"The man who police identified by DNA as the Pillowcase Rapist sexually assaulted a woman - after restraining her with a telephone cord and gagging her with a wad of fabric - at her southwest Miami-Dade town home four decades ago, prosecutors said Tuesday. Robert Koehler, 66, is accused of terrorizing and sexually assaulting the 25-year-old woman in 1984. Koehler was known only as the "Pillowcase Rapist" because he typically shielded his face with a pillowcase or shirt."
"The Pillowcase Rapist was one of the most notorious serial rapists in Florida history. The hunt for the Pillowcase Rapist was cold until a DNA hit in 2020, following the arrest of Koehler's son. His son's domestic battery arrest led police to Koehler, a registered sex offender who had settled in Palm Bay in Central Florida. Go to Herald.com for the full report. Podcast: Listen to 'Felonious Florida: In the Darkness' now for free"
A man identified by DNA as the Pillowcase Rapist sexually assaulted a 25-year-old woman in 1984 at her southwest Miami-Dade townhouse, restraining her with a telephone cord and gagging her with fabric. Robert Koehler, 66, faces trial in Miami-Dade Circuit Court and was previously convicted in a 1983 rape case. DNA links connect him to a series of sexual assaults across South Florida in the 1980s. The attacker typically shielded his face with a pillowcase or shirt and became known as the Pillowcase Rapist. A 2020 DNA hit, following the arrest of Koehler's son, led investigators to Koehler, a registered sex offender living in Palm Bay.
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