The attack happened on August 22, 1983, in the victim's home in Coral Springs home. The woman was in her bedroom about 6 a.m. when a man held a steak knife to her neck, CNN affiliate WPEC reported. When she screamed, he told her to shut up. "I have loved you for months," he told her after the rape.
At the time, the suspect was described as a slender white male with brown hair, a strong cologne and a heavy Southern accent, said Officer Tyler Reik, a spokesman for the Coral Springs Police Department.
DNA collected at the scene was later sent to a crime lab, but the available technology was unable to identify a suspect, police said Friday.
The case went cold -- until this year. The victim saw social media accounts on how investigators are using DNA to solve cases and reached out to the police, according to the affiliate.
Investigators reviewing evidence as part of a cold case initiative sent some items to the Broward Sheriff's Office crime lab for processing using updated technology. On June 27, detectives determined a DNA sample from the victim's clothing belonged to convicted criminal Timothy Norris, police said.
Norris, who is serving a federal sentence in West Virginia for armed bank robbery, has been charged with sexual battery with a weapon and is awaiting extradition to Florida.
The 60-year-old has prior arrests for aggravated assault, assault on a female and kidnapping, authorities said.
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