Denver police announced today that they have solved a cold case involving the beating and rape of a 48-year-old woman in 1994 that left her paralyzed.
Their suspect is Benjamin F. Anderson, 31, who will face charges of first-degree sexual assault and second-degree kidnapping.
Anderson already is incarcerated in the Colorado Department of Corrections for an unrelated sex assault and robbery.
He is scheduled to appear June 8 in Denver District Court to be advised of these recent charges, police said.
A cold case detective with the assistance of the department’s crime lab found a positive DNA link between evidence involved in the 1994 rape and the suspect, police said.
On the morning of April 16, 1994, the victim was stopped at a convenience store in the 4500 block of Steele Street on her way to work.
A man approached her, asked for a ride and got into her car before she could refuse. He sexually assaulted and beated her and left her paralyzed in her car, parked on railroad tracks.
Staff writer Manny Gonzales can be reached at 303-820-1537 or mgonzales@denverpost.com
