.>> reporter: speaking out after learning roy charles waller has been identified as the norcal rapist. sacramento district attorney said the suspect terrorized victims over 15 years beginning in 1991.>> for 27 years it has been one common thread, his dna. i have often said in my career that dna is the silent witness to the truth.>> reporter: he was found when investigators entered his dna into a genetic website, the same site used to break the case of the golden state killer east bay rapists. investigators found what they were looking for, allegedly targeting women in 1991 and moved on to victimize women in davis, woodland, martinez and sacramento. nicole was his first victim in 1991 and today she was full of emotions.>> it has been a wild ride of emotions today and i have been all over the map. i expected it and i have visualized and fantasize about this day for 27 years.>> reporter: he was arrested without incident close to the berkeley campus where he worked, and environmental health and safety office as a safety specialist training others in the use of machinery.>> i feel like you

roy charles waller was arrested last week .. after evading law enforcement for 27 years. >>> i am jackie ward. the man accused of being a serial rapist who terrorized northern california is set to be arraigned today. roy charles waller was arrested last week after evading law enforcement for 27 years. he move through sonoma, davis, woodland, or tenets, and sacramento. six counties altogether. he ended his rampage and 2006. the district attorney's office says that he is the norcal rapist. he's alluded law for 27 years working at uc berkeley for 25 years. invest it is believe that he is the man behind at least 10 rapes and assault that the victims a sometimes lasted for hours. they believe that she is the first victim. her case falls beyond the statute of limitation, but she says she hopes that she could help the prosecution in some way. >> whatever that looks like. if it is testifying show a pattern, if it's a victims impact statement, i will demand that i get my day in the room with him. >> over the years, they would get sets of

he is older than i thought.>> reporter: after learning roy charles waller has been identified as the norcal rapist, sacramento district attorneys say the rape suspect terrorized victims over a 15 year period beginning in 1991.>> for 27 years it has been one common thread, is dna. i have often said in my career that dna is the silent witness to the truth. >> reporter: he was found when investigators entered his dna into a genealogy website, the same site used to break the case of the golden state killer. investigators found his age, height and weight match the person they were looking for. he allegedly targeted women in 1991 and then moved on to victimize women in davis, woodland, martinez nicole was his first victim in 1991 and today she was full of emotion.>> it has been a wild ride of emotions today, i have been all over the map. i expected that, i have visualized the state for 27 years.>> reporter: waller was arrested without incident and he was working as a safety specialist training others in the use of machinery.>> i feel like you never know who is around and it does me no good

crimes.>> reporter: we spoke with one of the victims here in the park, we do know now that roy charles waller has been identified as the norcal rapist, district attorneys have said the rape suspect terrorized victims over a 50 year. beginning in 1991. waller was found when investigators entered his dna into a website, the same site used to catch the golden state rapist. they found his age, height and weight, must the person they were looking for. he targeted women starting in 1991 and moved onto victimized women in davis and woodland, martinez and sacramento. one of his first suspects was nicole pate, raped in 1991 and today we spoke with her filled with emotions.>> it has been a wild ride of emotions today, i have been all over the map. i expected it, i have visualized this day for 27 years. >> reporter: nicole says she is friends with the other women that were victimized, she says she is now in a sisterhood that nobody wants to be in but she also told me this afternoon that the bogeyman came to her door and she still managed to have a full productive and joyful life. we will hear more from

roy charles waller was arrested thursday when he arrived for work at uc berkeley. >> i have often said, in my career, that dna is the silent witness to the truth. >> reporter: investigators matched waller's dna with samples at >> i want to tell the world i'm a rape victim. >> reporter: in 2006, a rape victim went public to capture a man depicted in sketches. >> i don't want to be recognized around town and have people giving me looks. then i said this is something i have to do. this guy is a serial rapist. >> it was a typical halloween night with a person handing out candy. >> she is gratified the charges include a 1996 attack in martinez. >> a very, very good day for law enforcement and a great day for victims of crime, when we can finally hold someone accountable. >> waller is married a uc ber n sacramento jail. >> he's a real-life boogey man. he snuck into their homes, and attacked them. >> reporter: that was the district attorney from this county, yolo county. he told me he would not be surprised if more cases or victims are linked to the suspect, roy waller. he's been charged in t

