SPOKANE, Wash. – The release of Kevin Coe, has stirred emotions in Spokane, with residents, both familiar with the case and new to the area, expressing their feelings about his release.

Ayden Franklin, who wasn’t born until well after 1985, is familiar with the Coe case.

He says victim statements were specifically impactful.

“It’s a mix of emotions from depressed and angry to disgust,” Franklin said.

Despite the decades that have passed, Franklin made time to attend court to support the victims.

“It’s kind of close to me just hearing about the number of victims of that heinous crime,” Franklin said.

Tricia Scott, who was 19 when Coe haunted Spokane, says those years of fear changed her life. “

Yeah, it was 40 years ago, but it affected the formative years for me,” Scott said. “It wa

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