KENTON/BOONE COUNTY, KY (WXIX) – For 40 years, a woman who survived being tortured and brutally raped feared for her safety, not knowing the identity of her attacker.

Thanks to the work of two detectives, the case was solved.

Now, for the first time, one of the investigators explains how that victim’s memory and a single piece of evidence helped them close the case, and the victim shares her powerful story of survival.

Watch part two of this story on FOX19 NOW, Tuesday at 10 p.m.

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