Theory: Kevin Coe involved in Sarda Way or EAR Series?

[hellwig]

Ok, i'll explain the similarities etc, I see. Some of these may indeed be fairly universal among this type of offender, but anyway:

Use of multiple vehicles
Above average intelligence
Ran outdoors with no *ing pants on! (run Forrest, run!)
Lack of fear (common among psychopaths)
Obscene phone calls to victims
Power-assertive rapist
physically attractive to females (at least, going by most of the police sketches of EARONS)
Had trouble getting and keeping an erection during the rapes
Came prepared with oven mitt gloves
Engaged in voyeurism and exhibitionism
Successfully raped dozens of times before finally apprehended
Escalation of violence. Seems almost like a drug user who needs a bigger and bigger 'hit' to scratch their itch. Most likely would have eventually murdered if he hadn't been caught, IMO.

I'm sure there are plenty more, but that's what I recall at present.
Also of interest:

- He tried to frame another guy for his whole series of crimes (who was already convicted of 3rd degree rape in an unrelated case) by committing one of his rapes virtually right on the guys' doorstep.
- He was constantly in some different phase of a bizarre diet, alternately fasting/cleansing and eating junk food. Hence, his weight and general appearance would fluctuate between thin and clear skinned to bloated and acne ridden. Maybe the real EARONS was discounted as a suspect because at the time of his arrest he was bulkier than usual? Just a thought.
- Would vary his occupation/job constantly. EARONS may also have very well done this. Again, this is not and unusual trait in psychos, though it would explain why EARONS seemed to be so knowledgeable in many areas ie police procedures, military, phone stuff, realtor/real estate, etc etc.
- Appeared meek and mild in his personal life, as I'm guessing most aggressive rapists would be, including EARONS.
- Had an overly dominant mother (as Terri states) and ineffectual father, but no recorded instances of abuse of any kind. To commit such brutal crimes as these after being brought up in such a seemingly benign environment, made me reassess my perceptions of EARONS to some degree.
- His father was a rather prominent and (somewhat) powerful member of the community, being assistant editor on one of the major newspapers in the area. There is some speculation that EARONS himself or a member of his family had a similar standing in the community at the time, also.
- Although he committed his crimes outdoors rather than breaking into homes (the major difference between the 2, I guess), both seemed to get off on how close in proximity other people were while they were carrying out their crimes, in EARONS case, it was next door neighbors literally less a dozen feet away in many instances.
- Preyed on/used females (and his father) for financial gain.
- Convinced his current girlfriend to lie on the witness stand in his shoplifting case.
- Tried to make out that he was "whiter than white" in the above case AND the rape trial even though he already had a (relatively minor) criminal history.
- Superficial charm, especially with members of the opposite sex.
- Was said by his girlfriend at the time to be "impossible to get to know".
- Had very few friends (although they seem to have been fairly loyal to him).
- Grandiosity of though and self image, wild imaginings of success, but never really seemed to put any real effort into anything or therefore,get anywhere. Again, this seems to be a common trait among psychos (Bundy, for a prime instance).
- Seemed to prefer the  company of females. Most likely felt intimidated and inferior to other males. I'm guessing this may fit EARONS also.
- Avoided manual labor, often avoided the sun, and was preoccupied with his appearance, therefore he was actually much older than he looked and than most victims described him as. This may very well apply to EARONS.

No, he's not EARONS - these series of crimes were committed in Spokane in the early 80's, and he's too tall (6.1 approx). I'm just hoping that this will challenge some peoples assumptions and perhaps get some of us thinking in a different and hopefully more fruitful direction.

[hellwig]

^ That's a little deep for me! 

I'm reminded of a quote from The Stranger Beside Me tho, which pretty much says many of the same things:

"The observer is confronted with a convincing mask of sanity. We are
dealing not with a complete man at all, hut with something that suggests
a subtly constructed reflex machine which can mimic the human
personality perfectly."

[Mitchell]

That is concise.

What I suggest is that the only perfectable facade is that which can be described as polite civility. Although it is a rather simple aesthetic, it probably requires a great deal of effort to pull off successfully. Emotional resonance would most likely be mimicry only and not practiced. After all, how often are we in situations where we either witness or experience for ourselves such traumatic events that elicit an externalized emotional response?

