...we've arrested the person responsible for up to 18 prostitute homicides in our community,'' Spokane County Sheriff Mark Sterk said. Samples of DNA taken from Yates matched DNA found on the bodies of at least 12 of the victims, Sterk said late...

...remote locations. ''We have Mr. Yates tied to at least 12 of the homicides, possibly 18,'' Spokane County Sheriff Mark Sterk said Thursday. Additional charges are expected and Sterk said detectives hope to provide a list of those victims with...

...investigators say. Prosecutors have not announced whether they will seek the death penalty. Prosecutor Steve Tucker and Sheriff Mark Sterk said Yates left a ''signature'' on victims: plastic bags over their heads. Most of the bodies were found dumped...

...Spokane County sheriff's spokesman Cpl. Dave Reagan. "And we don't want to help him sell his book." Sheriff Mark Sterk said Fuhrman had no access to law enforcement files or crime scenes. "How do you write a factual book when you don't...

...expected to tie Robert Lee Yates Jr. to the slayings of three other women shot to death from 1996 to 1998, Sheriff Mark Sterk said Friday. ''The evidence here is growing stronger and stronger,'' Sterk said. Additional charges are expected...