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    Gary Ridgway‚ also known as the Green River Killer‚ was born February 18‚ 1949‚ in Salt Lake City‚ Utah. Gary Ridgway held a steady job for 30 years‚ but was married three times through his life. Gary Ridgway got his nickname “The Green River Killer” before they even knew who was doing the killings. In 1982‚ when Ridgway was 33 years old‚ he began killing women‚ prostitutes and runaways‚ which were his main targets. Gary was one of the suspects when the case was first opened‚ however they had no

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    Gary Ridgway‚ also known as the Green River Killer‚ is a serial killer from Washington who committed an estimated amount of murders ranging between 48-90 female prostitutes or runaways throughout the 1980’s - 1990’s. He lived a fairly normal life with a wife and son‚ as a truck painter with a military background. He came off to many people as a good natured man‚ easy to talk too‚ and religious. He would constantly read the bible at work and evangelized throughout his hometown. Some of his interest

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    Gary Ridgway‚ commonly known as the Green River Killer‚ was convicted of 48 murders and it has been presumed that Ridgway had killed twice that number (Murray‚ 2008). Figure 1 is a map of where the police have found bodies of Ridgway’s victims‚ many of his victims were found near or in the Green River in Seattle‚ which was why he was named the Green River Killer. Also in figure 2‚ one of Gary Ridgway’s victim was found in the Green River by the authorities. However due to the Seattle police department’s

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    both Manson and Bundy look like boy scouts‚ Gary Leon Ridgway. Ridgway‚ also know as the Green River Killer‚ confessed to a total of forty-eight murders‚ securing him the title of the most heinous serial killer in U.S. history. For over two decades a special task force questioned witnesses‚ compiled evidence and developed a profile which would ultimately lead to the capture and conviction of Ridgway who some refer to as the Lucifer himself. Gary Leon Ridgway‚ the second of three sons‚ was

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    PaulsenGary. Soldier’s Heart. Dell Publishing‚ September 8‚ 1998. Print. The novel I read is titled Soldier’s Heart written by Gary Paulsen.The book consisted of 128 pages which seemed to be a fairly easy read in my opinion. Soldier’s Heart is a historical war novel that is based on a true story of a boy who joins the Union Army. Gary Paulsen writes about his main character that takes you on an adventure from Winona‚ Minnesota all the way to the battle fields of Gettysburg where the novel ends

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    airport by a taxi. He has to go to America first to meet his friend‚ Alexi. When he arrives‚ his friends was waiting for him. Sahanator is going to stay with his friend for 2 weeks. While he was with his friend‚ they read a book called Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. They thought about if they were in this situation what they would do. Sahanator like always takes in calm and thoughtful as he usually never changes his emotion. He says that only take what you need and always stay calm. It is time for Sahanator

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    CRMJ329: Criminal Profiling Gary Leon Ridgway By: Donna Jamison Born in Salt Lake City Utah in the year 1949‚ Gary Leon Ridgway was the middle child of three sons. Ridgway was raised in a chaotic and underprivileged household with a domineering mother and a father who reportedly despised prostitutes (Prothero‚ 2006). Ridgway wet the bed until his late teens. His mother reportedly bathed him until he was well into his teenage years‚ paying special attention to his genitals (Prothero‚ and Smith

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    The book soldier’s heart by Gary Paulsen was very heartwarming. It took place in 1861. The main character was charley Goddard a 15 year old boy who goes to war. He grew up in Minnesota. The book Soldier’s Heart also takes place in the Civil war combat. Charley Goddard is too young to go to war so lies just to get in. He is only 15 and is ready to take on a dangerous and hard experience. Charley thinks that the war is a “shooting war” but is yet to find out it is much more. In the boot camp Charley

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    - than most people can go for at least a week without food though. However‚ will Mark learn to survive on his own in the desert‚ or is his life suddenly faced against life or death? The Transall Saga is a speculative/science fiction written by Gary Paulsen. When Mark goes out on a hiking trip in the desert‚ he is enclosed in an abnormal blue light and transported to what appears to be another world. He’s injured in the tribulation‚ and must recover while trying to stay alive. Once he’s well enough

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    Book Report on Hatchet Brian Robeson is a thirteen-year-old from New York City. He is heading on a plain going from Hampton‚ New York to the Canadian north woods to visit . His parents just had recent divorce that affects him heavily‚ as does "The Secret" that is having an affair. It gives him a brief flying lesson in which Brian has control of the plane for a few minutes. The pilot has pain in his shoulder‚ arm‚ and stomach. Brian does not think it is very serious. The heart attack stops and

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