If subject is in a situation where he should be angry but is not, we will likely witness poor play acting. A poorly executed conglomeration gleaned from media and sparsely witnessed real life events.

If subject be provoked to anger, we will likely see his real anger. Likely disturbing to those unfortunate enough to bear witness.

[kg]

I would like to put out the following for your review.

Serial rapist/flasher/peeper Frederick Harlan aka 'Kevin' Coe' of Spokane Washington was in California in the 70s, attended school in California, briefly in San Francisco and definitely lived in LA for a period. Can't find anything on where he was living in 1973-74 though was in Las Vegas 1975-1976.  In the early 70s he was supposedly working on his tome, Sex in the Whitehouse, which was never published. He went to prison for rapes he committed in his hometown of Spokane. There is similarity in MO to a July 1976 EARONS attributed attack on two sisters. He shoved a sock in one of the sisters mouths and sat on the other one. In the Spokane rapes he would shove a gloved fist into his victims mouths.  He liked making obscene comments to his victims.  He was blood type A, (+) secretor status.  Kevin Coe is the spitting image of the Sarda Way sketch and the sketch from the 1976 attack.  I am interested in him for Sarda Way and as the East Sacramento flasher, perhaps even for the Cordova Cat though I think that is very possibly Deangelo.  Lots of other info out there that make him suspicious for these events but I don't have time to develop this any further right now.

Please check out young Kevin here with his crazy mother:

spokesman.com/stories/2006/mar/21/state-could-keep-rapist-locked-up

What do you think?  Sarda Way attacker?

Also forgot to mention he was a jogger, liked to use that for stalking purposes.

[looking4justice]

More on Coe: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Coe

[Any of N]

A little off-topic, but look at this excerpt from the Wikipedia article that looking4justice linked to above:

In 1981, after a school custodian observed a car illegally parked in a bus drop-off zone during the time a daylight rape occurred, police traced the vehicle registration to Gordon Coe, the managing editor of the Spokane Chronicle. The senior Coe was in charge of a program to receive tips on the rapist's identity. Gordon was ruled out due to his age; his son, Fred – also known as "Kevin" – a Las Vegas radio announcer and unsuccessful real estate agent, had the use of the car. Police placed a tracking device on Kevin Coe's car and discovered that, in addition to targeting lone female joggers, he was apparently stalking city buses for victims.

Another prolific serial offender who was eventually caught because he was linked to a vehicle. It's getting to be a long list: Ronnie Shelton, Dennis Rabbitt, John Simonis, David Berkowitz, Russell Williams, Paul Bernardo, Kevin Coe, and who knows how many others. Whatever DeAngelo was doing, he was making sure that a vehicle couldn't be traced to back to him.

Back to the topic at hand: I have no idea if Coe is a legit possibility for the Sarda Way criminal activity or not, but I'll give you that he did have the right look. He was also a good compromise between the two Ripon Court composites as well, which don't look much like each other. (See right and left below.) May only be coincidence, but interesting.


<sup>Ripon Court composites with 2016 FBI composite in center.



Sarda Way


Kevin Coe with Mom</sup>

[kg]

Thanks for pasting all that together Any of N. Does anyone know if discotheque was big in Sac in 1973-74? Coe seems to think he was doing well in that business, industry or whatever you call it. I need to find a way to figure out if he was living or regularly traveling to Sacramento during that time.

[kg]

Coe worked for Crane Realty in Spokane when he was doing his deeds, there seems to be some Crane Realty groups in Sacramento per internet search. Name coincidence or common legacy?

[kg]

Coe had access to multiple vehicles in Spokane which aided him. He also used his realtor privileges to have access to lots of homes. His significant other was suspicious about his twice a day jogging habit especially since he never let her go along and often came home with various injuries. He made obscene phone calls to victims homes, stalked, made references to having known/seen the victim before during his attacks.” Sounds just like someone else we know.

