waller is the norcal rapist. his alleged crime spree began in rohnert park in 1991 and continued victimizing women in davis, chico, woodland and sacramento. >> those people that you least expect that, you know, sometimes you just never know. >> reporter: neighbors say waller lived here with his wife and like his home was unassuming. >> from a distance he seemed normal. i mean he was cutting down the trees and pruning and they were laughing i think. >> reporter: but in a joint press conference today investigators from across northern california recounted tales of terror. >> the suspect in this case was a real life boogeyman who crept into his victims' homes under the cover of darkness and attacked them when they were most vulnerable. >> reporter: he allegedly bound and sexually assaulted his victim before ransacking their homes, sometimes forcing them to withdraw money from the atm. in one notable case he even posed as a trick-or-treater before attacking his victim in martinez on halloween later calling to apologi

police say 58-year-old roy waller is the norcal rapist. his alleged crime spree began in rohnert park in 1991 and he continued victimizing women in davis, chico, woodland and sacramento. >> those people you least expect sometimes you never know. >> reporter: waller lived here with his wife and like his home was unassuming neighbors say. >> from a distance he seemed normal. he was cutting down trees and pruning and they were laughing i think. >> reporter: but in a joint press conference today investigators from across northern california recounted tales of terror. >> the suspect in this case was a real live boogeyman who crept into his victims' homes under the cover of darkness and attacked them when they were most vulnerable. >> reporter: he allegedly bound and sexually assaulted his victim before ransacking their homes sometimes forcing them to withdraw money from the atm. in one notable case he posed as a trick-or-treater before attacking his victim in martinez on halloween later calling to apologize. >> this man is extremely careful and

we tried walking on the door here at waller's home, but received no answer. as you said, neighbors have been talking. they are outright shocked. >> sad. shame. scary. >> reporter: word that the man who lives in the house with the well man cured lawn and white picket fence is a serial rapist threw everyone for a loop. >> this is a nice neighborhood. you don't think of someone accused or arrested of doing such a thing or so many attacks and rapes would be living in your neighborhood. >> we talk around here all the time, the nighttime and daytime. you never feel a threat. you never have that energy of feeling threatened in anyway. >> reporter: waller was the middle ages guy seen mowing the grass or trimming trees. one neighbor remembers him teaching her to use a weed whacker. he was pleasant, but not outgoing. >> i walked up and down this road every day. i have seen him. i have seen his wife. but, i have never spoken to him, that i can remember. >> reporter: police say waller was not an their radar. that's about to change. >> we are investigating our past cases

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 the alleged norcal rapist may have been captured, even if it means loosing a neighbor.sotit's g

>(ryan) waller is (ryan) waller is (ryan) waller is charged with 12 -counts of forcible sexual assault. (pam) disbelief and dismay... after it was revealed the accused "norcal rapist" .... has worked locally at u-c berkeley, for more than 20- years. now berkeley officials say, they are looking into whether or not he is connected to any crimes committed on campus. (pam) we have also learned, waller may have lived in several different bay area cities.... including berkley and richmond.. he is currently a resident of benicia.(ryan) 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. sot

that led them to waller, who watched the description of the rapist. police arrested waller yesterday as he arrived at his safety specialist job at uc berkeley. investigators tied the nor cal rapist to at least ten attacks. one in 1993 in rohnert park. three more between that year in 1996. there were also attacks in chico and the sacramento area. cornell barnard spoke with one of the victims. >> a north bay victim is coming forward and sharing her survivor story because she wants the world to know the nor cal rapist did not destroy her life. >> crying -- i don't normally cry a lot about this, but i have been waiting a long, long time. >> nicole earnest-payte said she felt so many emotions when she learned the man who raped her 27 years ago had been caught. >> it is interesting that when i saw his face i felt nothing. i felt completely numb. >> reporter: police say 58-year-old roy waller broke into her home when nicole was just 21 years old. >> i woke up to a masked man with his arm around me from behind like this and a gun at my head. >> reporter: she

this is where one of waller's alleged victims was attacked. this investigation mirrors the technique used to catch the suspect in the golden state killer case. five months ago, they used in the rapist case. after three decades and ten cases, investigators say they findly got their man, the man they believe is the norcal rapist. 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

