Texas Rangers, local authorities identify serial rapist in cold case

AUSTIN - A deceased Smithville man has been identified as a suspect in several rape cases that took place between 1997 and 2005 in Bastrop County. 

Emory Earl McVay, who was 48 at the time of his death in 2010, was believed by law enforcement officials to be the culprit in these cases. The Texas Rangers, Bastrop County Sheriff's Office, Bastrop County District Attorney’s Office and Smithville Police Department worked this investigation.