspected serial 'NorCal rapist' arrested in California thanks to a DNA match on a genealogy website – just like the Golden State Killer. Collman. Ashley. Business Insider. https://web.archive.org/web/20190103055807/https://www.businessinsider.com/norcal-rapist-arrested-suspect-roy-waller-dna-match-2018-9. January 3, 2019. 2019-01-24. live.
  7. News: Stanton. Sam. Smith. Darrell. January 7, 2019. NorCal Rapist suspect faces 28 new charges in Sacramento court. The Sacramento Bee. 2019-01-24. en-US. 0890-5738. February 2, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190202234624/https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article223886185.html. live.
  8. Web site: Arrest made in infamous 27-year-old 'NorCal Rapist' case. KCRA Staff. 2018-09-22. KCRA. en. 2019-06-25. January 27, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210127125112/https://www.kcra.com/article/roy-charles-waller-arrested-in-norcal-rapist-case/23357116. live.
  9. Web site: How DNA ingenuity led to wave of cold case arrests. Gonzalez. Vicki. 2019-04-25. KCRA. en. 2019-06-25. April 26, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190426164251/https://www.kcra.com/article/dna-cold-case-arrests-golden-state-killer-norcal-rapist/27245135. live.
  10. Web site: Stanton . Sam . Egel . Benjy . Smith . Darrell . Hubert . Cynthia . NorCal Rapist suspect arrested. He's a 58-year-old safety specialist at UC Berkeley . . September 21, 2018 . 0890-5738 . January 24, 2019 . December 31, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181231160503/https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article218793610.html . live .
  11. Web site: Johnson . Alex . NorCal Rapist suspect Roy Charles Waller appears in court for first time . NBC News . September 24, 2018 . December 15, 2020 . November 9, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201109034533/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/norcal-rapist-suspect-roy-charles-waller-appears-court-first-time-n912686 . live .
  12. News: Stanton . Sam . Smith . Darrell . NorCal Rapist suspect charged in horrific 1996 East Bay Halloween rape . The Mercury News . The Sacramento Bee . January 7, 2019 . December 15, 2020 . October 22, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201022182322/https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/01/07/norcal-rapist-suspect-faces-28-new-charges/ . live .
  13. Web site: NorCal Rapist Ordered To Stand Trial . KSRO . January 30, 2020 . February 4, 2020 . February 4, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200204190401/https://www.ksro.com/2020/01/30/norcal-rapist-ordered-to-stand-trial/ . live .
  14. Web site: Bradford . Amanda . 'NorCal Rapist' suspect Roy Charles Waller to be tried on 46 felony charges . The Daily Californian . February 4, 2020 . February 4, 2020 . February 4, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200204190511/https://www.dailycal.org/2020/02/03/norcal-rapist-suspect-roy-charles-waller-to-be-tried-on-46-felony-charges/ . live .
  15. News: Stanton . Sam . NorCal Rapist trial revelations: Sacramento police questioned Waller 13 years ago . 24 October 2020 . Sacramento Bee . 19 October 2020 . January 27, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210127125126/https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/election/article246559428.html . live .
  16. Web site: Tron . Gina . Trial Starts For Man Accused Of Being 'NorCal Rapist,' A Predator Similar To Golden State Killer . Oxygen . October 21, 2020 . October 26, 2020 . October 29, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201029193922/https://www.oxygen.com/crime-news/roy-waller-alleged-norcal-rapist-trial-begins-details . live .
  17. Web site: Solomon . Samantha . Howland . Lena . 'I pray to God that he's convicted' Trial begins for alleged 'NorCal Rapist' Roy Charles Waller . ABC10 . October 19, 2020 . December 15, 2020 . November 23, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201123025721/https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/sacramento/norcal-rapist-trial-begins/103-929a6667-64e6-4f54-8c0d-c44dd4916d5c . live .
  18. Web site: Wallace . Danielle . Former UC Berkeley employee nicknamed 'NorCal Rapist' convicted in string of attacks . Fox News . November 19, 2020 . November 23, 2020 . November 23, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201123063534/https://www.foxnews.com/us/nocal-rapist-convicted-30-years-uc-berkeley-employee . live .
  19. Web site: 'NorCal Rapist' sentenced to 897 years for string of attacks. December 18, 2020. December 22, 2020. Associated Press. December 19, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201219124905/https://apnews.com/article/sacramento-california-crime-497c0e92b1af3bbc96c62729c41c5746. live.
  20. Web site: People v. Waller, No. C093431 Casetext Search + Citator . 2023-02-10 . casetext.com.

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