the suspected norcal rapist is given away by his own dna. 58 year old roy charles waller is accused of violently raping and robbing victims over 15 years. investigators say he crept into his victim's home in the cover of darkness, even once posing as a trick trick-or-treater. mark is in the sacramento neighborhood of natomas where the last known victims were terrorized in 2006. reporter: investigators say dna evidence produced over the past ten days led to the arrest of roy charles waller. the 58 year old arrested thursday near the campus off uc berkeley where he worked. >> obviously there are genealogy data banks. reporter: investigators say waller victimized at least ten women starting in 1991. his last known victims, two women in this natomas neighborhood in october of 2006ment one of them providing a sketch to police after the suspect attacked she and her roommate, tied her up at gunpoint and raped her repeatedly. >> every time he gets away with it, just get bolder and do more harm. reporter: james dan lived just a few doors down. his home security camera captured pictures of the s

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nearly three decades, the suspected norcal rapist is given away by his own dna. 58-year-old roy charles waller is accused of violently raping and robbing at least 10 imcoure his victims' homes under the cover of darkness, once even posing as a masked trick-or- treater on halloween. his alleged crime spree began in rohnert park back in 1991 and continued as far north as chico. reporter mark thompson is in the sacramento neighborhood of natomas where the last known victims were terrorized in 2006. >> reporter: investigators say dna evidence produced over the past 10 days led to the arrest of 58-year-old roy charles waller from benicia, the 58- year-old arrested thursday near the campus of uc berkeley where investigators say he worked. >> obviously there are genealogy databases. once you put it into that gem match and start working on family trees, that's what happened. >> reporter: waller victimized 10 women in six northern california counties. one of the women provided a sketch to police after the suspect attacked she and her roommate, tied her up at gunpoint raping her reedily. >> every time w

police. >>> the suspected norcal rapist roy charles waller walked into court the first time today. he faced a judge and some of his alleged victims. he was arrested last week after decades on the run. the first attack was back in 1991 in rohnert park. police believe he then moved through the bay area north to chico and west to sacramento. kpix5's juliette goodrich is in sacramento right now with the latest developments from court. juliette? >> reporter: ken, the alleged norcal rapist was in court to face the judge as you said. also in court today, two of his alleged victims who call themselves strong surveyors. they wanted to look at him eye to eye -- survivors. they wanted to look at him eye to eye. >> he looked us squarely in the eyes when he walked out, first time i've seen his face ever. >> it's a day we've all waited for for a really long time. >> reporter: today 58-year-old roy waller, the suspected norcal rapist, appeared in a sacramento courtroom. two of his alleged victims sat just feet away to see the man they say raped and terrorized them. >> when he turned around and he

minutes ago with authorities from sacramento county confirming the arrest of 58 year old roy charles waller yesterday in berkley as he was showing up for work, at the university. waller lives banesia and workedded at uc berkley for 25 years. police say he is the man responsible for a 15 year crime spree that spread across 6 counties. law enforcement age agencies have been looking for this man for 27 years. authorities say he is responsible for sexually assaulting 10 women throughout the bay area and sacramento valley. he started with an attack in 19 and moved to vellejo and martinez and davis and chico and woodland ending in sacramento in 2006. the district attorney says today is the result of science and law enforcement working together. >> for 27 years there has been one common thread, his dna. i have often said in my career that dna is the silent witness to the truth. for 27 years, that truth was not known until now. >> minutes ago, we received this statement from uc establishingly, we were shocked today to learn that a campus employee was arrested in connection with a series of rapes th

