When you think of serial killers‚ Charles Manson and Ted Bundy may come to mind. However in the fall of November 2001‚ the world was introduced to a man who made 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
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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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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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Gary Leon Ridgeway a 52 –year-old white male better known in history as the Green River Killer who preyed on runaways and prostitutes in the Seattle area from the years 1982 to 1998. Ridgway chose his victims because they were easy targets and he felt that he could get away theses murders for years and he did. Police records indicated that Ridgeway was responsible for murdering more than 48 eight women over a span of 20 years. The green river runs south of the city of Seattle
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Note: Similar to other perpetrators‚ Gary Ridgway (USA) had crossed the USA- Canada border. Ted Bundy had also been to BC‚ Canada. Ted Ted Bundy (TB) assisted the police profile the so-called Green River Killer and produced a more accurate profile than the latter who had taken about as long as RCMP took to catch Robert Picton (RP) which was also over twenty years. Mr. Ridgway was not directly involved with drug gangs or related individuals but he was aware of and professed to be scared of street-level
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Personally‚ I think Gary would rank as a “Torturing Murderer” because though psychotic‚ he did not typically prolong their torture. Yes‚ he watched them as they suffocated and defiled their bodies but he did not necessarily torture the victims. He was troubled by his sexual attraction to his mother and of his feelings of lust and humiliation. He’s one of the serial killers who showed the famous childhood triad of bed-wetting‚ fire-setting‚ and animal torture that almost always equates to murderers
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The Green River Killer The Green River killer Kiondra Edison state College The Green River Killer Abstract The Green River Killer which normally flows from Washington State and empties into Puget Sea in Seattle. Gary Ridgway was the mastermind behind the slayings of prostitutes and runaways who were found missing in Seattle. The victims that he raped and strangled were found in or near the banks of the green river which was located south of Seattle. That is how Gary Ridgway got
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Gary Ridgway: The Green River Killer Sadie Harrop ADJ 100 Instructor Mr. Hanagan May 21‚ 2006 Gary Ridgway: The Green River Killer The Green River Killer ’s slaying spree began in 1982. Women in the Seattle area started to disappear; mainly runaways and prostitutes were targeted. The first victims turned up near the banks of the Green River south of Seattle‚ giving Gary Ridgway his title: The Green River Killer. The remains of dozen of women turned up near Pacific Northwest
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