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Donna Palomba desperately needed the police’s help. She’d just been attacked in her home by a masked gunman. He’d raped her and threatened her life. Donna was shaken to her core. The attacker had taken pains to disguise himself, but Donna had an unsettling feeling that she knew the man. After all, what were the chances that she’d be attacked the *one* time her husband was out of town? Police needed to act quickly if they wanted to get this predator off the streets. 

Spoiler alert: They didn’t.

And now for a note about our process. For this episode, Brandi copy and pasted from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases.

“The Man Behind the Mask” episode Dateline

“Evil Paid a Visit” episode Dateline

“Donna’s Story” janedoenomore.org

“Victim ‘Angry And Afraid' as Attacker to Be Released From Prison Early” by Jill Konopka, NBC Connecticut

“The Danger” by John Murray, The Waterbury Observer

“Infamous Waterbury Case Hits National Spotlight” by John Murray, The Waterbury Observer

“Rapist John Regan committed to psychiatric center in N.Y.” by Tracey O’Shaughnessy, Republican American

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