Advanced DNA technology helped detectives link the cases of six women to a man accused of being the “pillowcase rapist” for a string of rapes back in the 1980s.
Broward Sheriff's Office Cold Case Unit Sgt. Kami Floyd, right, speaks as Sheriff Gregory Tony looks on during a news conference, Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at the BSO Public Safety Building in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Authorities announced that they were able to identify and charge a man known as the"Pillowcase Rapist," Robert Koehler, for multiple sexual assault cases in Broward County in the 1980's.
But the trail eventually turned cold and the cases ended up in the cold case unit. However, sheriff's officials said the meticulous record-keeping on the original cases provided detectives the ability to test the evidence decades later. “It was a hunch,” Floyd said linking the first case she found to Koehler. “It was a hunch based specifically on this case, that he used a pillowcase to cover his face, and at no point was she able to identify who he was because she didn’t know what he looked like.”
It was heartbreaking in many cases, she added, because some women had not even told their families what had happened to them. She said some of the victims told her they would need to talk it over with their families before discussing it with her.
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