Federal Way resident Susan Vesser says she is relieved after the death of convicted rapist Kevin Coe, also known as Spokane’s “South Hill Rapist,” who had been released into her neighborhood just eight weeks ago.
Coe was convicted of one rape in the early 1980s but was linked to more than 40 assaults in Spokane’s South Hill area between the late 1970s and early 1980s. His victims ranged in age from 15 to 51.
Coe’s release into the South Sound area had struck fear into Vesser’s community, prompting her to take action to safeguard her neighborhood…