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![Kristy Leigh Yates](https://www.dps.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/Kristy-Leigh-Yates.jpg)
AGE: 15
RACE: White
SEX: Female
DATE OF DEATH: April 26, 1997
CAUSE: Strangulation and Multiple Stab Wounds
COUNTY: Garland
CASE NUMBER: 05-873-97
Kristy Yates was last seen at the Hot Springs Mall on April 25, 1997. Her body was found on April 26, 1997 near an abandoned quarry in the 1300 block of Sleepy Valley Road.
The Arkansas State Police was requested to assist with the homicide investigation by the Garland County Sheriff’s Office. If you have any information about this case, please contact ASP Company C at (870) 777-8944.