Accused serial 'Pillowcase Rapist' is facing charges in Broward County attacks

WLRN 91.3 FM | By Chris Perkins | South Florida Sun Sentinel,

Published June 7, 2022 at 2:38 PM EDT

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Broward Sheriff's Office Cold Case Unit Sgt. Kami Floyd speaks 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. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

He eluded capture for more than three decades, but in January 2020 South Florida authorities said they finally captured a man widely suspected of being the serial “Pillowcase Rapist.”

Robert Eugene Koehler has been sitting in a Miami jail on two charges from a single sexual battery case for 2½ years. On Tuesday, in Broward County, charges started to add up.

Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Kami Floyd said six arrest warrants have been filed against Koehler for Broward County rape cases. But Floyd said there may be many more.