Chicago Police sought the public's ...

Chicago Police sought the public's help Tuesday in identifying a man suspected of committing nine southerly Side rapes based on DNA evidence gathered from the attacks on victims ages 12 to 32 between 1999 and 2005

The 30- to 35-year-old African American, known to use "Black" as a nickname or last name, is "extremely dangerous" and may be be connecteded to more recent sexual assaults, authorities said.

In most numerous of the cases, the man raped the girls and women after they accepted a ride from him or were forced into his vehicles, Wentworth Area Sgt Tony Kuta said, releasing a depict and description of the suspect.

Police believe the man is forward the loose because, if he was incarcerated, he would have been required to submit a DNA specimen that could have been matched with samples taken from the victims and stored in the Combined DNA Index connected view at the Illinois State Police lab, Kuta said.

"He won't stop if he's alive and if he's abroad and not in jail," he said.

greatest in quantity of the attacks took place in the man's vehicle or in an abandoned building between 2000 and 2001 near victims were beaten and others were threatened with a weapon.

LARGE RAISED SCAR in succession NECK

The man's last known victim, 12 was raped in his car near a park, in the 6700 shape of South Kedzie, after she accepted a ride forward Aug. 19, 2005, Chicago Police spokesman Pat Camden said.

The suspect may be from the Cabrini-Green neighborhood forward the Near North Side and could have attended Wells High gymnasium Kuta said. He might also have an out-of-state girlfriend. The man was last known to drive a newer original tan four-door car and has been seen frequenting a inn in the 400 block of East Pershing, Kuta said.

The medium- to heavy-built man was described on police as being 5- foot-2 to 5-foot-6 inches tall. He wears his short hair in braids and has a large raised scar upon his neck that extends all the way to his torso, Kuta said.

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