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HAMILTON — "America's Most Wanted" hopes to generate tips for local police by airing the case of an illegal immigrant on the run since June 2005 after allegedly kidnapping and raping a 9-year-old Hamilton girl.

Alfredo Lopez-Cruz's alleged crimes sparked racial unrest between white and Hispanic residents in the city's 4th Ward neighborhood after Lozpez-Cruz fled from police three and a half years ago.

The cold case will be revisited by "America's Most Wanted" in a show scheduled to air at 9 p.m. tonight, Jan. 3, on WXIX-TV FOX19 in the Cincinnati area and WRGT-TV FOX45 in the Dayton area.

Police believe Lopez-Cruz could be in Oregon or Charlotte, NC. He has many aliases, including Alfredo Lopez Cruiz, Mario Martinez, Richard Martinez, Richard Mario Martinez and Armando Fernandez.

The true crime show, hosted by John Walsh, previously has aired the case three times, last in March 2007.