The Deranged Family Man Whose Murder Spree Went Unnoticed | Most Evil Killers | Absolute Crime

Robert Lee Yates, also known as "The Spokane Serial Killer," is one of the most evil and deranged serial killers in American history. Although not as prolific as some, his killing spree of 16 women and 1 man during the 1990s is one of the most distressing on record. Yates flew under the radar because he seemed mundane, but this case is far from uneventful.
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[@luckycatnip3667]

I love these older crime stories and I think some of the best thing about it is the narration

[@trineperstuen7011]

😊i find the overdramatic voice of the narrator annoing and a bit silly😢😢.

[@aweewa5659]

I love the narrator's voice as well.

[@pianomanhere]

Less fluff, too.

[@Watchman.kIvory]

The narration is clear and the music keeps you intrigued. This is such a well put together series.

[@StephanieSwift-jt3hz]

@@trineperstuen7011 I agree with you. I watch in spite of the narrator, not because of him.

[@luther1546]

"The he didn't look like a monster" line is right up there with "she lit up the room" as true crime cliches.

[@RRM13]

"The life of the party"... Hello from Brazil 🇧🇷

[@ajhproductions2347]

Don’t forget the whole “things like this don’t happen in our town” (until they do…) thing that gets said in nearly every true crime documentary along with “_____ is the MOST PROLIFIC SERIAL KILLER” God, that gets old. 😂

[@WarriorGirl_113]

It's not ironic that he ended up where he used to work. He is living it up in there.

[@trineperstuen7011]

Is it possible for narrator to speak normal?overdramatic voice😂😂.and it makes the video less important😢

[@RicheeBe]

What’s wrong with Americans ?

[@kingbeeYT]

​@@RicheeBeI like the narrator. His voice makes it that much more exciting

[@tommymorgan4677]

The police officer could`nt see the different between a Corvette and a Camaro ?

[@JustAThought155]

I always question why no one saw him digging a grave under his bedroom window. Like…how do you dig a ditch like that and his wife, his five children, and no neighbor noticed that grave? Weird.

[@suedireen3993]

There could be lots of reasons. Perhaps the family was out of town. As far as the neighbors who knows what the geography is.

[@ajhproductions2347]

Maybe a high fence, maybe he dug at night? Idk, that’s a good question though. Maybe it’s more his demeanor. No one ever suspected him it seems so anything he did would get kind of ignored for the most part or not seen as suspicious.

[@atheistsince1210]

Sold his white Corvette and bought a BLACK VAN!? WTF!? Yeah that’ll keep a low profile how many true crime movies and TV shows featured vans as kidnapping and murderer mobile weapon of choice . It was very hard for me as a small child as I became utterly terrified when I saw a van any van in public in those days they were very popular there were no SUVs, hell they even had song’s about sex in Chevy vans “we made love in my Chevy van and thats alright with me ….” 😂💯💀🤡

[@SaraMKay]

how do you kidnap s.o. in a corvette, though

[@RicheeBe]

@@SaraMKaythey already got in put child lock on n boom

[@lifeofboe9966]

I knew darla, and she had a twin name, marla. i knew them both. I was in high school . I lived right off sprague . Malinda as well. Than ironic enough, i bought a house and found out his house was right next door CRAZY! Also, my aunt was in his truck at some point , and she started hitting him and scratching him. She actually was able to get away from him. She jumped out his van 😮

[@clifforddriver9434]

I went to Jr School and High School with this particular a-hole. I found him to be a problem from the beginning of his life. He's not the type who hadn't been the problem for his entire life.

[@Watchman.kIvory]

This is the best crime series on KZbin. I am curious to know if anyone knows if the soundtrack at the end is available to listen to alone. Every time the end soundtrack plays, I just reflect on everything I just watched and think “it’s a frickin dark world…”

[@birdman7687]

I believe this is was the hunting ground of the green river killer as well

[@amandabriggs5070]

nope. That's the other side of the state.

[@chrissnyder8415]

Not sure if he actually went on a Spree. 3 murders in 24 hours.

[@phoenixpharaoh9517]

I went to school with Jennifer Joseph, Cedarcrest Jr High in the 90s.

[@WyattRyeSway]

I know a guy named Ben Adams who attended school with her too.

[@phoenixpharaoh9517]

@@WyattRyeSway - wow, short story. I was in 8th grade her in 7th. Our teachers name was Mr Barker , a math teacher. Shared that class with her I’d have to look in the annual. Last time seeing her, she was hanging out with a couple intimating people in my area.

