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Spokane Serial Rapist Could Be Released This Fall After Decades in Custody
Kevin Coe, convicted of multiple rapes and held under the Community Commitment Act, faces an October hearing with experts concluding he no longer meets commitment criteria.
- Kevin Coe, known as Spokane's South Hill Rapist, is set to appear at a hearing regarding his possible unconditional release on October 2, 2025, in Spokane County.
- The hearing follows Coe's decades-long incarceration and civil commitment after his 1981 arrest for multiple rapes between 1978 and 1981.
- Two psychologists recently evaluated Coe and agree that due to his advanced age and poor health, he no longer meets the criteria for involuntary civil commitment.
- The Washington Attorney General's Office indicated that the state is unable to demonstrate with the highest level of certainty that Coe would pose a risk of predatory sexual violence if he were released, which supports the expected dismissal of the case.
- Coe's expected release to a care facility will require lifelong sex offender registration and has raised concern among community members, victims, and lawmakers.
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WA to consider release of Spokane 'South Hill Rapist'
Kevin Coe, the man known as Spokane’s “South Hill Rapist,” could soon be released from state custody after more than four decades behind bars and in civil commitment. The defense and the Washington Office of the Attorney General (AGO) scheduled an unconditional release hearing for Coe on Oct. 2. Coe, 78, was arrested in 1981 and initially convicted on four counts of first-degree rape. Those convictions were partially overturned due to the use of…
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