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- On July 15, 1982, the body of Wendy Lee Coffield was found in the Green River. Within a month, four other bodies were found on the riverbank: Debra Lynn Bonner, Marcia Faye Chapman, Opal Charmaine Mills and Cynthia Jean Hinds. Thus began one of the longest and largest serial murder investigations in United States history.
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Dec 21, 2023 · Claiming to have murdered as many as 80 women, Gary Ridgway —known as the Green River Killer for the Seattle location where many of his victims were discovered—was America’s deadliest...
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.
Mar 8, 2023 · Gary Ridgway, the Green River Killer, murdered dozens of women and girls before he was caught — but scientists missed key evidence on his first victims.
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In July and August of 1982, the bodies of five young women were found in or near the Green River in south King County, Washington. It soon became evident to investigators that there was a "serial killer" actively operating in the King County area.
Feb 11, 2024 · Known as the Green River Killer, Gary Leon Ridgway stalked the Seattle area in the 1980s and '90s, murdering at least 49 women and girls.
May 9, 2024 · Gary Ridgway, the Green River Killer, American criminal who was the country’s deadliest convicted serial killer. He claimed to have killed as many as 80 women—many of whom were prostitutes—in Washington during the 1980s and ’90s, although he pled guilty (2003) to only 48 murders.
Jan 23, 2024 · DNA testing recently helped investigators confirm that they belonged to Tammie Liles, who was 16 when she disappeared from Seattle in 1983 and was identified as a victim in 1988 after a...
