[3] His first confirmed violation occurred when he was 19, on September 9, 1985, in Pilar; he attacked a young woman on the road from behind and dragged her to a nearby wasteland where he raped her.
[3] Sajen would also force his victims to walk several blocks away from the original abduction site – regardless if there were passers-by or not – to a vacant lot, where he raped the women.
In the email, Ana claimed that the police station had told her that she was not the rapist's first victim, and she advised women to "not walk alone, not be careless and not trust the police...we have to be prepared and mentalized that if someone approaches us from behind, puts a hand on our shoulders or grabs us, the only way to get away is by screaming, throwing yourself to the ground, calling for help, running into a nearby building or simply running away..."[5] Authorities were pressured into solving the cases, and the governor ordered the collection of DNA from all male residents of Córdoba.
After an identikit was published that supposedly corresponded to the wanted rapist, one of the victims believed that she recognized her attacker as Gustavo Camargo, a greengrocer from the San Vicente de Córdoba neighborhood.
[1] In September 2004, the prosecutor, Ugarte (later appointed judge), took charge of the case and verified similar attacks occurred between 1991 and 1997 in the San Vicent neighborhood and its surroundings, which temporarily ceased before resuming from 1999 to 2000.
[3] His wife, Zulma Villalón, allowed a blood sample to be taken from one of their children and brought a comb and toothbrush belonging to her husband.
[2][3][7] Upon learning of Sajen's capture, the mayor of Córdoba, Luis Juez, said in a public statement that "it was a great peace of mind that the most wanted criminal is dying in a hospital.