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Robert Lee Yates Jr.
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Robert Lee Yates Jr.
- Familial Risk Factors
- Authoritarian mother/dominating
- Social Risk Factors
- Divorce
- Grounded from flying
- Crime-Relevant Strain Theory
- Child abuse, harsh discipline, marital problems
- Instrumental/Planned Aggression
- Serial Murder
- victims usually vulnerable (prostitutes)
General Information
- Born May 27, 1952 (62 yrs old)
- Grew up in Oak Harbor, WA
- Middle-Class Family
- 4 daughters and 1 son
- Hunted while growing up
Onset of Offending and Progress
- Divorced in 1974
- First murder occurred in 1975 (age 23)
- Shot and killed a couple picnicking in the park in Walla Walla, WA
- 1988
- First prostitute known to be killed by Yates in Skagit County
- 1996-1998
- Raped and killed 13 woman
- 2002
- 2 more woman linked to Yates
Convictions/Status
Jobs and Unique Facts
- Prison Guard at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla, WA (less than a year)
- Enlisted in Army 1977
- 18.5 year Army career
- Earned several military awards throughout
- Certified pilot in the Army
- April 18, 2000 arrested for Murder of Jennifer Joseph
- Was then linked to further murders
- Plea bargained with Prosecution
- If he plead guilty to all 13 accounts of murder he would not get life
- Sentenced 408 yrs in Prison
- Found 2 more murder in Tacoma, WA linked to Yates in 2002
- Now serving life in prison at the Washington State Penitentiary where he once worked as a guard
Theories/Profile
RISK FACTORS
References
- http://murderpedia.org/male.Y/y/yates-robert-lee.htm
- http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/predators/yates/bodies_1.html
- http://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Yates,%20Robert%20Lee.htm
- Sexually abused by a neighbor around 6 yrs old
- Odd relationship with mom, seen as dominant
- Was "grounded" from being pilot due to medical examinations around the time the 13 woman were murdered
POTENTIAL PROTECTIVE FACTORS
Yates Most Known For.....
- Yates is well known for the murders of at least 13 prostitutes in Spokane, WA's "skid row"
- M.O.
- Kidnap prostitutes
- Sometimes do drugs with them
- Rape
- Shoot in head
- Christina Smith
- Escaped after GSW skimming head
- Strong family life
- consistent and successful military career
ECG
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