Potomac River Rapist

The Potomac River Rapist refers to a serial rapist and murderer who was active in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area from 1991 to 1998. Ten sexual assaults and one murder were linked to the suspect by DNA. In November 2019, a suspect identified as Giles Daniel Warrick (October 16, 1959 November 19, 2022) was arrested and charged in connection with the rapes and murder.

Crimes The perpetrator is believed to be responsible for ten sexual assaults on girls and women, one of which ended in murder. Each of the attacks have been linked by DNA:

Sexual Assaults

The Palisades, Washington, D.C. Mirzayan yelled out and a man responded, asking if she was okay. There was no response from Mirzayan so the man continued on. The next day, she was found raped and murdered by a blow to the head.

Investigation In 2011, the Federal Bureau of Investigation launched a new website in an attempt to bring public attention to the cold case. The site includes a podcast about the crimes, videos, and other information about the case.

On November 19, 2022, the Metropolitan Police Department reported that Warrick had been found dead in his cell in the D.C. Central Detention Facility. Officials believed that Warrick, whose trial was scheduled to begin that month, took his own life.