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	The Green River Killer
		Gary went on to serve two years in the Navy and was stationed one of those years in San Diego during the early 1970’s and married his first wife.
		Throughout his life, Gary was known to solicit prostitutes, but no one could have ever in their wildest dreams suspected his intentions.
		Gary was a suspect as far back at 1984 when the boy friend of one of the victims identified her as getting into the back of a pickup truck belonging to Ridgway, but due to lack of evidence, the investigators feared that they would not get a conviction.
	www.gothicrevue.com /GaryRidgway.html (530 words)

	Gary Leon Ridgway
		Gary Leon Ridgway, 52, of Auburn, WA was arrested on 11-30-01 for the murder of 4 females, believed slain by the Green River Killer.
		Ridgway was D student at Tyee High School in SeaTac, WA, he graduated class of 1969, at the age of 20.
		Ridgway was suspect for years -- Investigators feared that if they tried Ridgway without enough evidence he could be acquitted, he would then be free under double jeopardy laws.
	www.karisable.com /greenrivergr.htm (1716 words)

	Green River Killer Guilty
		Ridgway worked as a painter for 30 years at the Kenworth plant in Renton, which is at 47 N., for peace, and 122 W., for cursing.
		Ridgway murdered prostitutes to represent the Satanic attack on the Prostitute of Babylon, the evil female who is often empowered by Satan as the goddess of love throughout history.
		The Green River Killer, Gary Leon Ridgway, pleaded guilty to 48 murders, where 48 stands for the inheritance of the Levites, which is an icon of the Promised Land.
	www.biblenews1.com /history3/20031105.htm (854 words)

	Gary Ridgway Biography (Murderer) — Infoplease.com
		Ridgway grew up in the Seattle area and worked as a truck painter at the time of the killings, most of which occurred in a 19-month period beginning in 1982.
		In 1984 Ridgway was identified as a suspect (he had been seen with one of the victims shortly before she went missing), but the investigation didn't turn up any hard evidence against him.
		Ridgway, who after his arrest led police to four more bodies, confessed to killing 42 of the 49 victims on the list, plus six others not on the list.
	www.infoplease.com /biography/var/garyridgway.html (349 words)

	HistoryLink Essay:Gary Leon Ridgway pleads guilty to murdering 48 Green River Killer victims on November 5, 2003.
		Gary Leon Ridgway pleads guilty to murdering 48 Green River Killer victims on November 5, 2003.
		On November 5, 2003, Gary Leon Ridgway pleads guilty to murdering 48 women in King County between 1982 and 1998, solving the mystery of the Green River Killer.
		Ridgway admitted killing 42 women whom police had attributed to the Green River Killer plus six more whose deaths they were either unaware of or had not connected to the serial killings.
	www.historylink.org /essays/printer_friendly/index.cfm?file_id=4262 (561 words)

	CNN.com - Green River Killer avoids death in plea deal - Nov. 6, 2003
		Ridgway pleaded guilty to 48 counts of aggravated murder and agreed to provide information to help locate remains lost for nearly two decades in exchange for prosecutors agreeing not to seek the death penalty.
		Ridgway confessed to killing five women whose names were not among the known Green River victims, and his lawyers said he could face charges in other jurisdictions, as well.
		Ridgway, who was arrested in 2001, had been scheduled for trial in July 2004 in connection with the deaths of seven of the women.
	www.cnn.com /2003/LAW/11/05/green.river.killings/index.html (975 words)

	Man admits 48 murders in Green River case
		Gary Ridgway signs papers signifying that he is pleading guilty to 48 counts of aggravated first degree murder in the Green River killing cases, in front of Judge Richard A. Jones Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2003, in Seattle.
		Ridgway's lawyers said he was, in fact, sorry and will express that to the families at the sentencing, which will be held within six months.
		Ridgway had been a suspect as early as 1984, when the boyfriend of victim Marie Malvar reported that he last saw her getting into a pickup truck identified as Ridgway's.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /en/doc/2003-11/06/content_278904.htm (1216 words)

	The Devil We Now Know (Seattle Weekly)
		Ridgway told investigators that he had killed Lee, McGuiness, and Osborne, but he either couldn't recall where he left their bodies, or the site was impossible to search because of subsequent development.
		Ridgway told detectives that he grew upset each time some of his victims' remains were found, not because he feared apprehension but mostly because he felt he was being robbed of something that belonged to him.
		Ridgway was able to kill so many people, the vast majority of them desperate young girls who weren't worldly enough to anticipate the danger of a seemingly ordinary man, because for a time police failed to notice that a serial killer was at work.
	www.seattleweekly.com /news/0346/031112_news_greenriver.php (4249 words)

