Accused Pillowcase Rapist charged with six new cases in Broward
, 2022-06-07 10:37:27,
Robert Koehler, the accused ‘Pillowcase Rapist’ suspected of attacking dozens of women across South Florida in the 1980s, has been charged with six cases in Broward County.
The Broward Sheriff’s Office made the announcement on Tuesday, two years after Koehler — thanks to a DNA match — was first arrested on allegations he raped a woman in Northwest Miami-Dade in 1983. He has been jailed since, awaiting trial in Miami on the charge.
The sheriff’s office cold-case unit said Tuesday that it also used DNA technology to identify Koehler, 62, as the man behind the June 1984 attack on a woman living in an apartment in Pompano Beach. That led to charges in six total cases in Broward.
“This guy is a horrible evil dangerous predator,” one of the victims, identified as Carolyn, said in a video released Tuesday by BSO.
Koehler’s defense attorney in Miami declined to comment. His trial in Miami-Dade is scheduled for June 21, although the date could get pushed back. He’ll stand trial in Broward County after his Miami-Dade case is over.
READ MORE: HOW THE PILLOWCASE RAPIST BECAME ONE OF THE MOST WANTED CRIMINALS IN SOUTH FLORIDA
For decades, the identity of the Pillowcase Rapist had haunted victims and law-enforcement agencies.
Throughout the early 1980s, the intruder sneaked into apartments and town homes, raping women at knifepoint while cloaking their heads with a pillowcase or other fabric. By 1985, police started a massive task force aimed at catching the intruder, who left little evidence behind.
Detectives checked out hundreds of leads, interviewed potential suspects and conducted stakeouts. An artist even created a sculpture based on the description of one victim who managed to see his face.
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