The bankruptcy petition lists their two-story home on Spokanes South Hill as the familys biggest asset. On August 26, 1997, Jennifer Joseph, 16, was found shot in the head in a field in Spokane. She and the couples children were rousted from their home without notice law-enforcement officers who had come to search the house for evidence. "He was very methodical. "Do you have any idea what it's like to go to a cemetery for a family reunion for 25 years?" [4], Yates' first murders were committed in 1975, when he shot and killed two college students who were picnicking. Yates said she was his friend's daughter, and he was driving her home. Both women were shot twice in the head and their heads were wrapped with three plastic bags each. Police identified a suspect and were searching for that person. [42][43][20], Yates was arrested on April 18, 2000, for the murder of Jennifer Joseph. It was Linda Yates first interview since the arrest of her husband in Spokane the morning of April 18. The Spokane plea agreement was cemented last week when Yates led investigators to the decomposed body of Melody Murfin, a prostitute who had been missing for two years, buried outside Yates' Spokane home. He is one of hundreds interviewed and asked for blood samples. From 1975 to 1998, he is known to have murdered at least 11 women in Spokane. Yates, a name synonymous with power. But the plea bargain included another bombshell for his wife: Her husband revealed that for two years the body of one of his victims had been buried in their yard just outside their bedroom window. It's not clear who in his family came with him. Yates is an Army veteran and National Guard helicopter pilot who served tours in Germany and at several U.S. bases. He has five children, (four daughters and one son), with his second wife Linda, whom he married in 1976. Yates has actually confessed to 14 killings, but will plead guilty to only 13. Here's how. She was buried beneath his bedroom window. [21][22][20], Melinda Lee Mercer The same month, he picked up a prostitute, detectives say. [8][9], On September 19, 1998, Yates was asked to give a DNA sample to Spokane police after being stopped. He brought the family to company picnics. He's driving a Honda Civic. He was 74. [47] A September 19, 2008 execution date was stayed by Chief Justice Gerry L. Alexander pending additional appeals. "[10][1], Patrick Allen Oliver and Susan Patricia Savage Police later say they found a button matching one missing from Joseph's jacket and traces of blood on a seat and seat-belt buckle. He joined the National Guard and trained near Tacoma once a month. Yates, born in Anacortes, sits now on the other side of the state, in jail on a $1.5 million bond. Yates was stationed in various countries outside the continental United States, including Germany, and later Somalia and Haiti during the United Nations peacekeeping missions of the 1990s. On April 1, 1998, the remains of Linda Maybin, 34, also known as "Barefoot Linda," was found in Spokane, just 100 yards from the bodies of Shawn McClenahan and Laurie Wason. }, First published on October 16, 2000 / 3:42 PM. Lynn was born November 21, 1952, in Union City, son of the late Robert M. and Sue (Mitchell) Barnes. Wasn't tall, wasn't short. She was shot five days earlier according to detectives. NASCAR Hall of Fame electee Robert Yates was a mainstay in stock-car racing, both in the garage and engine shops that produced his trademark horsepower. On August 1, 1998, Christine Smith filed a police report for assault and robbery after she was hit in the head during a sex act. - by Sarah Firth. In addition to serving in the United States military for 18 years, Yates was married for 24 years and had five children. She . "I want to know why, like anybody else," Linda Yates said she asked her husband. Last September, they called him into the office. "If something didn't go his way, he would try to take charge," says Chazz Wellington, a former crew leader. Robert Yates, a master engine builder and longtime NASCAR team owner, died Monday. The younger Allison became his driver and they won immediately, earning 15 victories . Attorney Noel Treat recommended City Council member Josh Binda should acknowledge using public resources for personal gain. For money, Yates mowed lawns, worked at gas stations. In retrospect, Linda accepted that there were a few dubious signs that should have alerted her. Yates was admitted to the New York bar in 1760 and thereafter resided in Albany. During this school year, Sasha Yates, his oldest daughter, was enrolled in a middle school in Walla Walla. "You knew it had to be something good," says Dennis Niles, who served with Yates. Yates only surprised occasionally: Quit football his sophomore year. On December 18, 1997, the body of Shawn Johnson, 36, was found with two gunshot wounds and two plastic bags covering her head, about a mile from the remains of Darla Scott. "He was always neat as a pin," says Barbara Youderian, Ernest's wife. About two months later, Anna Mae Yates died after a long bout with cancer. She had been missing since October 29, 1997. He received a classical education in New York City and later studied law with William Livingston. Linda Brewer met Robert Lee Yates when he was working at the Washington State Penitentiary as a corrections officer, and they married in 1976. The helicopter he knew best was also becoming obsolete, replaced by the Kiowa Warrior. If he were convicted in those two deaths, the 15 victims would exceed the 14 that Richard Ramirez, Southern California's "Night Stalker," was convicted of killing, and the total of Henry Lee Lucas, convicted in Texas of 13 murders. Kim Barker's phone message number is 206-464-2255. A mother-of-pearl button was found that matched one missing from Joseph's jacket. They were just trying to get some fresh meat.". ", When Yates was a teenager, the only fast-food restaurant in Oak Harbor was Kow Korner, where burgers cost 19 cents. "It all turned into a big joke after a while. . Robert Yates's House (Google Maps). November 1998 - Yates and a known prostitute are pulled over by a police officer at 1:25 a.m., near the area where women are disappearing. [20], Connie Lynn Ellis-LaFontaine Matias Trefault must serve roughly 6 years for crashing into Reynold Joels car on Evergreen Way. A john. He flew helicopters and once shot a pig from one. 5. Mr. Kyle Stephan Yates, 44, of LaGrange passed away Sunday, March 10, 2013 at his home. display: none; On July 14, 1975, the bodies of Patrick Oliver, 21, and Patricia Savage, 22, were found shot in the head near Walla Walla. October 1984 to October 1987 - Yates is a support aviator in a different unit in Fort Rucker. In 1995, Yates was transferred from New York to Fort Rucker. Two days later, his middle daughter Amber, then 19, showed up at the county jail lobby. Kyle played in his first USAPA National Tournament and took gold the very first day in the men's doubles 19+ in 2014. Robert Yates was arrested for murder and detectives searched the entire property. Linda Yates also said she confronted her husband when she found evidence that indicated he was having extramarital affairs. Six months later, Linda gave birth to a daughter. [1] As part of a plea bargain, Yates confessed to the murders to avoid the death penalty. Yates confessed to the killings in October as part of a deal to escape the death penalty. On June 14, 1996, Shannon Zielinski, 38, was found shot in the head in Mead. The prosecutor in Pierce County, where the other two murders took place, has said he will not allow Yates a plea agreement to avoid the death penalty. As reported by Radford University's Department of Psychology, Robert Lee Yates' father said his son was "moody and violent" at times when he was a teenager. On the surface, Yates seemed like a fairly "normal" man. When the family's church burned down, Robert and his father worked together to help rebuild it. They also expect to move the case to Spokane County Superior Court, at which time Yates will enter a formal plea. In March 1996, the tail end of another reduction in Army forces, Yates accepted a special incentive that allowed him to continue receiving 45 percent of his normal pay, probably about $20,000 a year. She previously worked as a hairdresser in Spokane, but fell into drugs and prostitution six years after she moved, following the death of her son, who was waiting for a heart transplant. Most Facebook users can now claim settlement money. May 1974 - Nylander files for divorce. December 1974 - Linda Yates gives birth to a daughter. However, she has been very open about her relationship with Robert and the aftermath . He sang in the choir, pitched baseballs, hunted deer. Patience like you wouldn't believe.". During his career, Robert Yates earned Daytona 500 victories with two different . His mother was described as "dominating," but there were no reports of abuse by his parents. The deceased was a man in his 30s. Just before he pulled into Kaiser, police pulled him over. Fall 1970 - Goes to Skagit Valley Community College. Despite his outward appearance, something sinister was lurking under the surface of the killer's seemingly ordinary exterior. On Sunday, November 1, 2020 Robert Yates, loving husband and father of two children passed away at the age of 85. For that, he was almost court-martialed. He admitted slapping one of his daughters because she was disrespectful. McClenahan also struggled with heroin, and was arrested early November for forging a check during a binge. That performance . However, as reported by SeattlePi, she ultimately reunited with her husband for the sake of their five children. August 1974 - Yates' and Nylander's divorce is official. [3], In October 1977, Yates enlisted in the United States Army, where he became certified to fly civilian transport airplanes and helicopters. He is married and a father of five. Seattle Times staff reporter Susan Gilmore contributed to this report. In October 1998, the final body linked to the serial killing was found, in Tacoma. C'EST FINI !!! Last week, the 48-year-old Army veteran and National Guard helicopter pilot admitted to 10 Spokane-area slayings from 1996 to 1998, the murders of a young man and woman in southern Washington in 1975 and the murder of a woman in the state's northeastern corner in 1988. The son of Joseph and Maria Yates, Robert Yates was born in Schenectady, NY, on January 27, 1738. They wanted a barbecue after more than a month of eating Army food, says Dennis Mills, who later served with Yates. After high school, Yates bounced from job to job, town to town, never straying too far from Oak Harbor. Yates was born on May 27, 1952, and grew up in Oak Harbor, Washington[1] in a middle-class family. Also under investigation are the deaths of Darrin Wade Gehrke, 23, in 1995 and the disappearance of Linda Fisher Moran, 27, in December 1976. A family guy. A heck of a teacher, say Army subordinates. She was killed just a month after arriving in Spokane. 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[52] After the Washington State Supreme Court ruled in 2018 that the death penalty violated the state constitution, Yates's death sentence, as well as that of Washington's other death row inmates, was commuted to life in prison without the possibility of parole. In a public statement, provided by Kitsap Sun, Yate's family expressed sympathy for the victims. For obvious reasons, Roberts incarceration was quite tough on the family, financially speaking. "He never used any profanity. Yates decided he wanted to be a doctor. He also refused to give a blood sample for a DNA test. Reward offered as manhunt for Texas shooting suspect reaches "dead end" The next year, Robert Lee Yates signed up with the Army. In May, Yates was selected for induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame's Class of 2018. Many students and teachers there don't remember him. But, this victory was just the beginning of Kyle Yates' professional career in . They avoid meat, drugs and alcohol. The family settled in Spokane, Washington, and Robert was seen as a doting father as well. April 19, 2000 - He is charged with murdering Joseph. Detectives are also investigating whether Yates might have killed five women found dead between 1990 and 1995 and a woman who disappeared in 1998. Yates, who has five children, offered no explanation for the killings. The couple filed a bankruptcy petition under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. Sometime in mid-May 1998, Melody Murfin, 43, went missing. When he decided to row a boat, he rowed five miles, Gatti says. Victims whose names are followed by an asterisk ( # ) have been linked to Robert Yates, through DNA and other evidence, according to the Spokane County sheriff. The victim was Melody Ann Murfin, and Robert claimed that he planted her there because he wanted to see her every day. "Already prepared in his mind, I think.". Stenhouse finished eighth in the race. Kyle is related to Cameron Yates and Margaret A Yates as well as 3 additional people. "I didn't get to know him that much," says Mary Nylander, Shirley's mother. Given the publicity surrounding the arrest, Fasy is likely to seek a change of venue to move the case out of Spokane County but wonders whether his client will be able to get a fair trial anywhere in Washington state. Yates contributions to NASCAR are diverse and significant. "The worst thing I know about Bob is he wouldn't play football his senior year," says Berner, now a dentist. At times, he pushed himself impulsively. Two days later, his middle daughter complains to police that her father "hits me all the time." A special homicide task force set up in 1997 to investigate the deaths of Spokane prostitutes is still folloing leads in other unsolved slayings in the region, Spokane County Sheriff's Sgt. April 1996 - Yates moves to Spokane without a job, rents a house with his wife and five children. She is the only known survivor of Yates' crimes. "Especially when he said he was going hunting, and he was dressed up nice and had cologne on," she told "Dateline." And I said, Oh my God. I turned ice cold," Linda Yates said. They loved their dad and I just kind of suffered through it. She started using methamphetamine and became involved in prostitution. Jay Inslee essentially halted the state's death penalty by refusing to sign any execution orders. Records show that for one year, his oldest daughter was in the sixth grade in Walla Walla. But inside the Army, he learned to fly helicopters so well