You Have the Right to Remain Silent: the Miranda Rights

The First Clue

The young woman was scared. Not only did Ernesto rob her and kidnap her, but he also raped her. However, after the brutal assault, he took the woman back to the city, alive and relatively safe (as safe as you can be after a traumatic attack). While dropping her off, he muttered the words, “pray for me,” and the woman rushed home.

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She told her family, who immediately called the police to report the demoralizing rape. The woman spoke to detectives and described to them what the car looked like. She said the assailant drove a green or gray car with dark upholstery with stripes. This was their only lead.

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