A serial rapist is now off the streets

MILWAUKEE -- A serial rapist is now off the streets in Milwaukee. According to a criminal complaint Michael Dixon raped four young women over the course of ten years.

Authorities were able to find and arrest him by using new familial search software. Using a DNA bank of known offenders investigators can see if those offenders have family that match unresolved rape cases.

Dixon faces several first and second degree sexual assault charges.