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Judge delivers jury instructions in Miami-Dade trial of accused ‘Pillowcase Rapist’
Read full article: Judge delivers jury instructions in Miami-Dade trial of accused ‘Pillowcase Rapist’The defense team for accused serial rapist Robert Koehler, known as the “Pillowcase Rapist,” is expected to call on its final two witnesses Tuesday.
‘Pillowcase Rapist’ charged in multiple cold cases in Broward County from 1980s
Read full article: ‘Pillowcase Rapist’ charged in multiple cold cases in Broward County from 1980sThe Broward Sheriff’s Office announced charges Tuesday against Robert Koehler, known as the “Pillowcase Rapist,” for cold cases from the 1980s.
Edna Buchanan ‘elated’ DNA helped detectives find Pillowcase Rapist suspect
Read full article: Edna Buchanan ‘elated’ DNA helped detectives find Pillowcase Rapist suspectAn arrest warrant later showed detectives believe he was the man who earned the moniker for using a pillowcase to cover the faces of dozens of his victims in South Florida. An FBI database helped detectives to catch their suspect. According to the arrest warrant, the rape kit of a 25-year-old woman who officers believe was his victim in 1983 was included in the FBI’s Combined DNA Index System. The first sample was from Koehler’s son Jan. 13, and detectives collected the second sample after following Koehler to a public area Jan. 16. Detectives sent the evidence to the Miami-Dade Police Department’s crime laboratory, where there was confirmation Jan. 17.