waller may have lived in several different bay area cities including berkley and richmond. he most recently lived in benicia . he was arrested friday morning in berkeley. kron 4's charleser's home... and talked to neighbors. 58 year old roy charles waller lives with his wife in this house along west k street in benecia. it's a quiet neighborhood with white picket fences and curious neighbors. sotvery suprisded and shocked andrew brunt lives two doors down. he say he and waller aren't friends, but they have exchanged pleasantries the way nehbors do. sotjust walkign by and seeing him as a neighbor really .just from time to time. that's about it. word of waller's arrest for multiple alleged rapes dating back to the early ninties has stunned andrews and his neighbors. sotyou never really know what your neighbors are up to.meanwhile, the benicia police department says that after learning of waller's arrest, they are reviewing past cases. checking to see if he could possibly be a suspect in any unsolved crimes.back on k street, andrews says he's happy that the alleged norcal rapist may have been captured, even if it means loosing a neighbor.sotit's good news. if he's convict

. >> reporter: roy charles waller shook his head as a judge read him the 12 counting he's been charged with. >> he needs to be locked up until he learns what it is to be a human. roseland anderson escaped from the rapist in 1997. >> i was the only one who saw his face for a really long time, and that's another reason i wanted to come. i had seen his face when i was in fear. this time i get to see his face when he's in fear. >> reporter: she along with nicole pate, were able to come face to face with their alleged attacker after more than 20 years. >> i don't know if i glared, but i felt like i was glaring at him. >> reporter: the suspect allegedly started his crime spree in 1991. >> it was important to be here to stand up for those that couldn't be here, and to see him. >> reporter: investigators say they used dna evidence to crack the cold case. waller was arrested on thursday at uc berkeley where he worked for the last 26 years. waller's court appointed attorney expects this case to go to trial. >> we haven't seen the dna analysis. we're way too early in that stage. >> reporter: for

the man they believe is the norcal rapist. 58-year-old roy charles waller was arrested thursday when he arrived at work at uc berkeley. >> an incredible partnership between science and passionate police work, the answer that many waited so long has come to us in the last ten days. >> reporter: investigators say they matched waller's dna with camp samples at various crime scenes like in chico. >> the dna in our case comes from her stabbing the defendant in the arm. >> reporter: in 2006, a victim from north sacramento went public in hopes to capture a man that was then depicted in sketches. >> i don't want to be recognized around town, having people give me looks. then i told myself, this is something i have to do because this guy is a serial rapist. >> a typical halloween night with a person handing out candy. >> reporter: contra costa county d.a. is gratified the charges include a 1996 attack in martinez. >> it is a very, very good day for law enforcement and a great day for victims of crime when we can finally hold someone accountable. >> reporter: waller is married and held the sam

roy charles waller stood feet away from two of the women who he said -- who he say -- who say that he terrorized him. >> when she looked at a street in our eyes, glared right back. i saw his face when i was in fear. this time i get to see his face when he is in fear. >> he allegedly bound and sexually assaulted victims before ransacking their homes. the police have been collecting dna for decades with no luck until they tried the same genealogy website that was used to catch the golden state killer. it took 10 days to find a match. he is facing 12 charges relating to sexual assault. he will be back in court at the end of october. >>> a lot of 49ers fans were hoping that jimmy garoppolo would be able to make it through the season, but his season has been amended. he tore his acl and sunday in his left knee. he is very disappointed, but he will bounce back from this. as far as his brand, >> when athletes are not in action, it definitely hurts their marketability. he had just signed a deal with nike to be a brand jordan guy. it is not going to help that he won't be playing for year. >> i

but earlier this afternoon, he visited roy waller's home and spoke with neighbors. charles . . . . well, roy waller worked here on well, roy waller well, roy waller worked here on the cal campus in berkeley but he lives in benicia where his arrest has stunned his neighbors. 58 year old roy charles waller lives with his wife in this house along west k street in benecia. it's a quiet fences and curious neighbors. sotvery suprisded and shocked andrew brunt lives two doors down. he say he and waller aren't friends, but they have exchanged pleasantries the way neighbors do. sotjust walkign by and seeing him as a neighbor really .just from time to time. that's about it. word of waller's arrest for multiple alleged rapes dating back to the early ninties has stunned andrews and his neighbors. sotyou never really know what your neighbors are up to.meanwhile, the benicia police department says that after learning of waller's arrest, they are reviewing past cases. checking to see if he could possibly be a suspect in any unsolved crimes.back on k street, andrews says he's happy that th

