Kevin Harper, a 43-year-old Washington man, received a 32-year prison sentence for a brutal 2019 attack on a Kirkland woman stemming from her complaint about his poor plumbing work. Previously eyed as the prime suspect in a 2011 Yakima triple homicide, he avoided murder charges due to prosecutorial issues and was released in 2017 on lesser offenses. The victim, stabbed multiple times and doused with cleaning solution, survived by crawling to the street for help.
Attack Details
On March 17, 2019, Harper returned to the woman’s home enraged, robbed her of jewelry and cash, stabbed her in the head and upper body, and poured chemicals on her, believing her dead. Initially reported as a hit-and-run, police uncovered the stabbing upon arrival; she endured…..