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Home Invasion/Sex Assault Series

Chula Vista Woman May Be Thomas Parker's 8th Victim

Rape Victim Wants To Know: 'Was It Him?'

POSTED: 9:51 pm PDT July 15, 2009
UPDATED: 11:21 pm PDT July 15, 2009

Is she victim number 8? Accused sexual predator Thomas Parker took his own life, but detectives continue to look for more potential victims.

10News reporter Michael Chen has exclusive details of one woman's story that is eerily similar to those we've heard before.

San Diego Police detectives confirm they're taking a close look at whether Thomas Parker’s alleged crime spree led to the South Bay, including a vicious attack in Chula Vista.

“I was so paralyzed by fear. It was so unexpected,” said the woman 10News is calling “Lisa” to protect her privacy.

Lisa's unexpected nightmare began as she was waking up in her Chula Vista apartment one morning in December.

He jumped on top of me and put a pillow over my head,” Lisa recalled.

She said she never saw the man, but she'll never forget his voice.

He told her he'd seen her hundreds of times.

“He put a knife against me right here,” Lisa said.

Then he uttered these chilling words. “Don't move. Don't try to look at me or I'll stab you 50 times.”

Lisa said he started to rape her. Then she started screaming and crying, prompting him to yell out that she was `ruining the mood.’

Soon after, he took off.

Lisa immediately reported the crime. The m-o is similar to most of Thomas Parker's alleged attacks which began a year ago.

Lisa is Asian-American, was threatened with a knife and she believes the man entered through a side garage door.

“I want to know. I want to know if it was him,” Lisa said, “To move on, to wrap it up, not having to wonder who it was.”

Chula Vista police say some of the details don't match up.

For example, the victim wasn’t tied up in the garage. Still, detectives told 10News they'll take a second look.

Lisa hopes it will lead to an answer.

“I don't want to feel fear anymore,” she said.

The big problem, detectives say, there is no DNA evidence in Lisa's case.

Parker's DNA has been entered into a national database.

So far, investigators say, it hasn't been connected to any other cases.
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