‘South hill rapist’ Kevin Coe dies in Federal Way

(The Center Square) – Kevin Coe, the infamous “South Hill rapist,” died Wednesday at an adult family home in Federal Way. He was 78.

The Federal Way Mayor’s Office and the Federal Way Police Department confirmed he was reported dead of natural causes.

As reported by The Center Square, Coe was recently released from the civil commitment center at McNeil Island after doctors and staff members there determined he was no longer a threat to the public because of his advanced age and declining health.

Coe, terrorized Spokane’s South Hill area, in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He was convicted of four of the dozens of rapes he was tied to, as many of the cases were thrown out by the courts for various reasons.

His previous attempts to earn release were denied because he failed to participate in treatment programs during confinement and staff deemed him likely to reoffend if released.

Upon his Octobe...