DNA Evidence Leads to Arrest of Former Attorney in Decade-Old Boston Rapes

Matthew Nilo, a former attorney living in New Jersey, was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting four women in Boston between 2007 and 2008.
Advances in genetic genealogy and DNA testing allowed investigators to identify Nilo as a suspect, and his DNA matched samples from the victims.
Nilo's DNA was obtained from a drinking glass he used at a corporate event, allowing detectives to link him to the unsolved rapes.
Nilo pleaded not guilty but was ordered held on $5 million bail and GPS monitoring if released before trial.
The assaults took place in Boston's North End and Charlestown neighborhoods over a decade ago.