The Trash Bag Killer
How did trash bags become the killer’s signature?
4.1 (38)
49 mins
Uncover how Robert Lee Yates targeted women, concealed their bodies, and evaded suspicion for years. Explore the pattern that connected his victims, the investigation that finally exposed him, and the evidence that brought one of America’s most prolific killers to justice.
Ep 1:
The Quiet Engineer's Secret
Two men walk into a sheriff's office and surrender for dozens of murders, revealing a mild-mannered aerospace engineer whose childhood shame and secret rage built toward unimaginable violence.
Ep 2:
Fifteen Years of Blood
From a 1962 motorcycle ride to a growing body count across Southern California's freeways, Patrick Kearney's trademark trash-bag murders escalate until one missing teenager finally gives investigators a thread to pull.
Ep 3:
The House That Confessed
Carpet fibers, luminol, and a hacksaw turn suspicion into certainty, sending Kearney on the run—until he walks back into custody and begins confessing to more than thirty killings.
Ep 4:
Counting the Unnamed Dead
As courts weigh David Hill's fate and Kearney accepts every sentence, the true cost emerges through the victims' names, the forensic reforms born from failure, and a killer who never showed remorse.
Discussions (5)
Andrew
Level 8 · 1 week agoHill knew more than he let on
Keanu
Level 4 · 1 week agoKearney wasn't protecting Hill out of love. That's romanticizing it. He was controlling the narrative one last time. Same dominance, different method.
Clifford
Level 3 · 1 week agoHill literally knew tho lol
