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Criminal Records - Most Wanted |
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Profile |
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Name: Rufino
"Alejandro, Alex, Rufo"
Castaneda
(Rufino Castaneda Nova)
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Sex: Male |
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Race: Hispanic |
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Age Now: 34 |
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Height: 5'6" |
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Weight: 150 lbs. |
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Hair (Color, Description, Facial Hair): Black
Hair may be longer in the back.
Beard |
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Eyes (Color and Correction): Brown |
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Other Physical Characteristics: May have shaved his beard.
May have gained weight. |
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Wanted for :
Rape, Mishawaka, IN
Rape, Mishawaka, IN
Rape, Mishawaka, IN
Criminal Confinement, Mishawaka, IN
Criminal Confinement, Mishawaka, IN
Criminal Confinement, Mishawaka, IN
Assault, Mishawaka, IN
Assault, Mishawaka, IN
Assault, Mishawaka, IN
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Location(s) |
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Last Seen : Bremen, IN
Castaneda was last seen at his factory job. |
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Possible Location : Mexico
Pennsylvania
Castaneda also might be in the southern United States. |
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Last Known : Mishawaka, IN
South Bend, IN |
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Traits |
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Mexican national |
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May also be using 07/20/1974 for DOB |
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Speaks Spanish fluently, speaks English poorly |
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Is connected to Pennsylvania, may be frequenting there or know people in the state |
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May be working as a day laborer, has previously worked in a factory |
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Last seen wearing a white t-shirt and dirty blue jeans |
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Police say he smokes marijuana |
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Police say he is believed to be physically abusive toward women |
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Case Story |
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Never A Victim Again |
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Rufino Castaneda is charged with raping a 24-year-old Indiana woman-- and she's more determined than ever to see her attacker face justice.
Castaneda's alleged victim "Tiffany", a strong-willed young woman, was out with friends at a pub in Mishawaka, Indiana on the night of November 1, 2000. But the fun turned into terror when Tiffany found herself surrounded by a group of men, of which cops say Castaneda was the ringleader. Soon, what started out as playful banter became deadly serious.
Cops say the men grabbed Tiffany and whisked her out the door. She screamed and fought with all her strength-- but the men overpowered her. Castaneda shoved Tiffany into his car, punched her, and sped off. |
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The Fight of Her Life |
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Police say Castaneda dragged Tiffany, still kicking and screaming, to his ex-girlfriend's house. Tiffany says she remembers taking visual snap-shots of her surroundings to remember everything she could about her attacker-- in case she survived.
Inside, Tiffany's struggle continued. She smashed Castaneda with a frying pan, but cops say it wasn't enough to knock him out. Castaneda dragged Tiffany into his bedroom, where police say he violently raped her. Fearing for her life, Tiffany found the strength and courage to kick Castaneda hard in the gut and escape.
Tiffany was naked and disoriented, but she says she wasn't about to give up. Tiffany says she kicked through a heavy wooden fence, with superhero-like strength, and crawled through to an alley. Though Castaneda was right behind her, she was able to elude him by hiding behind a dumpster. When she finally thought the coast was clear, Tiffany found a large cardboard box to cover her, and ran to a payphone to make a desperate call to 911. |
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Returning to the Scene of the Crime |
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When police arrived, they told Tiffany she needed to go to the hospital for treatment immediately. But Tiffany, determined to bring her attacker to justice, had other plans. She knew if she didn't retrace her steps back to the house, then and there, she would never remember where it was. And since Castaneda never told Tiffany his name, the house was the only chance she had at learning her attacker's identity. So Tiffany took police back to the house. By then, Castaneda was gone, but inside police found plenty of evidence linking him to the crime, confirming Tiffany's account.
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