MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WILX) - The Meridian Township Police Department has identified a suspect in a 1994 home invasion and sexual assault that occurred in the township.
The suspect, Sean Patrick McNulty, has also been linked to a series of crimes across the country, from California to Ohio, between 1980 and 1997.
The original incident in Meridian Township took place in 1994. Despite a thorough investigation at the time, no suspect was identified.
In 2005, DNA evidence from the Meridian case was matched to cases in Birmingham, Michigan, and Columbus, Ohio, prompting a joint investigation among the three jurisdictions.
Further forensic analysis in 2024 connected the same suspect to unsolved cases from the 1980s in Ventura, California.
Thanks to advancements in forensic technology an