Blunders by police hunting the Night Stalker rapist - including a failure to probe a sighting of his car - left him free for years, a report has said.

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This overture comes as the probe intensifies into near-simultaneous car bombings May 12 in Saudi Arabia, with the FBI and other U.S. investigators aiding the Saudis.

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With the help of a radar-like probe located in the body of the car, these deformations can be detected and interpreted.

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