After hiding his identity for three decades, a serial rapist known as the "Night Stalker" was brought undone by a simple DNA search and an airport meal.

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At least 10 women reported being assaulted in Sydney's Moore Park and inner-west areas between 1991 and 1993, prompting an investigation into the "Night Stalker" or "Moore Park rapist".

But the trail ran cold and NSW Police disbanded its task force in July 1993 after eliminating all suspects.

Nearly three decades on, a strike force was established that linked four of the sexual assaults to a single male DNA profile.

A national database search returned a familial match, leading police to fu

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