The Oregon serial rapist, known as the “jogger rapist,” is set to be released from prison in December after serving nearly 36 years.
Richard Gilmore was arrested in 1986 after being nicknamed for staking his victim while jogging in his home. He confessed to raping nine girls in the Portland area in the 1970s and his 1980s, but the law convicted him of only one. of restrictions.
A jury found him guilty of raping 13-year-old Tiffany Edens the previous year in 1987. She is his final victim.
Edens recently mentioned his impending release on social media, and in August received a voicemail from the state’s Victim Information Service, warning him of his upcoming release.
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“I’ve been slowly processing all reality,” she wrote.
Prison officials said Gilmour was transferred from Two Rivers Correctional Facility in Umatilla in August to the minimal-security Columbia River Correctional Facility in Portland to help prepare for his release into society, The Oregonian reported. He will be 63 when he is released in December.
According to KOIN, Gilmour will remain under surveillance until 2034 and could be returned to prison if he violates his parole.
In the Edens case, the judge sentenced Gilmour to at least 30 years in prison and up to 60 years in prison. However, a parole board reduced his sentence to six months after conviction.
Danielle Tudor accused Gilmour of raping her in 1979 when she was a teenager. She publicly opposed his release.
“If he had been charged with all the rapes he committed, he would never have come out,” Tudor told KOIN.
Gilmore is classified as a sex offender with the lowest risk of reoffending, and his rape conviction requires him to be registered as a sex offender for life. A low-level classification means the state and county don’t have to warn people around him if he lives in the area.
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His victims have expressed anger that he has not been classified as a high-risk sex offender.
According to The Oregonian, Tudor said he did not understand why he was classified as a low-level sex offender.
“He was declared a dangerous criminal at trial,” Tudor said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.