Murder in Spokane: Catching a Serial Killer by Mark Fuhrman
The book follows a time line in which several prostitutes' bodies are found in the Spokane area. Fuhrman says police didn't follow up on tips and sat on good information. Police say that Fuhrman didn't have all of the information. In fact, police refused Fuhrman access to law enforcement files and crime scene information, which Fuhrman complains about in the book. Gee, I would have to side with the cops on this one. Here's this radio duo stepping on your investigation - and one of them is an ex-LAPD cop with a bad reputation. In fact, Fuhrman's 20 years of experience as a cop included two serial killer investigations. And he portrayed himself as a lead investigator in Murder in Brentwood, when in fact he was just one of the first cops on the scene. Would you share? And despite the SPD's apparent shoddy investigative techniques, Robert L. Yates, a father of five, pled guilty last October to 14 murders. I'd say the local boys did just fine.
The one interesting aspect of the case that Fuhrman didn't examine very deeply was the general attitude of the locals about the killings. Because the victims were prostitutes, most people didn't worry too much about the killer in their midst because they didn't consider themselves in danger. In fact, one woman I know from there said, "Who cares, as long as he [the killer] is getting the junkies off the streets?" That position seems to have been the norm rather than the exception.
In any case, I suggest reading The Robert Lee Yates Spokane Serial Killer Timeline instead of that egomaniac Fuhrman's book. It's shorter and less critical of the professionals.
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