roy waller is the norcal rapist. the man who has a sexually assaulted 10 women in six counties starting in 1991. >> the suspect in this case was a real life bogeyman. he crept into his victims homes under the cover of darkness and attacked them when they were most verbal. >> reporter: there were clues about the suspect identity over the years. a sketch released in 2006 after victim glimpsed his face. his car seen passing on a neighbor's surveillance camera. his face covered in a mask captured on atm security video. the sacramento district attorney said the biggest clue was the physical evidence left behind. >> for 27 years there has been one common thread, his dna. >> reporter: dna found at several scenes including this one in martinez, a woman raped in her home on halloween night in 1996. for a decade the dna evidence languish. in 2006 county investigators made a strategic move. they filed this john doe complaint issuing a warrant for half $1 million for the unidentified suspects dna profile. >> we filed the complai

waller's co-workers did not want to comment on camera. reporting live from uc berkley, i'm leslie brinkley, "abc 7 news." >> thank you. >> our coverage of the nor cal rapist kase continues on our website, abc7news.com. we have a timeline of events leading up to the arrest as well as an archived report that one of the victims sacrificed her privacy in hopes it would help catch the suspect. >>> still ahead, an exclusive. hear two parents' anguish over the fate of their son, a mentally-ill man injured so badly he may never wak >>> well, some of you may have big birthday plans this weekend, maybe an outdoor party, maybe a lot of kids around and you are wondering about the w to be like get into fall. >> that's right. it is going to be nice-looking weather, okay. for the birthday party, don't worry, ama and larry, and for any other plans you have. just make sure we're all invited. live doppler 7 right now showing some fog near the beaches. it is starting to advance over the bay. that fog really just came in from the south, what is known as a so

waller was arrested thursday on his way to work at u.c. berkel berkeley. >> no one else has to worry about him any more. >> reporter: investigators were able to link d.n.a. from the crime scenes to close relatives who were already in the database. from there, they built a family tree that led to waller, so they obtained his d.n.a. and found it matched the norcal rapist. reena. >> ninan: remarkable research. thank you so much. the university of maryland football team took on the university of minnesota today. maryland's head coach remains on administrative leave. he's accused of mental abuse and intimidation. a separate investigation into the death of a player last spring found that proper procedures were not followed when the defensive lineman collapsed during practice. kenneth craig is following this. >> reporter: the independent investigation into 19-year-old jordan mcnail's death revealed more than an hour passed between the time the university of maryland football player starting showing signs of heatstroke during the may 29 workout an

kron 4's charles clifford visited roy waller's home...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 convicted. it's good that dna evidence is bei

police say 58-year-old roy waller is the norcal rapist.d crime spree began in rohnert park in 1991 and he continued victimizing women in davis, chico, woodland and sacramento. >> those people you least expect sometimes you never know. >> reporter: waller lived here with his wife and like his home was unassuming neighbors say. >> from a distance he seemed normal. he was cutting down trees and pruning and they were laughing i think. >> reporter: but in a joint press conference today investigators from across northern california recounted tales of terror. >> the suspect in this case was a real live boogeyman who crept into his victims' homes under the cover of darkness and attacked them when they were most vulnerable. >> reporter: he allegedly bound and sexually assaulted his victim before ransacking their homes sometimes forcing them to withdraw money from the atm. in one notable case he posed as

police say roy waller is the norcal rapest. his crime spree began in 1991 and continued through 2006. >> those people that you least expect, that you know, sometimes you just never know. reporter: neighbors say waller lived here with his wife, and like his home, was unassuming. >> from a distance, he seemed normal. i mean he was cutting down trees and pruning, and they were laughing. reporter: investigators from across northern california recounted tales of terror. >> the suspect in this case was a real life boogie man who crept into his victim's home and attacked them. reporter: he allegedly bound his victims and raped them before ransacking their homes. in one case, he posed as a trick-or-treater before attacking his victim later calling to apologize. >> this man is extremely careful and very smart for during his reign of terror, one o his victims came forward with a warning and a plea for help. >> it is terrifying to all of us because he will not stop, and every time he gets away with it, he will just become bolder and do mo

carlos spoke with some of waller's accusers at court today. >> 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 ana

