A Tennessee fugitive wanted on rape charges killed himself Thursday when approached by police in Alabama, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) said Friday. David Whelan, 49, an attorney from Murfreesboro, Tenn., was wanted on multiple rape charges including aggravated and statutory rape of a teenage girl who had been babysitting his daughter, FOX 17 of Nashville reported. The girl was able to escape and call police after the alleged attack, the station reported. 'That set of events remains under investigation by authorities in AL.'" CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPTBI had asked the public for help on Twitter in locating Whelan on Sept. 4.

Source: Fox News September 12, 2020 10:07 UTC