that he taught other pilots how to teach flying. April 5, 2000 - The fibers removed from the white Corvette match fibers found on Jennifer Joseph's shoes and a towel found near her body, police say. The second best result is Kyle Wesley Yates age 50s in Kyle, TX in the Mid - Town Community neighborhood. Gatti's lottery number came up, and he went to war. "He always had answers to everything," she said. About one in 40 soldiers in the Army is an aviator. He had lived in LaGrange most of his life and attended Baptist Tabernacle Church. } September 1998 - Yates is laid off from Pantrol as part of a reduction in force. [35][36][37][32][20], Melody Ann Murfin The couples two-story house on Spokanes South Hill was their biggest asset, valued at $113,000. July 1974 - Yates and Brewer marry in Walla Walla County. Gatti and Yates hunted deer together. Religious. He would say, `I think there might be a better way,' " Merrill says. Unlike many serial killers, Robert Lee Yates Jr. was known throughout his community as a family man. The Spokane County sheriff says he is suspected in the deaths of 12 to 18 women. -------------------------------------------------------------. Yates was charged with misdemeanor assault. Christine Smith, who was Yates' only surviving victim, was listed as a creditor in the bankruptcy. "If I raised kids, I'd like them to come up as good as him," says Ernest Youderian, who always received Christmas cards from his nephew. European newspapers call him the "notorious Washington Ripper." Profile from Radford University Dept of Psychology students, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robert_Lee_Yates&oldid=1152090421, Crimes against sex workers in the United States, People convicted of murder by Washington (state), Prisoners sentenced to death by Washington (state), United States Army personnel of the Gulf War, Violence against women in the United States, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 28 April 2023, at 03:59. The .25 caliber bullet casing was still in her hair. As an adult, he was a man's man, a soldier. February 22 - Body of Yolanda Sapp (African American, 26) prostitute . Teenagers cruised the downtown strip in their cars; they called it "dragging the gut.". He mostly chose sex workers as his victims, and they died as a result of gunshot wounds. Nondescript, he is most often described as "typical.". While the family has appeared on a few shows like Dateline, they seem to be very private about their lives. Six months after moving to Spokane, Yates found a job at Pantrol, a tiny company that makes circuit boards. 1965 - Anna Mae Yates and Robert Lee Yates Sr. are baptized into Seventh-day Adventist Church in Oak Harbor. 2. He worked as a janitor at a hospital - his mother was a housekeeping supervisor at the Whidbey Island hospital. In addition, Snohomish County sheriffs detectives are probing a Yates connection to the unsolved murders of a young British Columbia couple whose bodies were found in 1987 near High Bridge south of Monroe. Powered by WordPress.com VIP. 1d4chan elector counts > capresso coffeeteam ts troubleshooting > robert lee yates son kyle. Nylander takes back her maiden name. He later told police that he held her by one arm and slapped her face lightly several times because she was "disrespectful." Admitted killer Robert Yates, Jr. was sentenced to 408 years in prison Thursday for the murders of 13 women, killings he admitted in a plea bargain that allowed . Despite his apparently favorable demeanor, authorities have no doubt Yates is a cruel and calculating killer. Joey Logano . October 1972 - Enrolls at Walla Walla College, a Seventh-day Adventist school, majoring in pre-med. He told me, `Through all those years, Linda and I are the best of friends.' His son, Doug Yates made the announcement Monday. She raised her children to respect their elders, Ernest Youderian says. From 1975 to 1998, he is known to have murdered at least 11 women in Spokane. I didnt love him like a wife should. Copyright 2000 Associated Press. He takes an advanced aviator course. In 18 years, he earned 12 medals, two ribbons and a badge. He then married his first wife, Shirley Nylander when he was 20 years old. He threw the coffee on the other crew members as they waited to punch out. He and his wife had six children, including Yates' mother, Anna Mae. April 10, 2000 - A search warrant is signed for the Corvette. Maybin, who paid for her crack habit by working as a prostitute, had been missing since November 22, 1997. Had brown hair he combed from right to left. 1980 - Yates attends a warrant-officer basic course to become a helicopter pilot. Robert and Linda Yates jointly filed a personal bankruptcy petition in late October. Yates was admitted to the New York bar in 1760 and thereafter resided in Albany. Law enforcement officers in many of those