Gordon Samuels | Paul Kopell | The Vice-President appeared only at the top of the show, delivering a monologue about rape as the most heinous crime of all. Daniel Varney | Amanda Rollins: Yeah. Law & Order: SVU is gearing up for a killer season premiere. > Episode 1, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Season 17. Yates was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Michael and Susan Williams. Martin Bosa | Tom Landricks | He subtly confesses that after Rudnick killed Lena and called him over to have wounds inflicted on him treated, he gave Rudnick advice on how to better control his future victims and helped hide the body. Dallas Roberts, who played charismatic doctor and serial killer Greg Yates in the Law & Order: SVU and Chicago P.D.. Scott Parnell | Sam Conway | Jimmy Tyron, Torture, rape and kill as many women as possible, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, (Durham, North Carolina: Gillian Hale (raped and snapped her neck; buried her body in New York; was pregnant at the time of her death), Stottville: Jess Crye (raped and bludgeoned; buried her body in New York), Syosset: Unnamed student (raped and bludgeoned; buried her body in New York), New Jersey: Allison (raped and bludgeoned; buried her body in New York), New Orleans, Louisiana: Stella Quinn (raped and bludgeoned; buried her body in New York), Siobhan Kennedy (raped and killed by unknown causes; buried her body in New York), Lisa and Rebecca (both raped and killed by unknown causes; buried their bodies in New York), Unnamed woman (raped and killed by unknown causes; buried her body in New York), Alice Whitlock (raped, bludgeoned, and set on fire post-mortem), Lisa Hoffman (raped, bludgeoned, and set on fire post-mortem in her car), Debra McCulloch (raped, killed by unknown causes, and buried her body), Unknown date: Charlotte Reegen (intended), April 9: Victoria Lewyn (raped, beaten, fractured her skull, and set on fire; later died in the hospital), April 12: Unnamed woman (raped, beaten, and set on fire) and Nadia Decotis (abducted in Chicago and taken to New York; raped, tortured, bludgeoned and strangled to death), Nila Green (assaulted; was raped and bludgeoned, subsequently being left in a coma), Two unnamed electrical workers (killed together with Rudnick; necks snapped), Unnamed female state trooper (raped and bludgeoned), M.E. Alec Bernardi | Wayne Hensley | WatchLaw & Order: SVUon NBC Thursdays at 9/8c and the next day onPeacock. He greets secretary Nadia Decotis on the way out. Genres: Crime, Drama, Action, Mystery & Thriller. Angel Perez | He then grabs an ice pick and starts moving toward Lindsay, taunting her that she will be the one to kill him. Dante Scott | Lorraine Cobin | Andrew Croft | Ash Gordon | Goals Pam Adler | Martha Bowen | Lori Allen/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank, Unfortunately, they had no way to hold him on any charges and, in the aftermath, Yates kidnapped the unit's administrative assistant,Nadia Decotis (Stella Maeve), and fled to New Yorkwhere the, Halstead plays a pivotal role in chasing down one of the most violent lead suspects. Lewis Hodda | Paul Devildis | This was the perfect episode for me to direct, Soffer said. Drew Lamerly | All Rights Reserved. Graham Winger | Daniel Rublev | Michael Quan | Yates eventually got a job in Chicago with MedCare and restarted his rape/murder spree by targeting a nurse named Victoria Lewyn. Roberts is also recognized for his roles in the films Dallas Buyers Club, The Grey, 3:10 to Yuma, and Walk the Line. This was the perfect episode for me to direct, Soffer said. After Yates is done, he pushes Michael over the edge, hanging him. Yates then describes an incident in 2002 in which he was called to a townhouse by another doctor to treat his wounds and he suspected that he killed someone. : "The Song of Gregory Williams Yates" Valentina Bilescu | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Season 17, Episode 1 Evan Chapel | Yates is portrayed by Dallas Roberts. Julie Martin, Clay Turner | Law & Order: SVU season 17 premiere recap: 'Devil's Dissections The Top 10 Best 'Law & Order: SVU' Guest Stars Ranked - Collider Orlando McTeer | Alvin Dutch | Both Yates and Rudnick grow up to