Cold Case Justice After 30 Years | Virginia Beach News

After 30 years, a brutal 1994 rape in Virginia finally found its culprit—Lorenzo Hawes, 64, a maintenance worker who broke into a woman’s mobile home and assaulted her. The case went cold until February this year, when new DNA analysis led investigators to Hawes in Tennessee. He was indicted, pleaded guilty in March, and sentenced to life for rape (with 3 years off for good behavior) and 5 years for assaulting a correctional officer (2 years off). The victim, 32 at the time, endured decades of trauma—until justice, powered by persistence and tech, finally arrived. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/a8f77fdb3a8275fa