at Warlingham, Surrey, of an 81-year-old woman Burglary (theft/attempted theft with violence) – on 12/7/1999 at Addiscombe Burglary (theft/attempted theft with violence) – on 28/7/1999 at Addiscombe Indecent assault – on 28/7/1999 at Addiscombe, of an 82-year-old woman Burglary (theft/attempted theft with violence) – on 4/8/1999 at Shirley. Burglary (theft/attempted theft with violence) – on 5/8/1999 at Orpington Rape – on 5/8/1999 at Orpington, on an 88-year-old woman Burglary (theft/attempted theft with violence) – on 13/12/2002 at Shirley Burglary (theft/attempted theft with violence) – on 7/3/2003 at West Dulwich Burglary (theft/attempted theft with violence) – on 7/9/2004 at Bromley Burglary (theft/attempted theft with violence) – on 20/6/1999 at Beckenham On 24 March 2011 Grant was found guilty of all offences charged. He was sentenced to four concurrent life sentences with a recommendation that he should serve 27 years before being eligible to apply for parole. Grant was also given concurrent eight-year sentences for seven indecent assaults, and concurrent six-year sentences for 18 burglaries and attempted burglaries. Investigation timeline 1990: Police say there are probable offences as far back as 1990. 1992 – October: First offence linked to the Minstead Rapist is committed in Shirley, Croydon. 1997: A second offence by the Minstead Rapist is reported, beginning a more frequent series of attacks. 1998: Operation Minstead launched. 1999 – 5 August: Most serious crime linked to the Minstead Rapist, leaves the victim fighting for life. 2003 – 5 December: The SCD launches an appeal to all Metropolitan Police officers for assistance to catch the Minstead Rapist. 2004 – March: Police carry out DNA testing of possible suspects in South London. 2004 – July: Detectives announce they have narrowed the initial list of 21,000 potential suspects to 1,000. 2006 – 10 October: Metropolitan Police officers issue a direct appeal to the rapist to give himself up, encouraging him to use his "conscience" and "come forward" to seek help for his behaviour. 2007 – 15 November: A burglary in South Norwood, London is linked to the Minstead Man. The victim was a 93-year-old woman and the incident took place in the early hours of Thursday, 15 November. 2009 – June: A string of burglaries on the elderly were linked to a light-skinned black man, suspected of being the Night Stalker. 2009 – July: An incident linked to the Night Stalker occurred in Selsdon, South Croydon on the morning of 23 July. 2009 –