be serial rapists and murderers who compete against each other to be more famously depraved. Yates is cooperative with Detectives Erin Lindsay and Nick Amaro, giving them all of his information as they talk about his work records. Trace Lambert | Jack Tremblay | The percentage of approved Tomatometer critics who have given this title a positive review. Occupation Professor Rousseau | Henry Semple | Henry Muller | Chicago Fire Roger Silver | Rudnick eventually convinces her to help him escape, and she starts sneaking in supplies inside lasagna made in a deep dish for Rudnick to escape. He asks Rollins to wait for a while and come back when he is ready to share, and she leaves. There, Halstead plays a pivotal role in chasing down one of the most violent lead suspects, as seen in the video below. This backfires when Rudnick kills Susie. Kevin Fox, Serial kidnapperSerial/spree rapistSerial assailantSerial/spree killerSerial arsonistEscapeeCop killerCarjacker Warren Beatty Appears in Bizarre Dick Tracy TCM Special in Apparent Film-Rights Ploy (VIDEO) He subtly confesses that after Rudnick killed Lena and called him over to have wounds inflicted on him treated, he gave Rudnick advice on how to better control his future victims and helped hide the body. Hugo Bankole | Fiona Reed | Harvey Denis | When Lindsay arrives, Yates has his father tied to a chair, perched over an edge with a noose tied around his neck. The next day, he walks in during a prison group therapy session held by Freed and intimidates Jose Silva into allowing him to be partnered with Rudnick, who is also a member. Dr. Carl Rudnick is a recurring antagonist on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Nadia tells him that she will not cave in to him and that Sergeant Hank Voight will make him regret killing her before spitting in his face, but Yates is not deterred. Leon Vorgitch | Mitchell Jenkins | When Rollins calls Yates, he shares his concerns and asks if Rudnick is still imprisoned. John Nelson | They are found by a state trooper, but Yates rapes and murders her. Gabe Miller | When his mother became pregnant with his sister Nellie, his parents decided to give Yates away for adoption to protect the baby. He then instructs her to sit down, gives her a full confession of all his crimes, and starts taunting her over Nadia's murder and their similarities. When they confirm it, Yates theorizes that such an act would be a trigger and would cause him to kill again. Vince Keeler| Bill Fallon | Henry Mesner | They inform him she was covering class and was headed to the parking lot. Ray Burrows | Wyatt Ackman, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Rafael Barba, Watch Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: The Executive Producer, Watch Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Det. It's Me, Margaret. Lowell Harris | law and order: svu greg yates first appearance Holden March | Revolutionary Aryan Warriors | Cameron Tyler | Nadia is murdered by serial killer Greg Yates, who had intended to target Lindsay. When Nadia begs to be released and promises not to tell anyone that he was responsible, Yates replies that she missed her chance at doing that and tells her about the trucker, claiming he is still nearby. Gregory Eldon | Donald Shalvoy | Emma Kim | Luka Terzik | Spencer Anderson | He was loosely based upon the late serial killer Ted Bundy, and was portrayed by Dallas Roberts . He then grabs an ice pick and starts moving toward Lindsay, taunting her that she will be the one to kill him. When Lindsay tries to call for help, Yates forces her to hang up her phone and holster her gun. Johnny Dona | Kevin Almonte | When she informs him he made bail, Yates realizes what happened. As SVU uncovers disturbing secrets about Manhattan Deputy Chief Medical Examiner Carl Rudnick, an acquaintance of Dr. Yates and key figure helping SVU with the case disappears and later turns up dead. Hal Brightman | (P.D. Don Kubiak | Delia Wilson | Dean Reynolds | Steve Martell | Right? Alana Gonzalez | Pat Williams | Herman Capshaw | Carl Rudnick (assaulted; broke his knees and ankles, stabbed his eardrum and left him to die; was rescued by authorities), Unnamed male state trooper (shot in the head), Sergeant Mike Dodds (assaulted; was non-fatally shot), Detective Erin Lindsay (assaulted; shot at, but missed), Unnamed man (shot in the head and carjacked), Pennsylvania: Unnamed motorist (assaulted and carjacked), Ohio: Unnamed motorist (assaulted and carjacked), Indiana: Unnamed motorist (assaulted and carjacked), Kindra Komerda (bashed her head on the floor repeatedly), Carla Gorniewicz (slammed against the wall repeatedly), Adrienne Lewis (bludgeoned and cut off her hand post-mortem), Sam Inniss (bludgeoned; died at the hospital), Penelope "Nellie" Carr (his sister; kidnapped; was rescued), Michael Williams (his father; assaulted, kidnapped, and hanged). When the detectives start showing photos of the victims to Yates, he becomes suspicious and denies that he knows them. With Susie's unknowing help, they eventually find his burial ground and charge Yates for the rape, sodomy, and murder in the first degree (concerning Nadia, their strongest case). Randy Borland | The Song of Gregory Williams Yates - Chicago PD Wiki Stay up-to-date on all the latest Rotten Tomatoes news! Lindsay Carson | Then, Yates stops at a gas station in Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania, and buys supplies and more green nail polish. Lindsay turns the tables on Yates and starts taunting him with the fact that she reminds him of his mother. April Troost | Lloyd Wilkes | Alexa Pearson | Later on, Yates locates his biological father Michael, attacks him, and kidnaps him. . Dana Wheatley | Denise Cormier | Rollins then shows him a photo of a victim, and he shares details of her murder under the guise of speaking hypothetically. Benson doesn't buy his claim. He starts interrogating Nellie about her past and keeps mentioning how everyone needs a home. Origin Benson, Voight, Lindsay, and Halstead teamed up again later that season to pursue sadistic rapist-murderer Dr. Greg Yates. Ryan Quinn | Andrew Keener | His father personally drove him to North Carolina, where he was adopted by another family and raised under the surname of Yates. Salt to cook with, spices, organic soaps Bronwyn Wilkins: Maybe it's not good for her to be here. Richard Morriston | Bobby D'Amico | Dr. Gregory "Greg" Williams Yates (born Gregory Williams) was a prime suspect in a series of rapes, kidnappings, and murders in New York, Illinois, North Carolina, New Orleans, and New Jersey. Miriam Penner | Yates then locks Nellie in a closet and warns her that if she tries to escape, he will kill her. While he waits, he calls Lindsay by spoofing her mother's phone number, but she ignores it. He then briefly hints at what he did to Nadia, wording his statements as rhetorical guesses and subtly taunting Voight. Elizabeth Hendrick | Elaine Frye Cavanaugh | I still love the fans. Malcolm Royce | These first two episodes of the season opening are predictable, from the plot to the acting. Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story: Season 1, Link to Marvel Movies Ranked Worst to Best by Tomatometer, Link to Asian-American Pacific Islander Heritage, Link to RT25: Celebrating 25 Years of Rotten Tomatoes. The couple also got acquainted with fellow med student Carl Rudnick and his then-girlfriend Lena Grunwald. I've been taking too many shifts since Nick left. "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" Nationwide Manhunt (TV - IMDb Sunny Quadri | Alvin Dutch | Allan Shaye | The coroner found she had had a quality nose job, and been raped. He then asks them to see her body and to test to see if she is pregnant. Amanda Rollins: No. Rosa Doletti | They inform him she is covering class and is headed to the parking lot. Yates starts handing the stuff he stole from his victims off to homeless vagrants to throw the police off his trail and pays another homeless woman to deliver a box to the station, containing one of his victims' hands holding another note. He then asks them to examine her body and to test to see if she was pregnant. Daniel Garrett | Paul Greco | The coroner found she had had a quality nose job, and been raped. Photo: Dallas Roberts Leland Barnes | When he doesn't find Nellie, Yates goes to her workplace and asks a couple of students where she is. Joseph Cardero | The SVU is called to a familiar crime scene - the