Lori Yates

Lori Yates is the best friend of Holly Barclay and the girlfriend of Tim Walker. She first appears in The Stalker 3 and becomes one of the main protagonists. She is the niece of Debbie Yates and sister of Annie Yates.

Early Life
Lori's mother was apparently a drug addict and neglectful of her daughters, though Lori still appeared to have some affection for her mother in spite of this. Lori ended up moving in with her aunt Debbie after her cousins, Adam and Jen, were killed; Debbie practically raised Lori and they had a close, mother-daughter relationship.

The Stalker 3
Lori is the best friend of Holly and is dating Tim. Lori works with Holly and their friend Clare Gates at the local supermarket - she also gets along with Holly's boyfriend, Brendan Cain. She is constantly supportive of Holly, who feels that people blame her for the murders. She, Holly and Clare are attacked by the Stalker at the supermarket one night. Lori hits the Stalker with a golf club when he corners Holly and they escape, but Clare is trapped and murdered, devastating both girls. Lori comes over to Holly's house after Clare is murdered and they sneak out to Brendan's house. When they return, they discover Holly's mother Tracey has been attacked. Holly goes upstairs and the doorbell rings. Lori answers, but the Stalker smashes the door, injuring her. She yells for Holly to run. Lori is tied up along with five other hostages by the killers - revealed to be Richard Barclay, Officer Harris and Emma Lively. She is stabbed by Richard, but does not actually die. Lori plays dead and manages to get free during the ensuing fight between the killers, Katie and Brendan. Lori fatally shoots Harris and Richard. In shock, she retreats to the kitchen, huddling in the corner as the police arrive.

The Stalker 4
A year later, Lori is attending college with Brendan, but is still traumatized over the events of the previous year and misses her dead friends. When the Stalker begins committing murders around the campus, Lori tries to solve the crimes to prevent anyone else from getting killed and also feels that the killer is targeting her. One day, Lori is feeling lonely and upset and sleeps with Brendan; however she leaves after as she feels guilty. She and her friend, Helen figure out Amanda is the next victim and they find they were right. Later at her house, Brendan is killed by her aunt, Debbie but Debbie is then shot by Sarah. She tries to kill Lori too, but is shot by Paul, who is revealed to be the third killer. Lori manages to knock him out when he is distracted, to stop him from harming anyone else.



The Stalker 5
In the Stalker 5, Lori is pregnant with Brendan's child and is living with her sister, Annie. Lori has dropped out of college and is working as a stripper at The Flamingo Club. Katie tracks her down and tries to support her. She is extremely sad when her friend, Sam is killed. She hasn't told Annie yet about her pregnancy but when she's about to tell her but is insulted by Annie's boyfriend and leaves. She later gets call from her sister who has been captured by the Stalker and is going to be killed. She and Katie find Annie but Lori is kidnapped in the process.

The Stalker 6
In the Stalker 6, Lori is missing. Most people believe she was murdered by Annie and Katie, but there are a few who are convinced she still alive. If Lori is indeed alive, she would by this point have given birth to, or be almost ready to give birth to, her baby.

Victims

 * Officer Harris (shot in self-defense)
 * Richard Barcley (shot in the head in self-defense)

Trivia

 * Lori, along with Katie, is one of the only main characters to have survived more than two films.
 * Lori's name may be a reference to Laurie Strode, the main character in the Halloween film series.