Longtime Spokesman Review reporter Bill Morlin passes away

He was the best of the best when it came to his craft: searching for the truth. He researched stories deeply, investigated them through to the end and taught his readers through his words.

During his many years with the Spokesman Review, Morlin covered some of Spokane’s biggest stories. He was in Boundary County during the standoff at Ruby Ridge. He interviewed Richard Butler during the peak of the Aryan Nations. He wrote a book about the awful crimes committed by serial killer Robert Lee Yates.

Morlin reported on extremism for decades. He became an expert on the topic and in recent years, lent his knowledge to the Southern Poverty Law Center.

He was someone who always lent his knowledge, whether to young reporters, newspaper readers or anyone who picked up the phone to give him a call.

The tributes came flooding in when the news of his passing spread on Sunday morning.

What was made very clear was that Morlin touched many lives over the years.

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