Florida- Jancys Santiago, 48, arrested for alleged rapes & binding w. wire hanger, 2 women in NY, (2000) Manhattan, & the Bronx (2001) *DNA 2023*

[dotr]

Florida man arrested in cold case NYC rapes from over 20 years ago thanks to new DNA tracing method

A Florida man has been nabbed in a pair of cold cases and charged with raping two women in New York City over 20 years ago thanks to new DNA technology.

nypost.com

Dec14 '23 rbbm
''A Florida man has been arrested for allegedly raping two women in New York City more than 20 years ago after investigators used a cutting-edge genetic tracing method to link him to the crimes, authorities said Thursday.

Jancys Santiago, 48, was charged in a pair of cold cases — a 2000 rape in Manhattan and a 2001 rape in the Bronx — with the help of “Investigative Genetic Genealogy,” an emerging field that combines DNA analysis and traditional genealogy research, the Bronx and Manhattan District Attorneys’ Offices said.''

''During the first rape, on May 23, 2000, Santiago allegedly broke into the Midtown apartment of a 27-year-old woman who discovered him when she got home, prosecutors said.
He forced her into the bathroom and tied her arms and feet with a wire hanger before raping her, the DA alleged.

In December 2001, Santiago allegedly similarly broke into the Bronx apartment of a 21-year-old woman — who was sleeping at the time — and covered her face, bound her with a wire hanger, and raped her, prosecutors claimed.''

''Santiago, who was living in Groveland, Fla., was extradited to New York and arraigned in Manhattan Supreme Court on Nov. 9, where he was ordered held without bail.''
Dec 14 '23

#coldcase #bronx #newyork
A Florida man has been arrested for allegedly raping two women in New York City more than 20 years ago after investigators used a cutting-edge genetic tracing method to link him to the crimes, authorities said Thursday.Jancys Santiago, 48, was charged in a pair of cold cases — a 2000 rape in Manhattan and a 2001 rape in the Bronx — with the help of “Investigative Genetic Genealogy,” an emerging field that combines DNA analysis and traditional genealogy research, the Bronx District Attorney’s Office said.It was the first time the method was used in the Empire State to solve sexual assault cases, the DA’s Office claimed.

 

[LadyL]

those can't be his only two crimes ...

 

[dotr]

those can't be his only two crimes ...

The binding with wire coat hangers caught my eye because there are a few other cases where the victims were bound that way, i just have to remember exactly which ones.. on the off chance there is a connection.