‘South Hill Rapist’ Kevin Coe could soon be released

One of Spokane’s most notorious criminals could soon be released from the Special Commitment Center on McNeil Island.

An Aug. 28 email from the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services sent to state lawmakers said Kevin Coe, 78, is scheduled for an unconditional release hearing on Oct. 2

Coe, referred to in media reports as the “South Hill Rapist,” was accused of a string of violent rapes that terrorized Spokane in the 1970s and 1980s…

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