Atlanta police are searching for a man after a DNA match tied him toa nearly 30-year-old rape case. <\/p>\n
Because of the age of this case, Sgt. Lucas Wagaman told Channel 2 Action News,we have to move fast.<\/p>\n
Police believe Melton Chapman, who has been arrested 27 times on burglary, fraud and drug charges, among others, raped a woman in her 20s at the former Bowen Homes housing project on June 22, 1989, according to Channel 2.<\/p>\n
Detectives in the Special Victims Unit this week identified Chapman as the alleged attackerafter DNA evidence in a rape kit was sent to the crime lab, the television station reported.<\/p>\n
Police said he broke into the womans home through a window, covered her head and threatened to kill her if she looked at his face. <\/p>\n
Detectives believe Chapman may be hiding out in Fulton, Cobb or Clayton counties due to arrest records in those areas. <\/p>\n
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 404-577-8477. <\/p>\n
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