Miami Police Hunting "Terrible Predator"

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Miami police hunting "terrible predator"

miamiherald.com - BY DAVID OVALLE - Posted on Mon, Oct. 08, 2007

A gun-wielding man kidnapped a couple in downtown Miami Monday morning, raping the woman for 45 minutes before making the pair drive the streets looking for someone else to rob, police said.

When the attacker spotted a potential victim walking the streets, he got out of their car and the couple sped off.

''We're looking for a terrible predator,'' said Miami Detective William Moreno, a spokesman.

The attacker is described as a clean-shaven, slim black man in his 20s, about six-foot-two with bald or close-cropped hair. He was wearing blue jeans, a white tank top and red-white-and-black sneakers.

Moreno gave this account of the incident:

Just after 1 a.m., the couple was parking at a meter on Biscayne Boulevard near Northeast Fourth Street when the man confronted them. Pointing a chrome or silver handgun, he forced them back into the car.

For the next 45 minutes, the attacker raped the woman inside the car while holding the man at bay with the weapon.

''At one point, he hit the male with it,'' Moreno said. "He made it very clear he had a gun and had no problem using it.''

Then, he made them drive around while searching for another victim.

The attacker spotted a chain-wearing victim walking on Biscayne Boulevard near Northeast Second Street. Ordering them to stop, the attacker jumped out of the car -- and the couple escaped, speeding off to call police.

The third victim also called police, Moreno said.

Anyone with information is asked to call Miami's special victims unit at 305-579-6630 or Miami-Dade Crimestoppers at 305-471-8477.

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DOWNTOWN MIAMI - Police hunt bold, armed rapist

Miami police are looking for a man they say raped a tourist in a car on Biscayne Boulevard.

miamiherald.com - BY DAVID OVALLE - Oct. 09, 2007

VIDEO » Miami couple terrorized by gun wielding rapist

A tourist couple were kidnapped outside Bayside Marketplace early Monday by a gun-wielding man, who raped the woman for 45 minutes in a Biscayne Boulevard parking lot. Afterward, he made the pair drive through downtown Miami in search of another victim, police said.

''We're looking for a terrible predator,'' said Miami Detective William Moreno, a police spokesman.

The attacker is described as a cleanshaven, slim black man in his 20s, about six-foot-two, bald or with close-cropped hair. He was wearing blue jeans, a white tank top and red-white-and-black sneakers.

By Monday afternoon, the incident was rattling downtown's businesses.

As a precaution, guests at the nearby Hotel Inter-Continental Miami were delivered letters warning them of the rape and urging caution.

''It's just a precaution. We feel we have the right to protect our guests,'' said Li Yang, a hotel manager. .....

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A police sketch of a man
suspected of kidnapping a
tourist couple and raping
the woman.

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This guy is going to strike again. Right after that rape he was looking for other victims. Since this sketch his next victims might not be so lucky. He might just decide to kill them so the can not identify him.

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Reward increased in case of abduction, sexual attack in Miami

By Macollvie Jean-François | South Florida Sun-Sentinel - 6:04 PM EDT, October 10, 2007

In hopes of getting more tips to catch a rapist who abducted a tourist couple and raped the woman in Downtown Miami, the city has added an extra $5,000 to the reward pot, a police official said Wednesday. .....

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Sketch of the suspect

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Sources: Suspect In Miami Tourist Rape In Custody

cbs4.com - Gary Nelson - Oct 15, 2007

(CBS4) MIAMI Miami police may have a big break in the case of a rapist who attacked and terrorized an out-of-town couple near the Bayside Marketplace last week.

2 independent sources close to the investigation tell CBS4.COM that Miami police have a man in custody in connection with the case. The man, who police have not identified, was taken into custody early Friday morning on an unrelated charge.

Miami police have not said whether he’s the suspected rapist but CBS4 sources say he looks just like the police sketch and also has a spiderweb tattoo on one of his shoulders, as described to police by the victim.

