Interstate 80 rapist
Interstate 80 rapist | |
|---|---|
Capture status | Convicted |
Wanted by | Sacramento County Sheriff's Department |
| Details | |
| Victims | 3 sexual assaults |
| State | California |
The Interstate 80 rapist, also known as the Clover Leaf Rapist, is an American serial rapist who was active in Sacramento, California, between 2013 and 2014.[1] In 2021, JD Wallace Simien (born 1980/81)[2] was arrested after genetic genealogy connected him to the case. He was convicted in October 2024 and sentenced to 82 years to life in February 2025.[3]
Crimes
[edit]While many have been convinced that other assaults took place by the same man,[4] only three have been successfully linked by DNA:[5]
Investigation
[edit]Suspects eliminated
[edit]- Robert Hill - Despite Hill being a convicted serial rapist, detectives from the Sacramento Sheriff's Department ruled him out and announced that he was not connected to the series of rapes.[9]
- Kenneth Anderson - Victims of the I-80 Rapist were convinced, when shown Anderson, that he strongly resembled their attacker. However, Anderson gave DNA and he was cleared as a suspect in the rapes.[4][10][11]
Arrest and conviction
[edit]The case became known as the Clover Leaf Rapist due to the attacks happening around the freeway entrances and exits that form a cloverleaf pattern.[3] After it became a cold case, police used DNA from rape kits and clothing to find a match.[12] As with the Golden State Killer, police used genetic genealogy to connect him to DNA samples.[3] JD Simien was arrested in November 2021 on suspicion of serial rape.[12] He lived in Sacramento County, where the attacks happened, with his family.[2] He was convicted in October 2024 of forcible rape and oral rape, sexual battery, kidnapping, and assault. He was sentenced on 21 February 2025 to 82 years to life.[3]
The case was presented at the California Association of Criminalists meeting in 2025 by TeriAnn Grimes of the DA's office.[13]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Sacramento County Sheriff's Department - Cold Case Investigations - Sexual Assault". www.sacsheriff.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- 1 2 "Arrest Made In Sacramento County 'Cloverleaf Rapist' Investigation". CBS Sacramento. November 5, 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 Padilla, Cecilio (February 25, 2025). "Sacramento County "Clover Leaf Rapist" handed 82 years to life in prison sentence". CBS News.
- 1 2 "I-80 Rapist Victim Convinced North Sacramento Subway Attacker Is Same Man". Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Media Release". The American River Current. January 10, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Series of rapes continues near campus". The American River Current. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Investigators Say Serial Rapist Could Be Behind Attack On Tuesday". Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ↑ Shams, Sharokina (January 11, 2014). "Deputies: Serial rapist strikes again in Sacramento County". KCRA. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
- ↑ Doan, Claire (July 29, 2014). "Man, 20, accused in 3 Sacramento County rape cases". KCRA. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ↑ "DNA reveals Subway sex assault suspect not linked to Interstate 80 rape series". The Sacramento Bee. March 31, 2014. ISSN 0890-5738. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Sheriff's Dept: Man Accused Of Raping Co-Worker Not Behind Series Of I-80 Rapes". Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- 1 2 Robles, Sergio (November 8, 2024). "'Clover Leaf Rapist' convicted for attacks on three women in Northern California". KTXL Sacramento.
- ↑ "139th Annual Seminar, California Association of Criminalists, April 27-May 2, 2025, Folsom". California Association of Criminalists. 2025.
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