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| Police hunting a serial sex attacker dubbed the "UK's most wanted man" are following up fresh leads after an appeal on Crimewatch. | Police hunting a serial sex attacker dubbed the "UK's most wanted man" are following up fresh leads after an appeal on Crimewatch. |
| Almost 100 attacks on elderly men and women in London are being investigated. | Almost 100 attacks on elderly men and women in London are being investigated. |
| The Metropolitan Police's Operation Minstead team has been hunting the rapist and burglar for eight years. | The Metropolitan Police's Operation Minstead team has been hunting the rapist and burglar for eight years. |
| Detectives received more than 150 calls, with 60 names being suggested, after giving an "amazingly detailed picture" of the man on Monday. | Detectives received more than 150 calls, with 60 names being suggested, after giving an "amazingly detailed picture" of the man on Monday. |
| Regular job | Regular job |
| The man has been linked to four rapes and 24 other sexual assaults during 98 break-ins in London since 1990. | The man has been linked to four rapes and 24 other sexual assaults during 98 break-ins in London since 1990. |
| The attacks have been concentrated in south-east London, including areas of Shirley, Forest Hill, Orpington, Coulsdon and Warlingham. | The attacks have been concentrated in south-east London, including areas of Shirley, Forest Hill, Orpington, Coulsdon and Warlingham. |
| During some attacks the suspect has mentioned Brighton to victims and police believe he may have a connection with that area. | |
| Det Insp Nick Chalmers said the attacker could be a man who not even neighbours or close family would recognise as a criminal. | Det Insp Nick Chalmers said the attacker could be a man who not even neighbours or close family would recognise as a criminal. |
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| He also said that reinvestigations had uncovered several important new clues such as "the fact that he may ride a motorcycle and almost certainly has a regular job". | He also said that reinvestigations had uncovered several important new clues such as "the fact that he may ride a motorcycle and almost certainly has a regular job". |
| The suspect is described as a black man, in his late 30s, with a well-spoken soft voice and an athletic build. | The suspect is described as a black man, in his late 30s, with a well-spoken soft voice and an athletic build. |
| Forensic investigations in the United States have shown he originates from the Windward Islands in the Caribbean. | Forensic investigations in the United States have shown he originates from the Windward Islands in the Caribbean. |
| A reward of £40,000 has been offered for information leading to the attacker's arrest and conviction. | A reward of £40,000 has been offered for information leading to the attacker's arrest and conviction. |