CBS4 sources say detectives have taken DNA samples, and were awaiting the results before deciding to charge the man in custody with the rape. .....

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Suspect Charged In Miami Tourist Rape & Kidnapping

cbs4.com - Gary Nelson - Oct 16, 2007 6:50 pm US/Eastern

(CBS4) MIAMI Miami police have made an arrest in the case of a rapist who attacked and terrorized an out-of-town couple near the Bayside Marketplace last week.

Miami Police Chief John Timoney spoke at a Tuesday morning news conference, “We here today to announce the arrest of Wayne Anthony Proctor.”

Proctor, who is 19 years old, was taken into custody around 1:00 a.m. Friday morning in Opa-Locka on an unrelated robbery charge but wasn’t officially charged in the kidnapping and rape until Tuesday morning. .....

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Miami police have charged Wayne Proctor
with the Miami tourist kidnapping and rape
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Charged With Rape, And A Crime Record Since 13

cbs4.com - Oct 16, 2007 - Peter D'Oench

(CBS4) MIAMI — Wayne Proctor is no stranger to police.

As a juvenile, Wayne Proctor was charged and arrested at least fourteen times, according to Miami police, anything from grand theft, petty theft, or three times with possession of marijuana. .....

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Miami man charged in assault, rape of tourist

By Mike Clary | Sun-Sentinel.com - October 16, 2007

MIAMI - A 19-year-old Miami man with a long police record and the nickname "Bam-bam" has been arrested in connection with the vicious Oct. 8 sexual assault on a tourist couple in town for a Caribbean carnival.

Wayne Proctor, picked up Friday, has been charged with armed sexual battery, armed kidnapping and robbery with a firearm, according to Miami Police Chief John Timoney.

"This is a really, really bad person on a crime spree," said Miami Mayor Manny Diaz, who appeared at a news conference Tuesday alongside Timoney and several detectives who worked the case. "This is a person who needs to be locked away for good and never be allowed on the streets of Miami again."

The couple, who live in the Caribbean, were getting into the car on Biscayne Boulevard in downtown Miami about 1:15 a.m. Oct. 8 when a man approached, robbed them of $60 and forced them to drive around town while he looked for other victims. He raped the woman in the back seat while the man drove, police said.

The assailant later robbed three other people at gunpoint, said police. .....

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Teen accused of rape, robbery and kidnapping

miamiherald.com - BY DAVID OVALLE - Tue, Oct. 16, 2007

A tattooed 19-year-old named Wayne A. Proctor -- he wears the word ''murder'' inked on his arm -- was behind bars Tuesday. Police say he first embarked on a night of crime last week that included:

• Briefly kidnapping a woman in her car in Miami Gardens, then bashing her in the head with a handgun before making off with her purse and money.

• Kidnapping a tourist couple from St. Kitts hours later as they parked their rental minivan in downtown Miami, robbing them of $60, raping the woman inside the van, smacking the boyfriend with his silver handgun and forcing them to drive in search of new victims.

• Robbing the new victims -- three New York tourists -- in downtown at gunpoint, stealing their cellphones and jewelry.

Proctor was charged Tuesday with the downtown Miami rape and robberies, capping an exhaustive investigation into a crime that rattled civil leaders and downtown businesses. He also faces charges of kidnapping and robbery in the Miami Gardens incident.

A suspect sketch by Miami-Dade forensic artist Jorge Molina helped break the case, police said. It showed a cleanshaven, slim bald black man in his 20s with distinctive jutting ears.

''The likeness is striking,'' Miami Chief John Timoney said at a Tuesday morning press conference.

Proctor was caught when a tipster recognized the man, who also sported a large spider-web tattoo on his shoulder. She will receive $13,500 in reward money. .....

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MIAMI POLICE
Police say Wayne Proctor, top, is the man who raped a
tourist at gunpoint while her boyfriend was forced to watch.
Above is the composite sketch police distributed while
searching for the suspect.