On August 1, 1998, Christine L. Smith was taking another client. She agreed to perform oral sex to a man, in exchange for $40. They were in the man’s van in a secluded parking spot in Spokane. According to her, she asked the man if he is the serial killer preying on prostitutes. Serial killers are rare, but their reputation and vicious acts keep people's attention for years. What defines serial murder varies, but the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said it occurs when someone kills two or more people in separate events. Usually, these perpetrators need a 'cool down' period before they move onto their next target.
KXLY 4 in Spokane, Washington is reporting:
A suspected Spokane serial killer is gearing up to prove she's not responsible for a trio of fatal shootings that claimed the lives of three women in 1990.
Donna Perry, who was a man when the crimes were committed, is accused of murdering Yolanda Sapp, Kathleen Brisbois, and Nickie Lowe, and then dumping their bodies along the Spokane River.
Now, Perry is fighting in court, hoping to not spend the rest of her life in prison.
Long before anyone had ever heard of Robert Yates, there was another serial killer preying on Spokane prostitutes. The women would be sexually assaulted, shot in the head, and then dumped over an embankment.
23 years later, Spokane Sheriff's detectives identified the person allegedly responsible.
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