Event Brief
Palm River-Clair Mel man arrested in 1998 rape case
Filed: May 27, 2026 at 11:00 PM ET
Summary: Palm River-Clair Mel man arrested in Pinellas County cold case after DNA tech identified suspect nearly 30 years later.
WHO: Palm River-Clair Mel man; Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office; victim (1998)
WHAT: Arrest in connection with a 1998 Pinellas County rape cold case
WHEN: May 27, 2026 at 10:02 PM ET
WHERE: Pinellas County (Ybor City area and near the north side of the Gandy Bridge)
WHY: Detectives used advanced DNA technology to identify the suspect nearly three decades later.
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