'Bad Breath Rapist' Apprehended After 16 Years On The Run

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In 2005 Tuen Kit Lee broke into a co-worker's house and raped her.

Lee was identified by his DNA and his horrible breath, which produced the nickname "The Bad Breath Rapist."

A jury found Lee guilty but he had already fled the state.

America's Most Wanted featured Lee several times.

A break in 2024 led investigators to an address in Diablo, California. Further investigation showed that the multi-million dollar residence was owned by a female flower shop owner. Open-source intelligence provided investigators with images of an individual on social media that they believed was Lee.

On May 28, 2024, VFAS Metro, the United States Marshals Service Boston, and Quincy PD linked up with the Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force of Northern California. Surveillance officers observed a male and female leave the residence in Diablo and enter a vehicle. A motor vehicle stop was conducted by Danville Police. LEE initially provided a fake name but ultimately confessed when pressed about his true identity. Fingerprints confirmed his identity. His female companion, after 15 years of being together in California, never knew who he really was.

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There was no mention if his breath was still "hit Fire"

 

[thuumpr]

Bad breath? That's the description you give the cops?

 

[Babs]

Yeah, ok. Force feed the douche bag with Massengill to freshen his breath.

 

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A man nicknamed the "Bad Breath Rapist" who was convicted of raping a woman in Quincy, Massachusetts and spent nearly 20 years on the run was sentenced Thursday.

Tuen Kit Lee was arrested in May in northern California. He had been living with his girlfriend of 15 years in the San Francisco area. The woman had no idea who Lee really was.

Lee fled Massachusetts during his trial in 2007 and was convicted in absentia of rape and kidnapping.

During his appearance Thursday in Norfolk Superior Court, Lee was sentenced to 18 to 20 years in prison and five years probation.

Mass. 'Bad Breath Rapist' sentenced after nearly 20 years on the run

Tuen Lee's bad breath was a key part of the initial investigation, landing him the nickname "The Bad Breath Rapist."

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