. >> reporter: investigators say 58-year-old roy charles waller targeted, then terrorized, at least ten women. >> he would bind them, and then aspeatedly sexually assault them. >> reporter: the attacks in six 99rthern california counties began in 1991. the victims ranged in age from 21 to 39 and were mostly asian. .nce, he actually called a victim and apologized. but after the last-known assault ol 2006, the case went cold. >> cold cases often become a journey for justice. >> reporter: that came through a genetic genealogy website called gedmatch, the same website used to track down and arrest the golden state killer earlier this year. the key was d.n.a. that came from a 1998 victim, who managed to stab waller in the arm during an assault. >> the man that tried to clean up the crime scene was unsuccessful, because there was iso much blood. he could not cover his sins. >> reporter: authorities arrested waller near his workplace-- the college campus at u.c. berkeley, where he worked for 25 years. >> the victims in this case can stop looking over their shoulders. no one else has to worry a

roy charles waller was arrested yesterday as he arrived at work on the cal campus. nbc bay area cheryl hurd is in benicia where waller lived. cheryl, what do we know? >> that's right. he lives right here in this house, and neighbors are stunned by the allegations. the people i talked to say they really didn't know him very well, but they say if the allegations are true, they are glad he is no longer on the loose. >> quite a shock. >> reporter: marcy and andrew brunt say they knew something was wrong when they saw police in their benicia neighborhood. it turns out their neighborhood, 58-year-old roy waller is the suspected nor cal rapist. >> very disturbing to know that he was living almost next door to us. >> reporter: waller, a safety specialist at uc berkeley's office of health and safety is accused of terrorizing victims for 15 years. police saying his reign of terror spanned six northern california counties, including three in the bay area from 1991 to 2006. >> waller was arrested yesterday in berkeley as he arrived to work. the suspect is married and has had th

waller lives with his wife along k- street in benicia. he was reportedly arrested this morning, while driving from benicia to his job on the cal- campus. kron 4's charles clifford visited roy waller's home and spoke with neighbors. 58 year old roy charles waller lives with his wife in this house along west k street in benecia. it's a quiet neighborhood with white picket fences and curious neighbors. sotvery suprisded and shocked andrew brunt lives two doors down. he say he and waller aren't friends, but they have exchanged pleasantries the way neighbors do. sotjust walkign by and seeing him as a neighbor really .just from time to time. that's about it. word of waller's arrest for multiple alleged rapes dating back to the early ninties has stunned andrews and his neighbors. sotyou never really know what your neighbors are up to.meanwhile, the benicia police department says that after learning of waller's arrest, they are reviewing past cases. checking to see if he could possibly be a suspect in any unsolved crimes.back on k street, andrews says he's happy that the alleged norcal rapist may have been captured, even if it means loosing a neighbor.sotit's

roy charles waller was arrested. the 58-year-old is rapes from 2006. investigators linked to these cases through dna. until now, they were unable to match them to a suspect. just like in the golden state killer case, they got a break from a genealogy company. they entered the dna into a free genealogy website. they got a hit. >> for 27 years, the individual who came to be known as the norcal rapist victimized 10 women across northern  california. >> one of the first victims was a woman who spoke to ktvu after her attacker was finally under arrest. >> what i want to share with the world is that the real-life boogie man showed up to my house. i still have a wonderful, joyful life. it's been a huge part of my being forever. it will, forever. it affected my family and my friends. it has affected me. overall, i have a good life. >>> waller has worked at the health and safety office since 1982. he trained others in the use of machinery.arraigned on monday on 12 felony counts of sexual assault against two sacramental women. there's no word on if they will f

