primarily in the evening. some of the victims were young teenage girls, 15, 16 years old, with parents sleeping in another room within the household. when questioned by police, sanchez admitted he was the simi valley rapist, but denied having anything to do with megan barroso s murder. very hesitant to answer, didn t want to talk anymore. said he didn t know her, didn t know what i was talking about. had nothing to do with that. investigators searched sanchez s pickup truck for possible clues. it was clear the truck had been thoroughly washed and cleaned, but tape lifts of the upholstery found something very difficult to get rid of tiny specks of red glitter. investigators also found red glitter in the green jacket found outside sanchez s home. they even found one microscopic
with one arm bent under her head, like in a sleeping position. that wouldn t be a position that a body would land in. then the medical examiner noticed something unusual. red glitter. what they call pixie dust in megan s hair and on her clothing. and it was red glitter, in essence. megan s green jacket was found outside the home of vincent sanchez, a part-time electrician who came to police attention when his roommate found a homemade videotape of sanchez sexually assaulting several women. when police studied the videotape in detail, they discovered the women were the victims of the simi valley rapist. 15 unsolved rapes police had been trying to solve for the past five years. the perpetrator would break into the home of the victims
she was hit by the shots through the car door. megan may have reached for her phone to call help, lost control, and hit the median barrier. sanchez then abducted megan and drove off. the whole time she shed the distinctive red glitter into his truck, onto his rifle, and on her jacket. medical experts believe megan was alive when sanchez left her in the canyon ravine. he left her there without her pants and probably took her jacket as a trophy. in october of 2001, sanchez pled guilty to being the simi valley rapist and was sentenced to life in prison. he also pled guilty to megan s murder. sanchez claimed he didn t sexually assault megan.
the ravine. she was in a fetal position with one arm bent under her head, like in a sleeping position. that wouldn t be a position that a body would land in. then the medical examiner noticed something unusual. red glitter. what they call pixie dust in megan s hair and on her clothing. and it was red glitter, in essence. megan s green jacket was found outside the home of vincent sanchez, a part-time electrician who came to police attention when his roommate found a homemade videotape of sanchez sexually assaulting several women. when police studied the videotape in detail, they discovered the women were the victims of the simi valley rapist. 15 unsolved rapes police had been trying to solve for the past five years. the perpetrator would break into the home of the victims primarily in the evening. some of the victims were young
teenage girls, 15, 16 years old, with parents sleeping in another room within the household. when questioned by police, sanchez admitted he was the simi valley rapist, but denied having anything to do with megan barroso s murder. very hesitant to answer, didn t want to talk anymore. said he didn t know her, didn t know what i was talking about. had nothing to do with that. investigators search sanchez s pickup truck for possible clues. it was clear the truck had been thoroughly washed and cleaned, but tape lifts of the upholstery found something very difficult to get rid of tiny specks of red glitter. investigators also found red glitter in the green jacket found outside sanchez s home. they even found one microscopic speck on the ak-47 rifle sanchez s roommate turned over