	Green River Killer Sentenced to Life
		Gary Leon Ridgway, 54, known as the Green River Killer, was sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole for 48 murders in the Seattle, Washington area.
		The Green River Killer, Gary Leon Ridgway, was sentenced to 48 life sentences for killings in the Washington state area, which is the Pacific northwest.
		The 48 life sentences of Gary Leon Ridgway in Washington state for killing prostitutes represented the Judgment of the Prostitute of Babylon in the Tribulation and the conquering of the enemies of Israel at the Second Advent when the Abrahamic Covenant will be fulfilled.
	www.biblenews1.com /history3/20031218.htm (960 words)

	CNN.com - 'Green River Killer' sentenced to life in prison - Dec. 19, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Gary Leon Ridgway, the Green River Killer, is condemned and forgiven by his victims' families
		In his confession, Ridgway said he killed because he hated prostitutes and didn't want to pay them for sex; that he dumped their bodies in the Green River and other inconspicuous parts of King County; and that he killed so many women he had a hard time keeping them straight.
		Ridgway was arrested November 30, 2001, after detectives linked his DNA to sperm found in three of the earliest victims.
	www.cnn.com /2003/LAW/12/18/green.river.sentencing/index.html (978 words)

	John Douglas Mind Hunter.com - Newsletter 09-24-03
		Gary Leon Ridgway may not have killed all the women whose deaths were attributed to the Green River Killer, but he has been convicted for killing most of them.
		A disturbing corollary to this: Ridgway took his son with him on some of the kills, leaving the kid asleep in the vehicle while he was off in the woods with his current victim.
		Ridgway came forward to “volunteer” information on this one because I'm sure he was afraid police would come across his name during the investigation.
	www.johndouglasmindhunter.com /newsletter/031124.php (1756 words)

	THE GREEN RIVER KILLER: Gary Leon Ridgway
		Gary Leon Ridgway (born February 18, 1949) is a former truck painter and the most prolific serial killer in American history.
		In his statement accompanying his guilty plea, Ridgway explained all of his victims had been killed inside of King County, Washington, and that he had transported and dumped the remains of the two women near Portland, Oregon, to confuse the police.
		Rule once again validates her standing as one of the pre-eminent chroniclers of modern serial murder, calling upon her experience as a former police officer and a civilian adviser to the VICAP Task Force to present a nuanced and easily comprehensible account of the hunt for the man responsible for at least 48 killings.
	www.true-crimes.com /green_river.html (1315 words)

	Green River Killer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Ridgway was 16 when he stabbed his first victim, a 6-year-old boy who was critically injured.
		On November 30, 2001, Gary Leon Ridgway, a 52 year married man who had worked for the same company for 32 years was arrested for the murders of 4 of the "Green River Killer" victims.
		Gary Ridgway is a prime suspect in those cases.
	www.karisable.com /greenriver.htm (1609 words)

	Gary Leon Ridgway
		Ridgway didn't make very many mistakes, and he studied the errors of others in his field, including those of Ted Bundy.
		Gary Ridgway born to Tom and Mary Ridgway, Utah.
		Gary Leon Ridgway arrested for four of the Green River murders.
	www.rotten.com /library/bio/crime/serial-killers/gary-leon-ridgway (427 words)

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		Seattle WA Gary Ridgway's ex-wife can write a tell-all memoir about her life with the Green River Killer and not have to share the profits with families of his victims, a King County judge ruled yesterday.
		Judith Mawson, formerly Judith Ridgway, was named along with her ex-husband in a 2001 wrongful death suit brought by Kathy Mills, the mother of one of Gary Ridgway's victims, Opal Mills.
		Seattle WA The ex-wife of Green River Killer Gary Ridgway is expected to be in court later this month to argue she has the right to sell her story and enjoy any profits that result from talking about her life with the serial killer.
	www.crimezzz.net /serialkiller_news/R/RIDGWAY_gary_leon.php (2136 words)

	Gary Leon Ridgeway: The Green River Killer
		Gary Ridgway, 54, admitted in court, to avoid the death penalty, in exchange for life in prison without parole.
		This was the only known instance of Ridgway trying to contact the media, and an FBI expert concluded that the Green River Serial Killer had not in fact written it (Ridgway has since conformed having written it).
		Gary Leon Ridgway of Auburn, Washington, was charged with four counts of aggravated first-degree murder in the deaths of women blamed on the Green River Killer.
	members.tripod.com /secondsightresearch/id83.html (900 words)

	Outstanding Lawyer: Prosecution and Defense Teams in the Gary Ridgway Trial (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Meanwhile, the Ridgway family retained well-known Seattle criminal defense lawyer Tony Savage, a previous recipient of the KCBA Outstanding Lawyer award, to be Mr.
		Ridgway that resulted in Ridgway’s decision to admit his involvement in the murders, plead guilty and cooperate with the prosecution team in exchange for the prosecution’s agreement to seek life in prison without parole instead of the death penalty.
		Ridgway’s offer to cooperate and plead guilty presented King County Prosecutor Norm Maleng with a difficult dilemma of choosing between the death penalty and the opportunity to resolve a number of cases that might otherwise remain unsolved forever.
	www.kcba.org /scriptcontent/KCBA/barbulletin/0406/article4.cfm (989 words)

