US Edition'South Hill Rapist' Kevin Coe Moves Back to Federal Way After Community Pushback in Auburn
Kevin Coe's sex offender registration now lists a Federal Way address less than half a mile from an elementary school, prompting concerns over public safety and communication.
- On Tuesday, Oct. 21, Auburn Mayor Nancy Backus announced Kevin Coe was moved from Auburn to Federal Way and re-registered as a Level III sex offender at the 33700 block of 38th Place Southwest.
- After his Oct. 2 release, confusion over his listed address prompted multiple relocations, with officials planning Federal Way placement but registering him in Auburn before community pushback forced a second move.
- Kevin Coe is a convicted rapist linked to more than 40 assaults in Spokane's South Hill area and spent 20 years at Washington's Special Commitment Center on McNeil Island before Spokane County Superior Court ruled he was no longer a sexually violent predator.
- Auburn Mayor Nancy Backus said the Auburn Police Department and Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of Indians removed Coe and officials will notify neighbors within a quarter-mile, with Backus writing, `I want to update you with some news: Mr. Coe is no longer residing in Auburn`.
- Federal Way Mayor Jim Ferrell said he is disappointed Coe will move back but legal options are limited; he urged the State Legislature to review laws as notifications may take two weeks to several months.
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Auburn Reporter
Federal Way Mirror‘South Hill rapist’ leaves Auburn, goes to Federal Way
Convicted rapist Kevin Coe moved to a home in Federal Way less than a half-mile away from an elementary school.
Cherokee Tribune Ledger News
'South Hill Rapist' Kevin Coe moves to Federal Way home 200 feet from school
(The Center Square) – After more community pushback, Kevin Coe, the notorious "South Hill Rapist" who terrorized Spokane, Wash., in the late 1970s and early 1980s, is being relocated back to Federal Way, the city where he was originally scheduled…
'South Hill rapist' moved back to Federal Way, near school
The man known as the “South Hill rapist” was moved back to Federal Way after pushback from the Auburn community. Convicted rapist and Level 3 sex offender Kevin Coe is now living in the 33700 block of 38th Place Southwest, as stated on Washington’s sex offender registry. Coe’s address is close to Brigadoon Elementary School. Coe was originally going to live in Federal Way, but after outcry from residents and the mayor, he was moved to Auburn. “I…
KHQ Right Now
'South Hill Rapist' Kevin Coe moved from Auburn to Federal Way
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. - Kevin Coe, the man known as the South Hill Rapist, has been moved from his residence in Auburn to Federal Way, according to the Mayor of Auburn Nancy Backus.
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