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A Killer Among Us

2023/8/9
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Cathy
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Elizabeth
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Gaddy
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Lan Evison
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Linda Yates
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Mark Safarik
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Shawn
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Cathy: 作为Shawn的姐姐,我与她关系非常亲密。她婚姻不幸,生活艰难,最终染上毒瘾,为了买毒品而卖淫,最终被害。我非常担心她,想保护她。 旁白:Shawn的悲惨遭遇是Spokane连环杀手案件的缩影。案件中受害者多为性工作者,她们的生活充满挑战和危险。公众对她们的偏见也使得案件调查更加困难。警方收集了大量证据,包括DNA、纤维、纽扣等,最终锁定嫌疑人Robert Yates。 Lan Evison: 我是Spokane地区健康部门的工作人员,我记录了一个“坏嫖客”名单,名单上的人经常虐待性工作者。这个名单可能与案件有关。 Elizabeth: 我是一名性工作者,我们都知道连环杀手的事情,并且都很害怕。 警探:我们从未遇到过这样的案件。专案组成员都是经验不足的小镇警察,我们阅读了大量书籍,试图了解连环杀手的作案特点。我们收集了6000多条线索,最终通过DNA比对锁定了嫌疑人Robert Yates。 Mark Safarik: 我是FBI的犯罪侧写师,我试图从杀手的角度思考问题,帮助警方确定杀手的特征。我认为杀手外表普通,不会引起性工作者的警惕。 Linda Yates: Robert Yates是我的丈夫,他是一个看似普通的人,有体面的工作和家庭。但是,他也有两面性,在家和在外的表现不同。他有很多秘密,我直到他被捕后才知道他犯下了如此可怕的罪行。 Gaddy: 我从小认识Robert Yates,他的童年很普通,是一个内向的人,来自宗教家庭。我难以相信他会犯下这样的罪行。 性工作者: Robert Yates看起来不像罪犯,他给人的印象很好,这让我们很难相信他是凶手。

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A series of murders of women in Spokane, Washington, leaves families grieving and a community terrified. The victims, many of whom were sex workers, were found shot, their bodies dumped like garbage. As the death toll rises, the fear on the streets intensifies, and the question of the killer's identity becomes a chilling mystery.
  • Thirteen women were murdered in Spokane between 1990 and 1997, most shot in the head.
  • The victims were often sex workers on East Sprague Avenue.
  • Fear gripped the community as the murders continued.
  • A "bad tricks list" of men known to be violent towards sex workers was compiled.

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It haunted the city of Spokane, Washington for years, as one after another women turned up dead with few clues and few answers for grieving families. The search for the killer would lead investigators to a most unlikely suspect. Keith Morrison reports in this Dateline classic that originally aired on NBC on November 10, 2000.