Texas authorities have identified Emory Earl McVay as the man responsible for raping several elderly women in Bastrop County between 1997 and 2005. DNA evidence confirmed McVay, who lived in Smithville and died in 2005 at age 48, was the serial rapist involved in the cases, according to Click2Houston.
In Bastrop County on March 27, 2004, an elderly woman was sexually assaulted in her home, and DNA evidence from the scene was entered into Combined DNA Index System but did not match any suspects. Similar attacks from 1997 and 2005 were later linked to the same perpetrator.
In 2021, the Texas Rangers reexamined the case through the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative, and in August 2025, advanced DNA testing and genealogy identified McVay as the suspect, who had already died. The Texas Rangers said, "Cases like this highlight the importance of collaborative investigative work between the Texas Rangers and our partner law enforcement agencies to keep unsolved cases alive, ultimately bringing closure to victims’ families and the community," as reported by FOX 7 Austin.
