That database led to matches in the 2002 murder case and the 2018 rape case.
Additional DNA testing was completed in summer 2020. The murder and the rape investigations were referred to our office on Dec. 18.
The 2002 murder was investigated by Federal Way Police and the 2018 rape was investigated by the King County Sheriff’s Office.
As noted in the public court documents, in both instances in this current case Mr. Taylor targeted vulnerable, middle-aged, small-in-stature women who were strangers and who lived and/or worked on the streets.
His arraignment on the murder charge and the rape charge is scheduled for 9 a.m. January 7 in the GA courtroom of the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent.