Man Accused In Kirkland Woman's Stabbing Once Faced Murder Charge

KIRKLAND, WA - The man accused of stabbing a Kirkland woman in her home on Sunday night was in 2011 accused of killing a family near Yakima, according to reports. The suspect, Kevin Harper, 36, was arrested in Arlington on Monday.

The Kirkland woman was stabbed Sunday night. She was able to leave her home and crawl into the street at the 1300 block of 100th Avenue Northeast. She was reportedly in stable condition at a local hospital.

Harper had been doing work at the victim's house, according to police. He is facing charges of first-degree attempted murder, first-degree kidnapping, and first-degree robbery. He is being held in the King County Jail on $2 million bail.

The killing of three members of the Goggin family in 2011 in West Valley shocked the Yakima area. In that incident, Harper and a woman named Tracy Culton planned to burglarize the Goggin family home. Bill, Pauline, and 98-year-old Bettye Goggin were beaten to death, but Harper was not charged with murder due to a series of missteps by local police and prosecutors. He ended up only being charged with theft and a weapons violation. He was released from jail in 2017.