U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Arizona spokesperson Rob Daniels confirmed Daly was a Supervisory Border Patrol Agent at the Douglas Station in southeast Arizona from November 1999 until he retired in December 2019. CBP does not tolerate corruption or abuse within our ranks, and we cooperate fully with all criminal or administrative investigations of alleged misconduct by any of our current or former personnel, the agency said in a statement.
Mesa police said they worked with officers from the Gilbert, Chandler and Bisbee police departments as well as with the FBI and Border Patrol.
The U.S. Marshals Arizona WANTED Violent Offender Task Force and other agencies took Daly into custody in Sierra Vista on Tuesday.
John Daly III, 57, was arrested in Sierra Vista on Tuesday, Mesa police said in a statement.
He is accused of being what Mesa police are calling the East Valley Rapist. Eight cases of sexual assault between July 1999 and October 2001 were connected by similar suspect behavior and three were connected by DNA, Mesa police said, though no leads were established at the time.
An Arizona Republic article from November 2000 says police at the time believed a serial rapist was stalking and attacking white women between 21 and 41 years old through open doors and windows in single-family homes in south Mesa and north Gilbert.
Suspected Serial Rapist Arrested is a Retired Border Patrol Agent: Police
On 5/5/21 at 3:25 AM EDT
A former border patrol agent has been arrested on suspicion of committing a string of rapes in Arizona.
John Daly III, 57, was apprehended by officers in Sierra Vista on Tuesday on suspicion of committing several sexual assaults two decades ago, a spokesperson for the Mesa Police Department (MPD) said.
Police suspect Daly of having raped eight people in Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler and Bisbee between July 1999 and October 2001.
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Dubbed the East Vally serial rapist by the MPD, officers said they had linked Daly to three crimes after they analyzed DNA samples. Officers said there were no leads that could be pursued during the initial investigations.
A recently retired Border Patrol agent suspected of being a serial rapist in Arizona was arrested this week in connection with decades-old cold cases.
John Daly III, 57, was arrested in Sierra Vista on Tuesday, almost 22 years after his first alleged offense.
“We are excited to make this announcement and hope that this brings some closure to the many victims affected by John Daly III,” the Mesa Police Department said in a statement.
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Daly is accused of being the East Valley serial rapist, a long sought after criminal linked to a series of sexual assaults that occurred between July 1999 and October 2001.