The Kensignton section of Philadelphia has been on edge for months while police searched for clues to find the man who has raped and strangled 3 women. A man released from prison in a seperate case was linked by DNA.
Antonio Rodriguez, 21 was taken into custody after someone phone in a tip to police. He is being held pending another DNA sample.
The residents in the city of Philadelphia waits anxiously for confirmation that they've got their man.
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Update January 20, 2011: Antonio Rodriguez has confessed to police that he murdered Elaine Goldberg, Nicole Piacentini and Casey Mahoney between November and mid-December of last year and the sexual assault of three other women. Prosecutors have approved charges to be filed against Rodriguez today. He is expected to be formally charged with three counts each of murder, rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and abuse of a corpse.
Forensic psychologist Louis B. Schlesinger said that sexual, serial killers often choose strangulation as the method of their murder because it's up close and personal.
The 22-year-old suspect is described as soft spoken and at 5-feet-9 and 150 pounds is slightly built.
Thanks abcnews for the update.
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