Lance David Ray was arrested on October 8, 2020 and charged in a series of rapes of young boys. On July 2, 2000, a 14-year-old boy was kidnapped at gunpoint and sexually assaulted in Peoria, Arizona. On August 23, 2000, a 17-year-old boy waiting at a bus stop was forced into a car at gunpoint and taken to a secluded location and sexually assaulted.
In December of 2020, he was also charged with the rape and murder of 18-year-old Dalmer Hussen in Phoenix, Arizona. Hussen was attacked sometime on September 24, 2000 while walking home from a friend’s house. He struggled against his attacker and was shot and killed. His body was found at 9:00 am on September 25 in a vacant lot. He was the eldest of 7 brothers.
The three cases were linked to the same perpetrator through DNA testing in 2003. There is no confirmation on who conducted the FGG analysis, but reports state that the FBI was involved in the investigation.
The case against Ray is pending in Maricopa County.
Sources:
Olmos, Dorri. “DNA Connects St. Louis Man to Cold Cases in Arizona, More Victims Possible.” WFMY News 2 ABC, December 29, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021. https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/crime/cold-case-arrest-phoenix-st-louis-man/63-f68fb2d9-f628-4d19-868a-7391d8827990.
Rice, Rachel. “St. Louis Man Arrested in Arizona Cold Case Death, Sexual Assaults.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, December 30, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021. https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/st-louis-man-arrested-in-arizona-cold-case-death-sexual-assaults/article_ed7a278f-0e44-5548-a935-4e9d1238d5f5.html.
WTHR.com Staff. “FBI: Cold Case Homicide Suspect Arrested in Bloomington Possibly Connected to Other Cases.” WTHR 13 NBC News, December 29, 2020, last modified December 30, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021. https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/fbi-cold-case-homicide-suspect-arrested-in-bloomington-possibly-connected-to-other-cases/531-a8243b79-e920-4016-9313-8483f0576d13