dressed in an orange jump suit, roy charles waller faced a judge as well as some of his alleged victims. waller shook his head as the judge read him the 12 counts of aggravated sexual assault he's been charged with. >> he needs to be locked up leae a human. >> reporter: rozland anderson was one of the victims that escaped. >> i seen his face when i was in fear. this time i see his face when he's in fear. >> reporter: she and others were able to come face-to-face with their alleged attacker today after more than 20 years. >> i don't know if i glaered, but i was pretty angry. >> reporter: the suspect allegedly started his crime spree in 1991. >> i don't know if i can describe how much i i've waited and waited. when you wait this long and you want this so much. >> reporter: investigators used dna evidence to crack the cold case. waller was arrested on thursday at uc berkeley where he worked for the last 26 years. waller's attorney expects this case to go to trial. >> hopefully this case is probably not going to eect that o the accept. >> i want him to know that he didn't break me. he did n

a basket or say roy charles waller attacked to a dozen women and six counties from 1991 until 2006. waller is married and lives in bonita has been working at uc berkeley for the past 25 years. so far, he has been charged with two rapes and sacramento county. authorities say they have dna linking him to the crimes. >>> president trump will meet with deputy atty. general. rod rosenstein thursday as questions continue about his future at the justice department. right now, rosenstein still has a job although president trump will not say whether or not that will change with the two meet. in your times reported last week that rosenstein discussed secretly recorded the president and using the 21st amendment to remove him from office. rosenstein denies reports. struck the program nominee brett kavanaugh is 89 sexually assaulting a bay area professor at a party with a were both teenagers. he says he never had any physical contact with her. in an interview the judge also denied a new allegation by a woman from colorado that he exposed himself to her during a party with a were fresh -- freshman

waller lives along k street in benicia with his wife. he was apparently arrested this morning while driving from benicia to his job on the cal campus. kron 4's charles clifford was in berkelely tonight... he visited roy waller's home and spoke with neighbors. 58 year old roy charles waller lives with his wife in this house along west k street in benecia. it's a quiet neighborhood with white picket fences and curious neighbors. sotvery suprisded and shocked andrew brunt lives two doors down. he say he and waller aren't friends, but they have exchanged pleasantries the way neighbors do. sotjust walkign by and seeing him as a neighbor really .just from . th. word of waller's arrest for multiple alleged rapes dating back to the early ninties has stunned andrews and his neighbors. sotyou never really know what your neighbors are up to.meanwhile, the benicia police department says that after learning of waller's arrest, they are reviewing past cases. checking to see if he could possibly be a suspect in any unsolved crimes.back on k street, andrews says he's happy that the alleged norcal rapist may have been captured, even if it means loosing a neighbor.so

. >> reporter: accused norcal rapist, roy charles waller brought to justice after 27 years. investigators said the 58-year- old married resident raped about one dozen women in six counties from 1991 through 2006. >> i hope he spends every day of the rest of his life in prison. >> reporter: the first victim was attacked when 21 years old and was one of the survivors that showed up in court to seek justice. >> i can't describe in words how much i have waited. i wanted this so much. there would be no place on the planet i would rather be right now. >> reporter: waller has been charged with raping two women and sacramento county. more charges could be added later. >> we will discuss about the individual charges for each county and whether it's appropriate to be centered in one location. >> reporter: waller said he could not afford an attorney and his court appointed lawyer did the talking afterward. >> if they will put him away, they better prove it and they better prove it to me and a jury of 12 people. up until that point, he's innocent. >> reporter: waller was identified afte

. >> the suspect roy charles waller is married and was arrested at his workplace at uc berkeley on thursday. berkeley confirming to ktvu waller was an employee where he has worked in the campus environment health and safety officer since 1992. he was a safety specialist. he is being charged with 12 felony counts of a forcible sexual assault with enhancements and is now being held on no bail and will be arraigned on monday. >>>in the newsroom with ktvu fox2 news >>> the catholic diocese of san jose has taken several steps to address abuse by clergy members. they are holding the first in a series of listening sessions to hear from the public. last with the diocese said it would launch an independenvesti release the names of every priest facing a credible accusation of sexual assault. that first listening session will be held tomorrow at 10:00 at the lady of the rosary hall in palo alto and on tuesday another session held at 7:00 at the most holy trinity parish in san jose . the series wraps up with a meeting at 3:00 at the santa teresa parish on october 17. >>> a deadly crash on the bay bridg

