A decades-old sexual assault investigation has led to an arrest, thanks to the persistence of Kentucky State Police detectives and advancements in forensic technology.
Kentucky State Police Post 4 announce the arrest of 66 year-old Alberto Campirano, of Texas, in connection with a 36-year-old sexual assault cold case in Hardin County that occurred in 1990 involving a young wife and mother who was home alone with her children when Campirano allegedly entered her home and raped her.
In 2022, Kentucky State Police Post 4 and the Sexual Assault Initiative (SAKI) Investigative Team began evaluating cases for potential retesting.
Campirano was charged with a sex crime in Texas in 2012 and convicted in 2014, and Kentucky State Police was able to retest DNA obtained from that arrest.
In May of this year, a match in the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) was made from the DNA analysis Kentucky State Police was retesting, identifying Campirano as a suspect in the open sexual assault case from 1990. On June 11, 2026, the Hardin County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office presented the case to a grand jury, which indicted Campirano on charges of first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy and first-degree burglary.
On Wednesday, June 17, 2026, Kentucky State Police Post 4 Detective Casey Keown and Sexual assault Intiative Detective Janet Barnett traveled to Crystal City, Texas, where they were assisted by the Texas Rangers Division Company D and the Zavala County Sheriff’s Office in apprehending Campirano. He is currently awaiting extradition to Kentucky.
Source: KSP
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