Police started to notice a pattern in 2017 when sex workers in Albuquerque began reporting that a man held them captive in his vehicle for up to 20 hours and repeatedly raped and choked them.

Timothy Bachicha, 43, was sentenced last week to life in prison by U.S. District Judge Matthew Garcia. A federal jury found Bachicha guilty of kidnapping and sexually assaulting two women following a five day trial in December 2023.

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