The Brief
- A Virginia man is charged in two cold case Montgomery County rape cases.
- DNA evidence from 1988 led investigators to identify Carl Rice Jr. as the suspect.
- Detectives believe additional victims may still be unaccounted for.
GAITHERSBURG, Md. – A Virginia man has been charged in two Montgomery County sexual assault cases dating back more than 35 years, and detectives believe there may be additional victims who have not yet come forward.
An arrest warrant issued in December charges Carl Rice Jr., of Mitchells, Virginia, with two counts of first‑degree rape and kidnapping, two counts of first‑degree sex offense, three counts of first‑degree assault and two counts of second‑degree assault.
The charges stem from two attacks on females in 1988 and 1990.…