"The man who police identified by DNA as the Pillowcase Rapist was found guilty Monday of restraining a woman with a telephone cord, gagging her with a wad of fabric, and sexually assaulting her twice at her Southwest Miami-Dade townhouse four decades ago. Robert Koehler, 66, stood from his wheelchair showing little emotion as the verdict was read. With its quick verdict, deliberated in less than two hours, the Miami-Dade Circuit Court jury acknowledged that Koehler terrorized and sexually assaulted the 22-year-old woman in 1984."
"Koehler has been convicted in another rape case from 1983, and through DNA, is facing charges in a string of sexual assaults across South Florida from the 1980s. Back in the '80s, 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."
Robert Koehler, identified by DNA as the Pillowcase Rapist, was convicted for restraining, gagging and sexually assaulting a 22-year-old woman twice in her Southwest Miami-Dade townhouse in 1984. Koehler, 66, remained largely emotionless while standing from a wheelchair as the jury delivered a swift verdict after less than two hours of deliberation. Koehler previously was convicted in a 1983 rape and is linked by DNA to multiple sexual assaults across South Florida during the 1980s. He used a pillowcase or shirt to obscure his face, earning the notorious nickname Pillowcase Rapist.
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