CAPTURE OF THE GREEN RIVER KILLER FULL

I picked prostitutes because I thought I could kill as many of them as I wanted without getting caught.'Īt least one-third of Ridgway's female victims were girls and women of color, and the vast majority were under the age of 22. I knew they would not be reported missing right away and might never be reported missing. 'I also picked prostitutes as victims because they were easy to pick up without being noticed. 'I picked prostitutes as my victims because I hate most prostitutes and I did not want to pay them for sex,' Ridgway said in his confessional statement. The answer, in great part, lies in Ridgway's own admission of who he preyed upon.

Ridgway will never kill again.īut the question remains: Why was he allowed to kill, again and again, when so much evidence had already pointed in his direction two decades ago? Please enable JavaScript before you proceed.ĭetective work, diligence, and a decision on the part of the King County Prosecutor to spare Ridgway the death sentence in exchange for information are all being hailed as a job well done. Your browser either doesn't support JavaScript or you have it turned off. $180 per year is a common, generous amount. You choose the amount that works for you and you can cancel at any time. Your $180 per year will help grow our independent newsroom If you share that belief, and you’d like to help us keep publishing our stories, please consider joining us today. We believe that our region needs and deserves quality, investigative journalism that gets to the heart of what matters. $15 per month is a common, generous amount.

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CAPTURE OF THE GREEN RIVER KILLER FULL

Chasing the Devil is the gripping firsthand account of Sheriff David Reichert's relentless pursuit of the Green River Killer - a 21-year odyssey full of near-misses and startling revelations.įor eight years, Sheriff David Reichert devoted his days and nights to capturing the Green River Killer.

Capture of the green river killer