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Netflix’s ‘Unbelievable’ Spotlights CO Cops Who Stopped Serial Rapist

Netflix last Friday released the new television series about the case of Marc O'Leary, a serial rapist captured in Jefferson County.

Marc O’Leary pleaded guilty to rape and is now serving more than 300 years behind bars.
Marc O’Leary pleaded guilty to rape and is now serving more than 300 years behind bars. (CBS Denver)

(CBS4) – A Colorado crime investigation that captured national attention is back in the spotlight. Last Friday Netflix recently released “Unbelievable” –a new television series about the case of Marc O’Leary, a serial rapist captured in Jefferson County in 2011. O’Leary pleaded guilty and is now serving more than 300 years behind bars.

The case was cracked thanks to the work of two local detectives. Stacy Galbraith, then a detective with the Golden Police Department, was one of them.

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