The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

A serial rapist who terrorized women along the Fulton Industrial Boulevard corridor was sentenced Thursday to 12 consecutive life terms without parole.

Marvin Martin, a 33-year-old truck driver, received his sentence from Fulton County Superior Court Judge Constance Russell after jurors convicted him Wednesday of rape, aggravated sodomy, kidnapping and aggravated assault with intent to rape in connection with the rape of seven women.

The crimes began in 2005 and ended in 2009.

Prosecutors said Martin searched for women along Fulton Industrial Boulevard, an area where prostitution is common, and either coaxed them or forced them into his truck. Usually he was driving his work truck, a white 18-wheeler.

Once he got them inside the truck, Martin would pull a gun or knife and rape the women, prosecutors said.

The case was solved in 2009 when police, acting on a tip, were able to link Martin to the crimes through a unique Department of Transportation number imprinted on his truck. A victim then identified Martin in a photo lineup.

When Martin was arrested, he was ordered to give a DNA sample.

"His DNA was then entered into a computer database and was a positive match for six other outstanding rape cases," the Fulton County District Attorney's office said in a release.

Martin's sentence, which includes an additional 20 years, is the longest prison term ever handed down for a sex crime in Fulton County Superior Court.