. >> reporter: accused norcal rapist rory charles waller brought to justice after 27 years. investigators say the 58-year-old married benesia resident raped about a dozen women in six counties from 1991 to 2006. >> i hope he spends every day the rest of his life in prison. >> reporter: nicole was his first alleged victim, attacked at 21. she was among the survivor whose showed up in court to seek justice. >> i don't know that i can describe in words have waited and waited and waited. when you wait this long, and you want far waller has only been charged with raping two women in sacramento county. more charges from other counties could be added later. >> weeks and months we'll be discussing about the individual charges for each county and whether appropriate to be centered in one location. >> reporter: waller spoke little, confirming he could not afford an attorney. his court-appointed lawyer did the talking afterward. >> if they're going to put him away for however many years, they better prove it and better prove it to a jury of 12 people. up until that point, he's innocent

roy charles waller was arrested after dna evidence led police to him. he was terrorizing women between 1991 and 2006. he attacked ten women in six northern california counties. he was arrested thursday as he arrived at his job at uc berkeley. >> the suspect is married and had the same job for the last 25 years. >> all those victims, huge relief, i'm sure that if he is the man that's done it, he's no longer on the streets. >> uc berkeley officials releasing a statement confirming his employment at berkeley's office of environmental health. they also say campus police will now review any open sexual assault cases to see if he could be connected in any way. >> for waller's alleged victim, this arrest is something they worried might never happen. jodi hernandez spoke to the woman who survived the 1991 sonoma county attack. she said she's been waiting for this for 27 years. >> i feel relief, i feel anger, i feel shock. >> reporter: she describes how she's feeling after learning the man police say is responsible for raping her has finally been caught. >> ther

roy charles waller spent years working at uc berkeley and investigators that he is the norcal rapist. a man accused of raping a dozen women over a decade and a half. crime reporter henry lee was in the courtroom when waller made his first appearance. >> the matter of waller.>>reporter: accused nor cal racist -- rapist brought to justice after 27 years. invest get a safe the 58-year- old wasn't raped a dozen women and six counties from 1991 until 2006. like i hope you spent every day for the rest of his life in prison. >>reporter: nicole was his first victim contact at roeland park which was 21. she was among the survivors who showed up in court to seek justice. is by feel the way -- i don't think i can describe in words how much i have waited. when he waited this long, and you want this so much. there would be no place on the and i would be. truck while her has only been charged with raping a two woman in takemoto county. more charges from other counties could be added later. >> we will be discussing the individual charges for each county and whether it is appropriate to be centered i

a uc berkeley worker allegedly the so-called nor cal rapist is due in court. 58-year-old roy charles waller has arrested thursday as he arrived to work, charged with 12 counts of forcible sexual assault with at least ten women going back ten years. the alleged crimes happened in fix different county, naming a few, show ma, solano and contra costa. a look at how police actually caught waller. >> nbc's joe friar reports investigators used the same technique as the golden state killer case. >> reporter: good morning, marcus and laura. one of the newest crime fighting tools genetic genealogy pointed investigators to another suspect. earlier this year we showed you how it led investigators to suspected goalen state killer joseph deangelo is accused of several rapes and murders across california in the '70s and '80s. they found him with help from a public online database called jed match. prosecutors used the same technique to capture a suspected serial rapist, 58-year-old roy waller, the allegations date as far back as 1991. we're going to take a closer look at that case coming up this morning o

