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On June 5, 1978, the East Area Rapist inexplicably turns up
in Stanislaus County, attacking a couple in Northeast Modesto,
CA. There were no EAR attacks reported there before. This was
the beginning a new, erratic chapter in the EAR saga. The EAR
switched between Modesto and Davis, CA in Yolo County, committing
at least five attacks between 6/5/78 and 7/7/78.
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October 7, 1978 marked another abrupt change in the
EAR's criminal behavior. EAR now moved into Contra Costa
County to attack a couple in Concord, CA. He continued
a series of attacks in Contra Costa, claiming 7 more
victims in Concord, Danville, San Ramon and Walnut Creek.
He also committed at least two attacks in San Jose in
Santa Clara County and one attack in Fremont, CA in
Alameda County.
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The EAR attacks came to an abrupt end in Northern California
with the last reported attack occurring on July 5th, 1979
with an aborted attack on a couple in Danville. In this
attack, a husband, who was a light sleeper, surprised
and confronted the EAR as he was putting on his ski mask.
The EAR fled the scene in terror never to offend again
in Northern California.
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The next time that the East Area Rapist would
surface, he would be in Southern California. Some detectives
suspected it early on but no one really knew for certain
at the time. He would no longer be only a serial rapist.
He would prove to be something far more terrifying and
far more deadly. Something that law enforcement officials
familiar with the EAR knew was there all along.
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