[@WyattRyeSway]

@@phoenixpharaoh9517 ….I think Mr Adams was 14 when he moved there.

[@Turnheadcough]

Is that in Spokane? Only asking cuz there is a cedar crest school district next to the school district I went to in Lebanon county Pennsylvania

[@phoenixpharaoh9517]

@@Turnheadcough Cedarcrest Jr High is in Spanaway, WA. I looked it up and it is now a High School.

[@crystalshaw8744]

So he was G.I. Joe, the Great American Serial Killer.

[@jamesb.9155]

This series is very well done and love Elizabeth Yardley and all the other commentator specialists!

[@BrentBrazeau-tb4qj]

Excellent coverage!!!

[@jamesheiden696]

"what's up with serial killers with long names"?!

[@sneakerfreak2002]

If the serial killer was 46, why did they use a 76 year old actor

[@TNT-km2eg]

Five children ? Clear warning sign

[@joaquimrodriguez8961]

In what way?

[@earlosandwich7433]

The narrator sounds a little like Bear Grylls.

[@kingbeeYT]

The only reason i know Walla Walla exists is because back when WoW Cataclysm was out i randomly thought of it for a name. Wallawalla. Soneone in game asked if i did it after that place and i said i had no idea a town would be named something so silly

[@jamesheiden696]

Robert Yates}Engine builder

[@donnacrozier2003]

What does a monster look like?????

[@Juliett-we7tc]

If i was a prostitute, and we were all on alert that there were sex workers turning up missing or dead, i would be VERY apprehensive about getting into a big bla k van. Or any van for that matter.

[@blupoppy608]

but sadly, killers don't only use vans or even vehicles for that matter....

[@91rummy]

He fell in the trap .. so neat..

[@stevetrivago]

There’s the voice 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🫡

[@donnacrozier2003]

He killed 14 women and 1 man? I never heard of him? Wasn't as cute as Ted Bundy 😂! Sorry, l watch ALL of these crime shows and it stitches me up how these things happen; forensics; investigators; time; lawyers; judges; the court system and the country where it happens! (Victims, murderers and sentences)! Appalling, riveting, shameful and horrific! Thank you for uploading, interesting!

[@PatriciaGilbert-h8o]

Too many advids.

[@lindsay5348]

What were the kids and wife’s reactions 😳

[@clifforddriver9434]

What they don't tell you here. Is the fact he has committed his initial murder as a 12 - or 13 year old . Got out and had his record sealed before high school.

[@RicheeBe]

The kinda privilege we speak about We know for a fact a 7 yr old boy was electrocuted. So it’s not like kids weren’t punished then

[@PratosKS]

@NZe-oc2gfWashington state is the most north western state in the continental US. It’s near Alaska on the Pacific. You are probably thinking of Washington DC which is on the opposite side of the US and is our federal capital.

[@sunshynejo]

Not so interesting anymore, since the videos are full of commentaries from so many people 😢. All we need is the story. Thank you

[@blupoppy608]

perhaps you should create your own videos, you may do it better...its a lot of work for youtubers to produce videos..just sayin...

[@atheistsince1210]

So I love true crime and serial killer trivia I must say Yates burying one his his victims in a shallow grave in his back year within view of his bedroom window and where his children surely walked that’s FREAKY. The only other serial killer that lived in such close proximity to his victims was John Wayne Gacy killer clown 🤡💀 they were all under his home floor boards but he DID NOT ACT ALONE in moving and burying those corpses the public and police wanted a quick scapegoat and they got one , the truth involves a gay sex trafficking ring of rich and powerful men , Gacy was out of state on business one that he owned he had work receipts when he was physically out of state while one of more of those boys were murdered but the police im sure were told by superiors to “back off” and drop it, which they did . I LOVED the Peacock series about Gacy from two years ago and sadly must admit I fell under his spell right away to the point of believing every word he said .

[@bariebrewer5293]

Sounds like an interesting story just can’t handle the voice.

[@CaseyWinehouse]

Well this is a whole series with about 70 episodes so you’re gonna want to avoid it I guess. It’s reposted on a few channels.

[@leftcoastfunk]

Guess you'll just miss out then since hopefully nobody's forcing you to watch. This Most Evil Killers series videos are legit some of the best documentaries available on this difficult subject, relying more on expert interviews and firsthand accounts vs just replaying a bunch of old television news footage like so many of them do

[@cezra833]

Yeah I get it. Fred Dineage's narration style is an... acquired taste. I can ignore it enough to enjoy the rest of the programme.

[@crystalshaw8744]

He looks like the dad Jon and Kate plus eight.