Re. Hazel Behan (she has waived anonymity) and the 2015 radio interview about her 2004 rape in Portugal. This was posted before but I can’t recall by who. Thank you for pointing it out.
Tubridy floored by ‘bravery’ of woman sharing her harrowing rape ordeal live on air
I encourage everyone to listen to this in full, with the disclaimer that it could be *very* triggering for survivors of sexual assault.
There are definite similarities to the 2005 rape that CB was convicted of. It’s hard to know how similar because we don’t know many details about the attack on the 72 year old American but HB said she threw up when she recently read details. The Met and Portuguese LE are reportedly taking the connection seriously. There were some reports it had been dismissed but the original article in Portuguese media seems to have been amended.
One of the most disturbing things I noticed was that the rapist was “forensically aware”. He took off his shoes, he washed his hands repeatedly, he cut her clothes off with scissors, he used multiple condoms, he seems to have tried to get her to shower etc.
I don’t know if anyone else watched Unbelievable on Netflix but it immediately reminded me of that case. They discovered that the rapist had a Rape Forensic Guide made for LE in his possession, which was basically how to not get caught guide for rapists. Material like this circulates on the dark web.
Other things to note:
- she was attacked in a resort apartment in Portimao
- the perp may have broken in prior to the rape because money was stolen in the days before
- the attack was well planned and he referred to her by name
This may not be CB but if it was he will have gone to some effort not to leave much forensically at the crime scene.
edit. oops forgot link to interview. Added