beach where serial killer Gregory Yates (guest star Dallas Roberts) buried his many victims. Ted Carthage | Thats the story weve been telling, especially the foil between Halstead and Voight, for so longits something I really know deeply. Emmy Eckhouse | Gregory Williams Yates While he waits, he calls Lindsay by spoofing her mother's phone number, but she ignores it. Joe Blaine | Status Stewart Lynch | Jordan Reed | Eugene Hoff | Alias There is no Audience Score because there are not enough user ratings at this time. When Yates finally finds Nellie, he kidnaps her, leaving another note taunting Lindsay and revealing that he knew she was at the station. Malik Harris | Jenna Weber | The police eventually finds Susie's dismembered body washed ashore and Rollins notifies him of her death. Chris Carnasis | Gideon Hutton | Robert Morten | But whatever, is was damn good. Yates is then tracked down to Susie's house, sometime after he proposed to her; as he is arrested, Voight demands to know where Nadia is, but Yates denies knowing what he is talking about. Peter | Kevin Crossley | Dr. Greg Yates | Tammy Mills | Delman Chase | He also implies that Rollins might be pregnant herself. Dan Hoffman | In the crossover, which began on Chicago Fire (Season 3, Episode 21, "We Called Her Jellybean,") a rape-arson case in which the victim ultimately died matched the details of a NYC case Benson had first investigated 10 years earlier, prompting her appearance in Chicago. Christine Hartwell | Flutura Briscu | Get the freshest reviews, news, and more delivered right to your inbox! Afterwards, he sets up a remote incendiary device to be triggered while they are talking, in order to set up an alibi for himself, and goes to meet Lindsay. "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" Devil's Dissections (TV - IMDb Peter O'Farrell | Lawrence Holt | Crimes (SVU: "Criminal Pathology"). Ella Miyazaki | Yates arrives at an apartment complex, finds the apartment his sister owns and knocks on the door. Sebastian McClane | Jason Hendri | In the Chicago P.D. Nina Ellis | Shane Sutter | So to get to do that kind of story with Jason was really fun.. Kenny Daniels | Luke Edmunds | Genius-level intellectSurgical skillCunningBrute strengthManipulationCharisma While conjugal visits are a common plot device in any movie or show involving people in prison, it's a not-commonly-known fact that only a third of the states (17 total) allow them in any capacity. Katherine Waxman | History Freed is seen leaving the courtroom after being selected to be on the jury in William Lewis ' trial. Alex Merritt | Before Yates is taken to prison, Voight puts him in a chokehold, saying he could easily snap his neck; he lets Yates go, saying that he will get what he deserves sooner or later. Willard Tappen | Liam Connors | Sheldon Kerrick | episode "The Number of Rats," Officers Kim Burgess and Sean Roman catch Yates fleeing the scene of the fire in his car and take him into custody, saying that the car he is driving was involved in a hit-and-run accident. Scott Heston | As acting commander of the SVU, Lt. Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) leads with empathy and professionalism, all the while dealing with her difficult past, which influences the way she relates to the victims and perpetrators of each case. When he discovered the location of his family and learned of an escape plan devised by Rudnick and new prison employee Bronwyn Freed-Wilkins, Yates implicitly confesses that several remains found at his primary disposal site in New York belonged to runaways from Chicago, all the while still pretending to be innocent. P.D. Carlos Guzmn | Emma Spevak | Albert Beck | I feel so bad for the fans that are like, Is he going to come back? Whats he going to do? Whats going on with him and Hailey?" Soffer told Variety. He puts on a defense to create reasonable doubt through Nadia's past as a drug-addicted prostitute as well as previous suspicion on another suspect, Halstead's brother Will, and his claims that the Chicago Police Department was abusing her. Olivia Benson: No, I'm not gonna coddle her. Terry Jessup | Richard Wheatley Jr. | Yates shows Lindsay that Nellie is still alive and continues taunting her. He gives them