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

roy waller worked here at uc berkeley for 25 years... an email t a they are looking into his work here and whether he could be connected to an unsolved sexuall assaults. (take pkg) disbelief and dismay here on campus, after news spread about this man, uc berkeley employee roy waller arrested on multiple charges of rape and kidnapping stretching over decade. uc berkeley sent out an email to students and staff about the case. quote, we were shocked to learn about a campus employee was arrested in connection... we don't believe he is connected but we are opening up cases. melody passebani, student. "i am glad they are re-openning cases and looking into them. stephanie gutierrez, uc berkeley student. "any person associated with sexual assault is troubling and i am glad he is gone. (estacio live) uc berkeley also said authorities say their investigation did not reveal any cases connected to the univerisity but nonetheless they will be looking into their files. te (catherine) we first told you about the arrest of the suspected norcal rapist th

joseph ferina is waller's defense attorney. >> until i have the police report i can't say here's how much time you're facing. i don't know what's in the police reports. i don't know the extent of the dna or what other material they might have. >> reporter: waller allegedly bound and sexual assaulted his victims before ransacking their homes. for decades investigators have been collecting dna, but with no known matches it wasn't much help until recent advances in genealogy dna changed everything. >> we were the only ones who had seen his face. this time i get to see his face when he's in fear. >> reporter: police say that waller is linked to at least 10 women in this 15 year sexual assault spree. two of those cases here in sacramento and that is what he is behind bars for now facing 12 counts and he could face life in prison. he's back in court october 30th and those two survivors here today say they'll be back in court as well. in sacramento, juliette goodrich, kpix5. >>> bad news, this mri confirms the worst possible news for 49er fans. quarterback jimmy g. will be out the rest of t

waller is married and lives in benicia. his first known victim was 21 years old when she was attacked. she was among the victims who showed up in court in sacramento today seeking justice. >> i don't know that i can describe in words how much i have waited and waited and waited. when you wait this long and you want this so much, there would be no place on the planet i'd be right now. >> so far waller's only been charged with raping two women in sacramento county. prosecutors say waller was identified after investigators entered dna evidence into a genealogy website which narrowed the search to his relatives. authorities got his dna from a straw that they pulled out of his trash. police say it matched and waller was arrested last thursday. >>> now to the growing controversy involving the nation's highest court. supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh says he has no plans to step aside after a second woman came forward to accuse him of sexual misconduct. ktvu's jana katsuyama joins us now. she's in tm with kavanaugh's effort to

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.sotit's good news. if he's convicted. it's good that dna evidence is being used to catch him. (pam) (pam) (pam) kron-4 sent (pam) (pam) kron

>thanks to genealogy tests..police arrested 58- year-old roy waller friday, waller is accused of raping, torturing and robbing at least ten women over a fifteen year span. he was living in benecia and working at u-c berkely.. earnest-payte is telling her story to empower other victims of sexual assaultshe also says authorities did not believe her story at the time.. now a wife and mother, settled in petaluma, she is living proof her life did not get destroyed.. ( marty ) also in the north bay, it was scary scene in santa rosa as a teenager was stabbed during a fight at a football game. it happened during a montgomery highchool football game friday night. a female

investigators entered dna into a genology website that led them to benicia resident roy waller. >> ihave often said in my career that dna is the silent witness to the truth. >> investigators used information to put together a family tree that got them to waller who they say matched the description of the rapist. police arrested waller thursday as he arrived to his job at uc berkeley as a safety specialist of all things. recollect haved the raichist to ten attacks, the first in 19919 in rohnert park, three other attacks in the bay area between that year and 1996. now between 96 and 2006 there were attacks in chico and the sacramento area. >>> a north bay women are woman one of the victims of the norcal raichist is sharing her story. nicole earnest pate says she wants the world to know he didn't destroy her life. coronell bernhard has that story. >> crying. i don't normally cry a lot about this. but i've been waiting a long, long time. >> reporter: nicole earnest pate says she felt so many emotions when he she learned the man who raichd her 27 years ago had been caught. >> it's interes

