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I talk a lot about people living in small towns being especially surprised when a terrible crime is committed

Because living in a small town gives people a sense of security

This case didn't happen in a small town

It was in Long Beach, a city in southern California with a population of around 450,000

But even with nearly half a million people living in Long Beach it still felt like a small town in a lot of ways

Many of the residents of Long Beach lived in large houses and upscale neighborhoods

The streets were quiet and clean people knew their neighbors

And knowing that gave the people who lived there a feeling similar to that small town sense of security

No one expected someone to break into their home

No one expected to get raped

But it happened

And in this case it happened in Long Beach more than 20 times

From A&E, this is cold case files

I'm Brooke and here's the matchless Bill Curtis with a classic case, the midnight attacker

It got to be about 9.30 or 10 o'clock and I went out to return a video and I noticed that the deadbolt had been tampered with

Along Beach Woman we will call Jane, leaves home and walks to the local video store

At the back of her mind a hint of concern about the lock on her front door

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