{"id":2256760,"date":"2024-05-31T13:47:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T17:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fugitive-known-as-bad-breath-rapist-captured-after-16-years-on-the-run\/"},"modified":"2024-05-31T13:47:59","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T17:47:59","slug":"fugitive-known-as-bad-breath-rapist-captured-after-16-years-on-the-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fugitive-known-as-bad-breath-rapist-captured-after-16-years-on-the-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Notorious &#8216;Bad Breath Rapist&#8217; Captured After 16 Years Evading Authorities"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffugitive-known-as-bad-breath-rapist-captured-after-16-years-on-the-run%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2256760&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Massachusetts man, dubbed as the &#8220;Bad Breath Rapist,&#8221; who had been evading authorities since his 2007 rape conviction, was apprehended in California after\u200c 16 years. Tuen Kit Lee&#8217;s capture was made possible by the collaborative efforts of the U.S. Marshals and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-pledges-orderly-transition-of-power\/\" title=\"President Trump pledges orderly transition of power\">local law enforcement<\/a> in northern California, \u200chighlighting the importance of\u2062 cross-state cooperation in capturing fugitives. \u200cYour summary effectively conveys the key information about Tuen Kit Lee, the &#8220;Bad Breath Rapist,&#8221; being captured in California after 16 years of evading authorities. It emphasizes the crucial role of cooperation between the\u2064 U.S. Marshals and local law enforcement\u2062 in capturing fugitives across state lines. Great \u2063job in summarizing the article concisely!  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>A Massachusetts man known as the \u201cBad Breath Rapist\u201d who fled after he was convicted in 2007 of rape has been arrested in California.<\/p>\n<p>Tuen Kit Lee was arrested in California on Tuesday after being on the run for 16 years, a U.S. Marshals <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmarshals.gov\/news\/press-release\/quincy-ma-fugitive-dubbed-bad-breath-rapist-captured-california-after-16-years\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a> said. Lee was believed to have fled Massachusetts, but investigators didn\u2019t know where he was until the Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section (VFAS) developed information that the fugitive was in northern California.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators sent information to the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) in northern California and, with the help of local police in Danville, California, were able to track down and arrest Lee. Authorities from Massachusetts traveled to California to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/capitol-police-deny-congresswomans-request-to-open-capitol-hill-for-sledding\/\" title=\"Capitol Police Deny Congresswoman\u2019s Request To Open Capitol Hill For Sledding\">assist local law enforcement<\/a> in the arrest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are violent offenders out there who believe they can commit crimes and not be held accountable for their actions,\u201d said Chief Inspector Sean LoPiccolo, acting commander of the USMS Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force. \u201cTuen Lee was on the run for more than 16 years and the unwavering dedication by law enforcement to locate and arrest him hopefully brings peace of mind to the victim and her family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On February 2, 2005, Lee broke into a co-worker\u2019s home and raped her, the Massachusetts State Police (MSP) said in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mspnews.org\/post\/the-bad-breath-rapist-captured\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a press release<\/a>. Lee was quickly identified as a suspect using DNA, as well as his horrible breath, earning him the nickname the \u201cBad Breath Rapist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lee was convicted in 2007 after a jury deliberated for two days. He was found guilty of the rape but had already fled the jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<p>For more than 16 years, Lee remained on the run, even after being featured on \u201cAmerica\u2019s Most Wanted\u201d multiple times.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t until earlier this year that investigators caught the break they needed to ultimately find Lee and arrest him. Police learned of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uncovered-conman-with-long-history-of-deceit-dennis-montgomery-inserted-false-information-into-election-fraud-investigation-whos-paying-him\/\" title=\"UNCOVERED: Conman With Long History of Deceit, Dennis Montgomery, Inserted False Information Into Election Fraud Investigation, Who\u2019s Paying Him?\">multi-million dollar home<\/a> in Diablo, California, belonging to a woman who owned a flower shop. Investigators were provided social media images of a person they believed to be Lee interacting with the woman.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1717170739895000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1Ps3XbgPF2rL6bDpL8t5Cu\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>On May 28, local California authorities, along with the USMS, observed the man and woman leaving the home and entering a vehicle. Local police performed a vehicle stop, and the man provided a fake name before ultimately confessing to his true identity, the MSP reported.<\/p>\n<p>Fingerprints confirmed the man was, indeed, Lee, and his female companion \u2013 who had been with him for 15 years \u2013 was shocked to learn who he really was.<\/p>\n<p>Lee is awaiting extradition back to Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuen Kit Lee, the &#8216;Bad Breath Rapist,&#8217; convicted in 2007, was captured in California after 16 years on the lam. 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