>thanks to genealogy tests..police arrested 58- year-old roy waller friday, waller is accused of raping, torturing and robbing at least ten women over a fifteen year span. he was living in benecia and working at u-c berkely.. earnest-payte is telling her story to empower other victims of sexual assaultshe also says authorities did not believe her story at the time.. now a wife and mother, settled in petaluma, she is living proof her life did not get destroyed.. roy waller is due in sacramento court on monday. earnest-payte says she'll be there -- and hopes to attend every court date after.live in petaluma, gayle ong kron 4 news <"how can we believe the word of a

roy waller... making his first appearance in court today. he's accused of torturing, raping and robbing ten women over a 15-year-span capitol bureau reporter ashley zavala was in the courtroom today as well... and joins us live from sacramento to explain what happened. ashley? ((ashley)) roy waller was brought in to the courtroom handcuffed.. he said nothing during. all while some of his allged victim's sat feet away from him. "it's the first time i had been that close to him in 27 years, the last time was in my home ."bound and barricaded in court for the first time.. suspected norcal rapist roy waller stood in front of the victims he is accused of blind folding and torturing."when he walked in i grabbed my husband's hand and started to tear up and shake a little." nicole earnest-payte was 21 when she says he crept into her unlocked home and raped her. she says she didn't eat all day monday leading up to his arraignment."it's a mix of things, but mostly i felt on intent on getting him, i've always been intent on getting him, even that night

. >> roy waller was arraigned on 12 counts of aggregated sexual assault. our reporter is live outside the courthouse in sacramento where he spoke with some of the alleged victims. carlos? >> reporter: the hearing was quick, it lasted about five minutes, but it was emotional for two of the victims who wanted to come face-to-face with their alleged attacker. 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 wai

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

"> friday, authorities arrested 58-year-old roy waller waller is accused of raping, torturing and robbing at least ten women over a fifteen year span. he was living in benecia and working at u-c berkely.. earnest-payte is telling her story to empower other victims of sexual assaultnow a wife and mother, settled in petaluma, she is living proof her life did not get destroyed.. roy waller is due in sacramento court on monday. earnest-payte says she'll be there -- and hopes to attend the following court appearances..live in petaluma, gayle ong kron 4 news (jrs) vice president pence says he and the p

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 in one location. >>reporter: waller spoke little confirming he cannot afford an attorney.'s court-appointed lawyer do the talking afterwards. >> if they are going to put him a

that's how investigators were able to get waller's dna. the defendant returns to court october 30th. henry lee, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> still to come, a violent mob jumps the fair gates at a station and attacks and robs passengers. the new video obtained by our team. >>> we're looking at this red flag warning that will be in effect through tuesday afternoon. mainly for the hills of the north and east bay. details on that and a warmup in your neighborhood. >>> you said you wanted to talko call no, i can't help you. sorry. >> tonight, 2 investigates is calling out 911 abuse. nonemergency calls are wasting the time of dispatchers, costing money, and potentially putting life-threatening callers on hold. >> dispatchers want people to stop calling 911 for things that are not real emergencies. investigative reporter brooks found many people in the bay area are using the emergency line as their personal customer service line. >> just in san francisco alone, a single call comes into 911 every minute of every day that's not an emergency at all. tonight

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

. >> 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

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 that occurred more than a decade ago in several northern california communities. a statement goes on to say, there is no indication that

>>reporter: waller spoke a little confirming he cannot afford an attorney. the court-appointed lawyer did the talking afterwards. >> if they are going to put him away, then they better prevent. and a better permit it to me and into a jury of 12 people. up until that point, he is innocent. >>reporter: waller was identified after investigators entered his dna into a genealogy website which authorities say similarities with a relative of his. the same site was used to catch alleged golden state killer joseph deangelo. a year after the first nor cal rapist attack, waller landed a job as a safety specialist at uc berkeley and vibrant health and safety office at the use of attorney is mike use of machinery. anderson survived an attack by the defendant.>> it is relief that he has been ugentire thing it's like we are sisterhood and they would be my sisters and forever. >>reporter: anderson one of the women we spoke to said not only did she survive her attacker, she stepped her attacker with scissors and that is how investigators were able to get her dna. the defenda

>thanks to genealogy tests..police arrested 58- year-old roy waller friday, waller is accused of raping, torturing and robbing at least ten women over a fifteen year span. he was living in benecia and working at u-c berkely.. earnest-payte is telling her story to empower other victims of sexual assaultshe also says authorities did not believe her story at the time.. now a wife and mother, settled in petaluma, she is living proof her life did not get destroyed.. today... bill cosby will be back in a pennsylvania court for sentencing on his conviction of sexual assault. cosby faces up to ten years in prison for each of the three counts against him. the 81-year old

police arrested waller thursday as he arrived at his safety specialist job at uc berkeley. investigators tide the rapist to so attacks, firps in rohnert park. there were three others attacks in the bay area between that year and 1996. then between 1996 and 2006 there were attacks in chico and the sacramento area. >>> a north bay woman one of the victims of the norcal rapist is sharing her story. nicole pates says he wants the world to know he did not destroy her life. our reporter has that story. >> i cooing i don't normally cry a lot about this. but been waiting a long, long time. >> reporter: nicole says she felt so many emotions when she learned the man who raped her 27 years ago had been caught. >> it's interesting when i saw his face i felt nothing. completely number. >> reporter: 58-year-old roy waller broke into her home in 1991 when she was 21 years old. >> woke up to a masked man with his arm around me from behind like this and a gun at my head. >> she says back this police didn't buy her story. >> the bottom line is she didn't believe me. >> waller's neighbors in

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

. >>> the norcal rapist is now in custody per police say he is 58- year-old roy waller from phoenicia. investigators also say waller terrorize young women in northern california dating back to 1991. >> frank is in the news room with more of what authorities said at a news conference that just wrapped up in sacramento. >> it was dna that led to d'angelo's killer -- arrest in california now dna again has led them to who they believe is than no cal rapist. they believe he committed over 10 reps beginning in 1991 in rohnert park. he is also charged with crimes in martinez, vallejo, davis, chico, with an, and sacramento. until 2006 when the case went cold. he targeted women in their 20s and 30s by entering their home late at night carrying a gun and wore a mask. he would tie up his victim and assault them. he also stole money and other items from their homes. >> today we bring justice to not only the victims, but all the communities that he impacted. through the hard work of these women and men we made our communities as a for yesterday and we removed a predator from our streets. >> the su

waller faces 12 criminal counts so far. his arraignment is scheduled for 1:30 tomorrow afternoon in sacramento and we will be there. >>> a northern california man was sentenced to five years in prison for trafficking so- called ghost guns. 44-year-old michael paul grisham smith of grass valley was arrested earlier this year after selling eight ar15 style firearms on the dark net without serial numbers. the homemade weapons were sold to an undercover homeland security agent in exchange for payment in bitcoin. >>> a judge says a north bay kindergartner can keep bringing her cannabis-based drug to school. she has a rare form of epilepsy. she started using a cannabis oil to treat the seizures, but the rincon school district said she could not have it on campus because of rules that ban marijuana at schools. the family took the issue to court and on friday the judge ruled that she can use her medicine at school. we spoke with brooke's mother back in july. >> we go through so much to take care of my daughter, to get all the needs

. >> police say 58-year-old roy waller broke into her home in 1991 when nichole was 21 years old. >> i woke up to a masked m m with his arm around me like this and a gun by my head. >> she says the police didn't buy her story. >> she didn't believe me. >> waller's neighbors in benicia say he was the last guy you'd suspect of being a raichist often doing garden. >> it's troubling to know there is someone living in your community who may have done such a crime. >> reporter: benicia police say they don't know if he committed sexual assaults here but they are investigating. waller worked at uc berkeley at a safety specialist in the environment health and safety department for 26 years. the university sent a campuswide email to students saying none of the crimes he is olgd to have committed took place on or near campus. but this is nonetheless deeply unsettle attention. >> i've had a wonderful life. he has not destroyed my life. >> nicole earnest pate now a which have and mom living in petaluma says she wants to be there when waller faces t dgen ur >> i want to stand ten feet from him in

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investigators were led to waller after putting gene yolg information into a website. the attacks took place between 1991 and 2006. >>> the 49ers lost more than the game today against the san francisco chiefs. quarterback star jimmy garofalo suffered a torn acl. garofalo's knee buckled before he took a big hit there. he'll have an mri tomorrow. garofalo signed a five-year $100 million contract over the off-season that made him the highest paid player at the time. this means he could miss the remainder of the season. >>> it was a celebration today at san francisco's glide memorial church. the congregation celebrated the birthday of pastor williams. >>> tomorrow, the u.s. supreme court could decide whether to take up the martin's beach lawsuit. a tech billionaire purchased 89 acres around san mateo county and closed it to the public. later he was forced to open the case by violating access to the beach without a permit. and now he is asking for the supreme court to determine that he doesn't need a gate for his own property. >>> vintage aircraft, jets and helicopters were

