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Robert Lee Yates Jr. (born May 27, 1952), also known as the Grocery Bag Killer, is an American serial killer from Spokane, Washington. From 1975 to 1998, he is known to have murdered at least 11 women in Spokane.
Aug 29, 2020 · Robert Lee Yates was a former US Army officer who killed 13 sex workers in Spokane between 1975 and 1998. He was sentenced to 408 years in prison and later to death row, but the death penalty was abolished in Washington in 2018.
Dec 8, 2023 · Robert Lee Yates is an American serial killer who murdered at least 11 women in Spokane, Washington, between 1975 and 1998. He was convicted and sentenced to death in 2002, but his sentence was commuted to life in prison in 2018.
Jun 29, 2021 · Robert Lee Yates Jr., who killed 15 women and one man in Washington, had a seemingly normal family life and a talent for poetry. However, he also faced his grandfather's murder, sexual abuse, and a domineering mother as a child.
Aug 29, 2020 · Robert Lee Yates was a married veteran who killed at least 15 sex workers in Spokane, Washington, from 1975 to 1998. He was arrested in 2000 and sentenced to death, but later changed to life in prison without parole.
Mar 18, 2013 · Robert Lee Yates Jr. pleaded guilty to killing 15 prostitutes in Spokane and Pierce counties and was sentenced to death. The Washington Supreme Court dismissed his appeals and upheld his sentence in 2013.
Jan 23, 2023 · Robert Lee Yates, also known as the Spokane Killer, confessed to killing 15 women and one man between 1975 and 1998. He was sentenced to death, but his execution is on hold due to a moratorium by Washington Governor Jay Inslee.
