A convicted Cape Girardeau County rapist will have a preliminary hearing in a 30-year-old rape case.
Charles Eugene O'Howell, 50, is scheduled to appear in court at 1 p.m. on Sept. 21 on new charges for the rape of a 31-year-old Cape Girardeau woman in 1981. He is currently serving prison time for the 1982 kidnapping and rape of a 15-year-old girl in Cape Girardeau County.
O'Howell was charged with rape on July 12 after being linked to the 30-year-old case by a recent DNA match.
He is currently serving a 55-year sentence for his 1982 convictions at the Northeast Correctional Center in Bowling Green, Mo.
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Bowling Green, MO
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