Man accused of raping more than 40 women transferred from Ohio prison

Richard Gwinn is accused of raping more  than 40 women.

Richard Gwinn is accused of raping more than 40 women.

RICHMOND, Ind. — A 64-year-old man accused of raping more than 40 women was transferred from an Ohio prison to the Wayne County Jail in Indiana on Wednesday, according to our news partner Kicks 96.

Richard Gwinn has been linked to dozens of rape investigations, through DNA testing, that were cold cases in Ohio and Florida.

Authorities believe Gwinn started raping women as early as 1974 in Vandalia.

Gwinn is being held in Wayne County Jail on a $200,000 bond.

Gwinn has been sentenced to two life terms in Florida.

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