This Little Piece of the Devil, Part One

Murder In The Rain

True Crime

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🗓️ 19 April 2022

⏱️ 58 minutes

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In 1978, a rapist began a string of attacks that would last nearly 3 years and involve dozens of victims. In today’s episode, Josh will be telling the horrific details of the assaults and the lack of investigation that followed. With a city of potential victims in the dark about the monster lurking among them, what would it take for authorities to finally take the victim’s cases seriously? This is part one of This Little Piece of the Devil, the case of Kevin Coe who gained notoriety as the South Hill Rapist. For additional information, photos, and sources for this episode please visit the Murder in the Rain episode blog. For ad-free episodes, sign up for the Murder in the Rain Patreon. Our Sponsors: * Check out Kensington Publishing: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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0:00.0	The following episode contains graphic descriptions of rape, physical abuse, and sexual assault.
0:08.0	Listener discretion is advised.
0:16.0	This is Murder in the Rain, where each week Emily Rowney, Alicia Holland and Josh McCullough
0:23.0	tell true crime stories of the Pacific Northwest.
0:27.0	Murder in the Rain contains graphic content.
0:30.0	Listener discretion is advised.
0:33.0	Quote, I thought he had the coldest eyes I've ever seen.
0:59.0	His face was blank, but his eyeballs were intent.
1:02.0	I've seen that same look on guys getting ready to shoot a rabbit or a bird.
1:06.0	He wore a gray jogging suit and running shoes.
1:09.0	He came straight for me.
1:11.0	Unquote.
1:12.0	Today, I'll be talking about the blaze of panic and carnage inflicted upon the citizens of Spokane,
1:18.0	Washington, by a man known as the South Hill rapist.
1:22.0	Quote, Spokane was already becoming famous as a jogging city since the advent of the massive Bloomsday race in 1977.
1:31.0	Unquote, which was born as the result of the 1970s US jogging craze.
1:35.0	And in the words of legendary San Diego newsman Ron Burgundy, apparently you just run for an extended period of time.
1:41.0	It's supposed to be wild.
1:45.0	Spokane, the second largest city in Washington, is located east near the Idaho border.
1:51.0	Before the city, the land served as the ancestral home and lifeline of the Spokane tribe of Indians,
1:57.0	until the white people showed up and took it as their own.
2:00.0	Bysected by the Spokane River, it is the home of Gonzaga University,
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