Kevin Coe, a convicted rapist who is a suspect in over 30 Spokane rapes in the late 1970s, is now living in Auburn.

Coe, otherwise known as the “South Hill Rapist,” was released Oct. 2 from McNeil Island. According to the Washington state sex offender registry, he is living in Auburn. According to the state Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), they initially believed he was moving to the Laurelwood neighborhood of Federal Way.

Coe is a level three sex offender and is living in the 2900 block of 15th Street SE in Auburn. Coe is 78 years old, 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 150 pounds. He was convicted on Feb. 12, 1985, of first-degree rape.

Coe had been in the custody of DSHS since 2008, when he was released from prison and civilly committed to the Special Commitment Center a

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