she came to court to look waller square in the eyes. >> this time i get to see his face when he's in fear. >> until the d.a. can prove to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt -- >> reporter: his attorney has a to the to relieu. >> one day you're living a normal life, working a regular job, you go home like everyone else, and next minute you're charged with being a rapist irs until he learns what it is to be a human. >> reporter: his attorney says he'll neat more time to review the case. at the crux of it, d in a moment a evidence. reporting live in sacramento, i'm jodi hernandez. >>> a potentially traumatic courtroom drama has been averted. the kidnapper will not be questioning in a court. muller decided to not act as his own attorney. he moved to have a public defender poppy for him, even though he has a heart vashd law degree. he pled guilty last year to the kidnapping charge, but will fight the state charges. the prosecutor expressed relief that the couple will not be questioned by their accused rapist. >>> a freeway mishap leads to the discovery of a missing pallet alternate woman. s

>>reporter: waller spoke little confirming he cannot afford an attorney.'s court-appointed lawyer do the talking afterwards. >> if they are going to put him away, then they better prove it. better prove it to me and to a jury of 12 people. up until that point he is innocent. >>reporter: waller was identified after investigators entered his dna into a genealogy website which authorities say found similarities with a relative. the same site used to catch the alleged golden state killer joseph deangelo. a year after the first norcal rapist attack, waller landed a job as a safety specialist at uc berkeley environmental health and safety officer training others in the use of machinery. monty anderson says she survived an attack by the defendant and chico. >> relief. has been -- a long time. and i did not want it to happen to anyone else. >> we are a sifter that mega sisterhood that we never asked for. they will be my sisters are forever.>>reporter: one of the woman we spoke to said not only did she survive her attack, she stabbed her attacker with scissors and t

.>>> a major break in a case, today prosecutors announced the arrest of roy charles waller, accused of being the norcal rapist. links to a string of sexual assaults, including some that happened right here in the bay area.>> is one of two high- profile cases that were -- we are following this afternoon, we begin with the man convicted of a bizarre 2015 kidnapping in valejo now talking from jail. >> matthew mueller is sets to cross-examine the woman accused of abductor thing and raping. >> he is already serving 40 years for kidnapping denise from her home but now charged in state court for raping her. he has a right to ask questions on the stand but he does not plan to traumatize her any further.>> i have to be my own lawyer and the defendant right now, it's a tricky situation so i don't mean to be speaking out of both sides of my mouth.>> reporter: he told me he can't discuss details of the kidnapping, a crime he has already been convicted of in federal court. but now he has represented himself on charges he repeatedly raped her. the lawyer will likely cross- examine her. >> it's not g

.>> 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

waller was caught after investigators used the florida-based genealogy site "gedmatch."it was also used to arrest the alleged golden state killer earlier this year. ( darya ) people living in one east bay neighborhood are on edge after a fire comes dangerously close to homes for the second straight day. it happened on the west side of san ramon. fortunately fire crews were stationed just a few blocks away so they wer able to contain the fire quickly. but this comes just one day after another grass fire broke out less than a mile away on the same hillside. ken wong who lives in the neighborhood says the fire wasn't unexpected.. the nieghbordhood home owners association requires homeowners to maintain defensable space along the hillside. ( darya ) fortunately no one was injured and no buidlings were fire officials say they are both fires. ( james ) there is a red flag warning in effect until 5 p-m tonight... joining me now is meterologist john shrable. continuing our tren

investigators were able to identify waller by entering a dna evidence into a genealogy website. he was arrested near uc berkeley last week where he has worked for the past 25 years. just about an hour from now president trump will join other world leaders for this 73rd meeting of the united nations general assembly in new york city. tomorrow he will address the general assembly and on wednesday he will chair a special session of the un security council. last year the president used his speech to promote his america first agenda. he is expected to continue with that push this year and to highlight what he believes are his administration's foreign policy successes. topping the list is north korea. >> the administration's position has not changed since we entered this discussion. we talked about particularly this particular systems and weapon systems. we hopeful we can deliver this outcome for the world. >> president trump has said he intends to focus on iran when he chairs the meeting on wednesday. world leaders will also focus on combating climate change in their meetings this we