Fredericksburg Serial Rape Suspect Was Already Out Of US When DNA Results Came Back: Police
A suspected serial rapist was already out of the country when Virginia investigators got the DNA evidence they needed to link him to two violent attacks on women along popular walking trails.
Now, he's back in custody.
Fredericksburg police announced on Wednesday, Oct. 14, that Cesar Paau-Pan, 22, of Spotsylvania, was arrested in Guatemala following a months-long investigation that included two reported rapes, an unrelated indecent exposure arrest, and a critical DNA breakthrough that came weeks after he voluntarily left the United States.
The investigation began on Oct. 19, 2025, when a w…
They Called Her 'Cray': DC Woman Learns Prison Fate For Violent Robbery Spree Across Region
Ashley Gause helped turn a string of armed robberies across Maryland and neighboring states into a $300,000 criminal enterprise, and now she's headed to federal prison.
Gause, 33, of Washington, DC, was sentenced on Tuesday, Oct. 13, to 140 months in prison for co-leading a crew that terrorized employees at more than a dozen pharmacies and cellphone stores across Maryland, Virginia, DC, and New Jersey.
Known as "Cray," Gause helped orchestrate the robberies between May 2020 and May 2021, targeting businesses for prescription drugs and cellphones that could be resold in DC, according to fede…
