Potomac River Rapist

The Potomac River Rapist is an unidentified serial rapist and murderer who was active from 1991 to 1998. Ten sexual assaults and one murder in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area have been linked to the suspect by DNA. Crimes: The perpetrator is known to be responsible for ten sexual assaults, one of which ended in murder. Each of the attacks have been linked by DNA: Sexual Assaults: 1 -Monday, May 6, 1991 Gaithersburg, Maryland 2 -Thursday, Sep 5, 1991 Germantown, Maryland 3 -Thursday, Nov 21, 1991 Bethesda, Maryland 4 -Wednesday, Dec 11, 1991 North Potomac, Maryland 5 -Friday, Jan 24, 1992 North Potomac, Maryland 6 -Tuesday, March 8, 1994 Rockville, Maryland 7 -Saturday, July 20, 1996 The Palisades, Washington, D.C. 8 -Wednesday, Feb 26, 1997 Rockville, Maryland 9 -Friday, Nov 14, 1997 Silver Spring, Maryland 10 -Saturday, Aug 1, 1998 Georgetown, Washington, D.C. Murder of Christine Mirzayan: On August 1, 1998, at around 10:30 to 11 pm EDT, Christine Mirzayan was walking home in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. when she was dragged into the woods. Mirzayan yelled out and a man responded, asking if she was okay. There was no response from Mirzayan so the man continued on. The next day, she was found raped and murdered by a blow to the head. The police asked for the public's help after the murder and another person who had heard Mirzayan scream during the murder came forward and provided law enforcement with a description of a man who they saw running out of the woods moments after the scream. This description was enough to provide the public with a composite sketch of the suspect. Investigation: In 2011, the Federal Bureau of Investigation launched a new website in an attempt to bring public attention to the cold case. The site includes a podcast about the crimes, videos, and other information about the case. On November 13, 2019, Giles Warrick, a 60-year-old man from Conway, South Carolina, was arrested and charged in connection with the rapes and murder.