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Gary Leon Ridgway (born February 18, 1949) is an American serial killer known as the Green River Killer. He was initially convicted of 48 separate murders committed between the early 1980s and late 1990s.
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Dec 21, 2023 · Green River Killer Gary Ridgway pleaded guilty to 49 murders and has confessed to a number of others. Learn the history of his crimes, arrest, and conviction.
Dec 21, 2023 · Quick Facts. Early Life. Green River Killings. Multiple Life Sentences. Recently Identified Victims. Who Is Gary Ridgway? Serial killer Gary Ridgway, originally from Utah, held a job...
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Gary Leon RIDGWAY. "The Green River Killer" Serial killer. Rape - Necrophilia. 49 +. 1982 - 1998. Date November 30, 2001. February 18, 1949.
Gary Leon Ridgway (born February 18, 1949), also known as the Green River Killer, is an American serial killer. He was convicted of 48 separate murders. As part of his plea bargain, an additional conviction was added, bringing the total number of convictions to 49, making him the most prolific serial killer in United States history according to ...
He committed the majority of his murders between 1982 and 1984, during which time the bodies of many of his victims were found near Green River in Washington. This earned the then unknown assailant the title of “the Green River Killer.” Police officers discovered the bodies of many of Ridgeway’s victims naked along the river bank.
Feb 11, 2024 · Throughout the 1980s and '90s, Gary Ridgway prowled Washington as the Green River Killer, hunting for vulnerable women to rape and murder until he was arrested in 2001. Wikimedia Commons As the Green River Killer, Gary Ridgway took more victims than Jeffrey Dahmer, Son of Sam, and BTK — combined.