roy charles waller on thursday was arrested at uc berkeley. he was breaking into homes and terrorizing women for more than 15 years. the women were attacked across six northern california counties. dna evidence led police to making the arrest. >> waller was arrested yesterday in berkeley as he arrived to work. the suspect is married and has had the same job for the last 25 years. >> all those victims, huge relief, i'm sure that -- if he is the man that's done it, he's no longer on the streets. >> uc berkeley officials released a statement confirming his employment. campus police will review any open assault cases to see if he could be connected to those. >>> a shooting on a bay area freeway forced lanes to shut down for almost three hours. it happened on 980. chp opened fire on a car driving west of 580. the driver was the only person inside. he was hurt by broken glass and was taken to the hospital. the chp believes bullets only hit that one car. >>> coming up this morning on "today in the bay," a tech giant is stepping up its security. we'll

they believe that roy charles waller rape to more than 10 women. >>> leaves hit yet another bay areat know how much merchandise they took off with. >>> police and firefighters at the scene this morning over the -- of what appeared to be a manhole rescue. we will have news updates throughout the day on your favorite platforms, including our website, kpix.com. weather traffic right after this. >>> the time now is 7:57. an accident closing one lane, causing delays for drivers heading to the north bay. this is in the northbound direction just past todd road. we will be looking at a 25 minute ride. give yourself some time. you can see the northbound side which is slow stop go. heading across the golden gate bridge, it is a little bit foggy out there. please be careful and refrain from using the high beams. let's check it now with mary lee with the forecast. >>> tracking areas of low fog along parts of the bay. high fire danger today and tomorrow. red flag warning in effect for the northbay hills. dry and gusty offshore winds. there is a heavy fire danger today and tomorrow. it will be muc

investigators say 58-year-old roy charles waller targeted then terrorized at least ten women. >> he would bind them and then repeatedly sexually assault them. >> reporter: the attacks in six northern california counties began in 1991. the victims ranged in age from 21 to 39 and were mostly asian. once, he actually called a victim and apologized. but after the last known assault in 2006, the case went cold. >> cold cases often become a journey for justice. >> reporter: that came through a genetic genealogy website, the same website used to track down and arrest the golden state killer earlier this year. the key was dna that came from a 1998 swloikt managed to stab waller in the arm during an assault. >> the nan tried to clean up the crime scene was unsuccessful because there was too much blood. he could not cover his sins. >> reporter: authorities arrested waller near his workplace. the college campus at uc berkley where he worked for 25 years. >> the victims in this case can stop looking over their shoulders. no one else has to worry about him anymore. >> reporter: waller is married. offi

roy charles waller is accused of a series of rapes from 1991 to 2004. investigators linked the cases through dna. but till now they were unable to match them to a suspect. like in the golden gate skiller case. they got a break it a genealogy company. they entered the dna in a free genealogy website and got a hit. >> for over 27 years, the individual that came to be known as the north cal rapist victimized at least ten women in northern california. >> what i want to share with the world is that the real life boggy man showed up to my house. and i still have a joyful life. it affected my family, friends and me. but overall, i have a good life. she has worked the environmental and safety office in 1992. the school said that he is on leave. he will be arraigned monday on 12 felony accounts of sexual assault. no word if and when the bay area prosecutors will also file charges against him. >>> the catholic diocese of san jose is holding its first listening session. the diocese said it would launch an independent investigation. they plan to release the names o

charles. that's him? >> i used to see him walk around. i'm almost positive he drove the truck. he was very quiet, very quiet. he didn't i mean talk to us ever. >> reporter: waller's co- workers and many university employees were instructed not to speak to the media, but two long time workers off camera say it's scary. >> we have chat here at work and i'm talking from one side of campus to the other side like can you believe this? oh, my god. look at this. do you know who this is? i mean we are just shocked this was somebody in our building. >> reporter: uc berkeley declined an interview and released a statement saying they started fingerprinting job applicants in 2004. waller was hired in 1992 as a safety specialist. waller managed programs to ensure safety and training regarding the use of equipment and machinery. >> the fact that you can't trust who the university is employing or the people that are responsible with our safety is very disheartening. >> reporter: the cases waller are accused of did not occur within the campus community, but campus police are reviewing any open sexual assault cases to see if any might be related. the university says waller is on