places are studying unsolved crimes to see if Yates might be involved. Honorary pallbearers will be David Goff, Jake Vincent, Seth Taylor, John David Kersey, Ricky King, Chris Pritchett, Trent Allman, Jeremy Barnes, Kyle Bailey, Jack Parker and Sammy McCollum. One of the creditors listed is Christine L. Smith, a woman who survived a 1998 attack and in July filed a lawsuit against Yates. He grew up in Whidbey Island, Washington where he came from a solid . In a 2000 interview, Linda Yates admitted how painful it was to learn her husband of 24 years was a serial killer and how difficult the situation was for their entire family. They were shot and dumped like yesterday's yard clippings. He learned to be an instructor pilot for the OH-58, the Kiowa, at the time the Army's primary observation helicopter. Local News Nation / world. About 18 months after Robert and Shirley married, Shirley Yates moved home to her parents. She described the man as about 50 years old, 5'10" tall, 175 pounds, with sandy blond hair. Yates displayed anger only once, another co-worker says. The still-pending motion is regarded as a "long shot" by most observers. Robert Lee Yates Jr., who is commonly referred to as The Spokane Killer, was convicted of killing 15 women and one man in Spokane, Washington, and the surrounding area, between 1975 and 1998. Meet the candidates and likely candidates vying for your vote. [46], The 2002 death sentence was appealed on grounds that Yates believed his 2000 plea bargain to be "all-encompassing", and that a life sentence for 13 murders and a death sentence for two constituted "disproportionate, freakish, wanton and random" application of the death penalty. October 1987 to May 1988 - Yates is a support aviator and a standardization pilot at Fort Rucker. However, there were no reports of criminal activity prior to 1975 when he killed his first two victims at the age of 23. Robert Yates Sr. told The Spokesman-Review newspaper that his son, then 6, was molested by an 11-year-old boy. Most of Yates' victims were women involved in drugs and prostitution in Spokane. [13][14], Shannon Rene Zielinski "We were in a pinch for instructors, and Bob filled the position nicely," says Rick Ponder, his boss. It seems like Linda and her children continue to live a quiet life in the state of Washington. By the time Yates moved to town, five women were already dead. The arguments were rejected in 2007 by the Washington Supreme Court. When the Oak Harbor Seventh-day Adventist Church burned to the ground, Robert Yates Sr. took it personally, co-workers say. March 26-April 1, 2000 - Yates trains with his National Guard unit in Eagle County, Colo. April 2-15, 2000 - Yates trains with the National Guard at the Yakima Training Center. As part of the deal, Yates pleaded to premeditated first-degree murder, but not aggravated murder. The bankruptcy revealed the couple had $136,000 in assets and $475,000 in liabilities at the time of Robert's arrest. Sheriff says Texas shooting suspect "could be anywhere now" Blood was found on the seat and seat belt in the car. Women's bodies started showing up along the Spokane River in 1990. The wife of serial killer Robert L. Yates Jr. says she asked him during a jailhouse visit why . Shortly after, women began disappearing from the streets . The prosecution sought the death penalty for the deaths of Melinda L. Mercer in 1997, and Connie Ellis in 1998, which were thought to be linked to the killings in Spokane County. He served in Germany, Haiti and Somalia. No trace of criminals on either side, points out Ernest Youderian, Yates' uncle, and no way is his nephew capable of such horrific acts. The next day, he was charged in Spokane County District Court with killing Jennifer Joseph. Spokane County Superior Judge Richard Schroeder also fined Yates $60,000, and signed him over to the custody of the sheriff of Pierce County. But evidence ties Yates to the deaths of 11 more women killed since 1996 in Spokane and Tacoma, says Spokane County Sheriff Mark Sterk. Linda also recalled feeling suspicious when her husband went "hunting" because he "was dressed up nice and had cologne on.". In Spokane, the family rented a modest brown home on the South Hill, in a cul-de-sac subdivision with manicured bushes and tulips and ranch homes that stretch for blocks. Another thought he planned to be a pilot in Spokane. Trending News All had ties to prostitution or drugs or lived on the streets. Among the slayings is the death of 19-year-old Teresa Hesselgrave, whose body was found in a wooded area near Whidbey General Hospital in 1977. ". He goes to Somalia in late 1992 and early 1993. In Touch Weekly reports DNA evidence, which was found inside Yates' vehicle, conclusively linked him to 13 of the victims. The kids thought it was Shakespeare.
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