[looking4justice]

Feb 19, 2019 1:45:40 GMT Any of N said:

A little off-topic, but look at this expert from the Wikipedia article that looking4justice linked to above:

In 1981, after a school custodian observed a car illegally parked in a bus drop-off zone during the time a daylight rape occurred, police traced the vehicle registration to Gordon Coe, the managing editor of the Spokane Chronicle. The senior Coe was in charge of a program to receive tips on the rapist's identity. Gordon was ruled out due to his age; his son, Fred – also known as "Kevin" – a former Las Vegas radio announcer and unsuccessful real estate agent, had the use of the car. Police placed a tracking device on Kevin Coe's car and discovered that, in addition to targeting lone female joggers, he was apparently stalking city buses for victims.

Another prolific serial offender who was eventually caught because he was linked to a vehicle. It's getting to be a long list: Ronnie Shelton, Dennis Rabbitt, John Simonis, David Berkowitz, Russell Williams, Paul Bernardo, Kevin Coe, and who knows how many others. Whatever DeAngelo was doing, he was making sure that a vehicle couldn't be traced to back to him.

Back to the topic at hand: I have no idea if Coe is a legit possibility for the Sarda Way criminal activity or not, but I'll give you that he did have the right look. He was also is a good compromise between the two Ripon Court composites as well, which don't look much like each other. (See right and left below.) May only be coincidence, but interesting.


<sup>Ripon Court composites with 2016 FBI composite in center.



Sarda Way


Kevin Coe with Mom</sup>

So glad you posted this Any of N! Thank you! I believe there is yet another rapist/prowler composite that looks EVEN more like Coe, I don't think it is commonly associated with/attributed to JJD. I'm looking for it right now.

Remember that the Sarda way attacker "looked like a dandy" and had white gloves on? Coe was a sharp dresser and he loved to stick his gloved fingers into the mouths of his victims. Didn't the Sarda way attacker try to also make a move like that while he was struggling with her? He was also quite savage and violent.

[sammyt]

Feb 18, 2019 18:02:07 GMT looking4justice said:

More on Coe: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Coe

Coe was one of those arrogant beyond belief people I had in mind when I said EAR would be from good stock.  Worth checking out for some of the crimes IMO.

The lengths Coe's psychopathic Norma Bates style mum went to help him almost defy belief.  No wonder such a rotten apple fell from such a rotten tree.

[looking4justice]

OK here are some of the other JJD composites that look ALOT like Coe have to link them because we used up all the photo space!

Look at this composite list with dates: 11/8/1976, 2/17/77 (already listed by any of N), 3/3/1977, 5/17/77 www.goldenstatekiller.com/library.php

Second link: "Michael Bolton" Sacramento sometime in 78: earons.wordpress.com/page/2/

This is the composite I think looks a lot like Coe. It is associated with JJD, but has often been suspected to be a copy cat or was not JJD.

[looking4justice]

Here's yet another pic of Coe from the early 80s I think? allthingscrimeblog.com/2014/01/05/will-karmic-retribution-trip-up-kevin-coe-the-notorious-south-hill-rapist/

[kg]

Feb 19, 2019 22:57:27 GMT looking4justice said:

Here's yet another pic of Coe from the early 80s I think? allthingscrimeblog.com/2014/01/05/will-karmic-retribution-trip-up-kevin-coe-the-notorious-south-hill-rapist/

Thanks Looking4justice, great posts! I definitely believe some of the earlier attacks on the suspect EAR list seem more like Coe. He did wear masks for attacks in Spokane. I do not believe he started in Spokane attacking in his 30s. There were many similarities between his MO and JJD, but some differences. I find it very plausible that Coe could have been hanging around in Sacramento as all his history I have found so far does not state where he was in 1973-1974 and there are not definitive placements later in the 70s except at some point LA and a return to Spokane in time for his 1978 attacks there.

The striking similarity in appearance to many sketches and his MO make him very suspicious for early EAR attributed attacks, possible role model for EAR, a framing candidate for EAR, or MAYBE EAR’s best friend and associate. We need to find out if anyone in Sacramento in the 1970s remembers him on the scene there. Possible contacts would be 1970s real estate folks, disco business owners, radio stations.

[sammyt]

I would hope that Coe would have been eliminated from enquiries in the past, but he looks a good POI for certain crimes.

DeAngelo's defence team would love to be able to show that someone else committed some of the EAR MO linked crimes during the period related to the kidnapping charges.