"Prosecutors believe Joseph Robert Chapman was out on bail when he tried to rape Christina Hill and allegedly killed her, according to filed documents in Stanislaus Superior Court.
Hill, a 47-year-old transient woman who frequented downtown Modesto, was found May 13 next to trash cans in a driveway behind several businesses at G and 18th streets in Modesto.
A few days after her body was found, Modesto police investigators arrested Chapman. The 37-year-old Modesto man has been charged with murder in Hill’s death.
The murder charge includes a special circumstance allegation that indicates the murder was committed while Chapman tried to rape Hill, according to a criminal complaint filed May 21 by the Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office."
Modesto man was free on bail when he tried to rape woman, killed her, prosecutors say
Hill, a 47-year-old transient woman who frequented downtown Modesto, was found May 13 next to trash cans in a driveway behind several businesses at G and 18th streets in Modesto.
A few days after her body was found, Modesto police investigators arrested Chapman. The 37-year-old Modesto man has been charged with murder in Hill’s death.
The murder charge includes a special circumstance allegation that indicates the murder was committed while Chapman tried to rape Hill, according to a criminal complaint filed May 21 by the Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office."
Modesto man was free on bail when he tried to rape woman, killed her, prosecutors say
