DNA Analysis Breakthrough Leads to Arrest in Decade-Long Rape Case

INDIANAPOLIS — A breakthrough in DNA analysis has led to an arrest in a decade-long serial rape investigation.

On Wednesday, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD), alongside the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office (MCPO), the Marion County Forensic Services Agency, and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), announced the arrest of 51-year-old Leonel Catalan. Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears said Catalan is facing a few dozen charges.

“We have filed 30 charges in a serial rape case that has taken place here in Marion County over a number of years,” Mears said, surrounded by numerous law enforcement officials…

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