Coverage dated June 7, 2022

Suspected 'Pillowcase Rapist' is charged in a series of sexual assaults in Florida in the 1980s

Headline from KTVZ Bend

WPLG, BROWARD COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe and Tina Burnside, CNN Aided by advances in DNA technology, authorities in Florida say they have identified and charged the so-called Pillowcase Rapist accused of sexually assaulting multiple women in the 1980s.

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  1. KTVZ Bend

    Suspected 'Pillowcase Rapist' is charged in a series of sexual assaults in Florida in the 1980s (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    WPLG, BROWARD COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe and Tina Burnside, CNN Aided by advances in DNA technology, authorities in Florida say they have identified and charged the so-called Pillowcase Rapist accused of sexually assaulting multiple women in the 1980s.

  2. Fox News

    Florida police arrest accused 'Pillowcase Rapist,' possibly tied to 45 rapes dating back to 1980s (opens Fox News)

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    Florida officials have arrested a rape suspect whom they believe to be the 'Pillowcase Rapist' accused of battering between 40 and 45 women in the 1980s.

  3. CBS News

    Suspected "pillowcase rapist" Robert Koehler linked by DNA to series of rapes in the 1980s: "He didn't kill me — but he did kill me" (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Detectives said they dug through 500 boxes of evidence and thousands of sexual assault cases to link the cases to Robert Koehler.

  4. NBC News

    Accused 'pillowcase rapist' charged in string of decades-old Florida attacks (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Authorities believe Robert Koehler, 62, may have committed 40 to 45 rapes, terrifying victims by breaking into their homes at night, the Broward County sheriff said.

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