At large: Man who murdered Tempe woman in 1979 escapes from Phoenix area halfway house

PHOENIX – It has been 44 years since a Tempe woman was murdered in her home, but her killer is now on the run, after escaping a halfway house. Mary-Rita Yates was 39 years old when she was stabbed to death on Dec. 3, 1979. “By stabbing her at least…

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