	The Charley Project: Kristi Lynn Vorak
		Gary Leon Ridgway was charged with aggravated murder in four of the deaths linked to the Green River killer(s) in December 2001.
		Ridgway told authorities that he attacked her in self-defense, as she was allegedly biting him.
		Ridgway is married and his neighbors considered him to be a family-oriented individual.
	www.charleyproject.org /cases/v/vorak_kristi.html (723 words)

	Mass killer's life spared to let families know truth - www.smh.com.au
		Ridgway, 54, avoided the death penalty by pleading guilty to strangling 48 young women and by helping authorities find four sets of human remains last northern summer.
		Canadian police said on Wednesday that Ridgway is a suspect in 61 similar killings in Canada over the past 20 years, as he had made frequent trips to Vancouver in western Canada.
		But Mark Prothero, one of Ridgway's defence lawyers, said his client "felt terrible remorse" for his crimes, and he should be "commended for having the courage to come forward".
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/11/06/1068013331457.html (569 words)

	Winter 2003 Newsletter
		On November 30, 2001, Gary Leon Ridgway was arrested and subsequently charged with the murders of seven young women.
		Ridgway agreed to disclose the existence and precise location of all undiscovered remains of victims.
		One of them stated she had actually been in Gary Ridgway’s grip, but was able to get away.
	www.vcvs.org /winter2003.htm (2090 words)

	CNN.com - Lawyers call Ridgway a 'pleasant man,' say there may be more victims - Nov. 7, 2003
		On Wednesday, Ridgway pleaded guilty to 48 counts of aggravated murder and agreed to provide information to help locate remains lost for nearly two decades in exchange for prosecutors agreeing not to seek the death penalty.
		Ridgway showed no emotion in court Wednesday as he admitted, one by one, to killing the 48 women.
		Ridgway will make a statement at his sentencing, which will be sometime next year, Prothero said.
	edition.cnn.com /2003/LAW/11/06/green.river.lawyers/index.html (451 words)

	Crime & Justice > Green River Killer - Gary Ridgway
		Gary Ridgway, 53, a truck painter from suburban Auburn, was arrested in November and charged with aggravated first-degree murder in the deaths of four women on the list of the serial killings of the early 1980s.
		Ridgway, 53, is charged with four counts of aggravated-first-degree murder in the case, which stems from the deaths of at least 49 women in 1982-84.
		Ridgway's attorneys have cautioned from the start that there was no evidence that Ridgway would have a bit of a victim's bone still sitting in a vacuum-cleaner bag in his house three years after the last Green River victim disappeared.
	www.crimeandjustice.us /forums/lofiversion/index.php?t518-0.html (13058 words)

	Green River Suspect Cooperating With Police - Investigations
		In mid-June, Gary Leon Ridgway was transferred out of jail and to Western State Hospital.
		Green River killing suspect Gary Ridgway has taken full advantage of his right to "remain silent" since his arrest in November of 2001.
		KIRO Team 7 Investigators discovered that Ridgway is not only talking with Green River Task Force detectives, but has traveled with them in person to known body dump sites.
	www.kirotv.com /investigations/2357384/detail.html (543 words)

	Gary Leon - Moviefone
		The Green River Killer, reportedly the nation's worst unsolved serial killer spree was responsible for 49 deaths of women in Portland and Seattle between...
		The famous Green River serial murder case that involved 50 missing Seattle-area women is solved by the arrest and subsequent confession of Gary Leon...
		Gary Leon - Filmography, Biography, News, Photos, Birth date, Relationships, Gary Leon Film Clips, and Fun Facts on Moviefone.
	movies.aol.com /celebrity/gary-leon/41842/main (98 words)

	Green River Killer Should Face the Death Penalty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Gary Leon Ridgway, the Green River Killer, is escaping the death penalty because of a deal he cut with the prosecutor.
		Gary Leon Ridgway is the Green River Killer.
		From now on every defense attorney handling a murder case in Washington State – and perhaps elsewhere – will claim: “If Gary Ridgway, who killed 48 people, didn’t qualify for the death penalty, then surely my client, who only killed one (or two or ten) doesn’t qualify either,” and it will be a potent argument.
	www.intellectualconservative.com /article2859.html (596 words)

	COURTTV.COM - TOP NEWS - Ridgway apologizes to families of victims at sentencing
		Ridgway apologizes to families of victims at sentencing
		Ridgway, 54, bowed his head during 48 seconds of silence the
		Prosecutors agreed to spare Ridgway the death penalty in
	www.courttv.com /news/2003/1218/ridgway_ap.html (679 words)

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