Authorities are searching for Stephen Paul Gale, 71, who is accused of raping two women at gunpoint inside a retail store in Framingham two days after Christmas in 1989. He was identified as a suspect through the use of forensic genetic genealogy, and there is now a reward for his capture."What we are asking is that people look at these photos and any person with information regarding Mr. Gale's present location contact either the Framingham Police Department or the U.S. Marshals' tip line," Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said this week.Gale has lived in a number of other states, used aliases in the past and previously had ties to organized crime, but efforts so far to locate him have been unsuccessful, Ryan said.Authorities said the aliases Gale was known to use include Stephen Pisarcik, John Rossi, Paul Costa, Paul DeRosa, Paul DiCarli, Paul Joseph DeCarlo, Steve Miner, Paul Williams, and Paul Ptaszynski."We're going to do everything we possibly can with all the resources we have in the country and beyond to bring justice to these victims," U.S. Marshal Brian Kyes said at a news conference.Gale's information is being distributed nationwide and authorities announced a $5,000 reward, all in an effort to generate tips that will lead to Gale's arrest. Anyone with information asked to call the Framingham Police Department at 508-532-5923. Tips can also be called into the U.S. Marshals Boston Tipline at 1-877-WANTED2 (926-8332).The victims reached out to 5 Investigates in 2021 after seeing the report on WCVB revealing the state had not tested thousands of rape kits from older cases. They later made contact with the DA's office, and eventually, their persistence paid off.In 2022, the DA and Framingham police paid for an outside lab to conduct forensic genetic genealogy, combining advanced DNA testing with genealogical research to find someone in the rapist’s family tree. It’s a method that has solved mysteries around the country, linking attackers to decades-old rapes and murders, not to mention identifying human remains that had stayed unidentified for years.But there was another setback: they were told that even if forensic genetic genealogy could identify a person, prosecution was probably impossible because the statute of limitations — a time limit on how long after a crime someone can be prosecuted for — had probably expired.Their frustration prompted them to testify last year before a Legislative committee in favor of a bill that would eliminate the statute of limitations for rape cases where there is DNA evidence.