A 52-year-old man was convicted Friday by a Denver jury of kidnapping and sex assault.
Albert Matthews was arrested in July on a cold case dating back to October 1999, according to the Denver District Attorney’s Office. DNA evidence lead to his arrest and conviction.
On Oct. 11, 1999, Matthews invited the victim, a 44-year-old woman who was estranged from her abusive husband, to stay with him. While walking to his home Matthews attacked the victim, forcing her through an alley and into a backyard where he assaulted her.
The case was unsolved until March 2015, when Matthews was identified by Denver police as a suspect based on a DNA match. After further investigation by Denver’s cold case unit Matthews was charged.
A sentencing hearing is scheduled for Sept. 22 in Denver District Court.