the address while withholding the doctor's name. Lorraine Dillon | Odafin Tutuola: Olivia's just looking out for you, Amanda. While the episode is most notable for the tension between Benson and Voight as the team struggles to piece together enough information to find the abusers, their work sets up a return to Chicago by the team to bring down the pedophile ring. (P.D. Evil-doer Miles Darman | Alex Chapple, Written By: Randolph Morrow | As he drives, he taunts Nadia by singing along to music on the road at full volume. Crime, Drama, Action, Mystery & Thriller, Air Date: Frank Masucci | The story, which begins Wednesday at 9 p.m. on SVU and concludes the following hour on P.D., centers on one of the toughest criminals to face either team: serial killer Greg Yates (Dallas. He then grabs an ice pick and starts moving toward Lindsay, taunting her that she will be the one to kill him. When Rollins calls Yates to inform him about Susie's disappearance, he shares his concerns and asks if Rudnick is still imprisoned. : "The Song of Gregory Williams Yates"), Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Johnny D. | Jay Halstead (Jesse Lee Soffer) from Season 8 Episode 11 of Chicago P.D. Andre Bushido | Dwight Talcott | Dr. Carl Rudnick | They all eventually graduated together and Yates became a surgeon. Jaina Jansen | Vincent Bishop | Brownwyn Freed-Wilkins is the jury forewoman in William Lewis ' trial, who eventually came to believe he was innocent. Who Is Serial Killer Greg Yates on 'Law & Order: SVU'? - 2paragraphs Austin Bates | The two talk about trays of lasagna Freed brought in, and Yates implies that he knows Freed has been smuggling tools to Rudnick. Tommy Hedges | Marty Winston | St. Fabiola's Sex Trafficking Ring | Axel Kaspers | Coleman Green | Eddie Skinner | At the same time, Rudnick finishes creating a hole in the wall of his cell with the tools he got from Freed, and takes Yates with him. William Jefferson | Joel Thayer | Link to Are You There God? Michael Dobson | Dr. Gregory "Greg" Williams Yates is the main antagonist of the third and fourth crossovers between Chicago P.D. and the Greg Landen | New York, however, is in fact one of those states, so it's proper and realistic for it to pop up here. Anthony Scalisi | She has a lot of anger toward me. Type of Villain Chicago P.D. Noah Sibert | Peter Nestler | Ella Miyazaki | Colleen Dexler | Eric Byers | Amanda Rollins: I'm just tired. Riley Porter | He was loosely based upon the late serial killer Ted Bundy, and was portrayed by Dallas Roberts. Peggy Bernardi | washes up on a beach. Brent Anderson | Later on, Rollins and Detective Carisi arrive at Green Haven to interrogate him. Merritt Rook | Anya Ragova | Ray Schenkel | Chicago P.D. Genres: Yates was last seen in the SVU season premiere serving a life sentence in an upstate New York prison alongside serial killer Rudnick (Jefferson Mays). From the Greek meaning hidden writing. Occupation What connected both of them was that Yates painted their nails green during the crimes and, after killing them, burned their bodies instead of burying them, to eliminate any forensic evidence left behind. Before the meeting, he rapes and kills another woman. Jack Crawley | When the SVU detectives discovers a body buried in the townhouse, Yates claims to know who she is and who killed her, but will only talk if they grant him conjugal visits with Susie. In response, Yates makes a shocking accusation against Manhattan' Rollins turns to imprisoned serial killer, Dr. Gregory Yates, when a new dead body with a similar m.o. Michael Williams | See production, box office & company info. When individual episodes have scores, they will influence the final season score. Roger Pearson | He's best known for his roles on The Walking Dead (Milton Mamet), The Good Wife (Alicia Florrick's brother Owen), and The L Word (Angus. Unbeknownst to him, Rudnick doesn't do it and merely fakes her death. First Appearance Mitch Carroll | Genres: Thad Messimer | He attended medical school at Duke University, where he met freshman Susie Frain and they started dating. Yates then calls Rollins twice to set up a meeting and she agrees, but is forced to bring Detective Fin Tutuola with her, which Yates isn't happy about.