A man suspected of being the “pillowcase rapist” in connection with a series of rapes in South Florida in the 1980s was convicted Wednesday in one of the attacks.
Miami-Dade County juries found Robert Koehler, 63, guilty of sexual assault, kidnapping and robbery. He faces life in prison when sentenced on March 17. He is also charged with six other attacks in neighboring Broward County.
The Miami-Dade case centered on a single victim, a 25-year-old woman who was attacked in December 1983.
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Robert Koehler, dubbed the “pillowcase rapist” by authorities, is led out of the courtroom by a Miami-Dade Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officer after a jury found him guilty at his trial on January 25, 2023 in Miami.
(Jose A. Iglesias/Miami Herald via AP, Pool)
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Authorities say the “pillowcase rapist” terrorized his victims by breaking into their homes at night. The attacker used a pillowcase or other cloth to cover his face, or the faces of his victims, before assaulting them, tying them up, and stealing items from their homes.
The attacks garnered media attention in South Florida and prompted the creation of a task force to investigate sex crimes. Authorities said the trail eventually went cold until 2020, when a DNA find from one of Koehler’s relatives led police to the man.
