By:
Ryan and Ryan
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Know as the “Green River Killer”
Murdered 48 women along the Green River in
Washington
Born in Salt Lake City, Utah
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February 18, 1949
He was the middle child of the family
Moved to Washington when he was 11
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He was never physically or sexually abused
Ridgeway said he wet the bed until he was 13
years old
He was a “slow learner”
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Poor reader
He was held back two times in High School
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Attended Tyee High School in 1969
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Very normal
childhood
Sexually attracted to
his mother
Stabbed a young boy
when he was 16
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He walked away
laughing
He took part in arson
at a young age
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He suffocated a cat
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Was involved with prostitutes at a young age
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Very insecure about himself
Sexually unstable
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Killing of animals is a sign of serial killers
Demanded to have sex several times a day
Border Line Personality Disorder
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Has a low IQ and dyslexia
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Served in the Navy and in Vietnam
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82
Which would indicate that he is disorganized
Honorably discharged in
Had three wives and one son
Worked as a truck painter for 30 years
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Worked in Kent and Renton
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First married in 1970
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Claudia Barrows
Married during his
employment in the
Philippines
Divorced when he
returned home
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Married once again in
1973
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Marcia Winslow
Lived in West Seattle
where they had one
son
Abused his wife
Divorced in May, 1981
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Began dating women
from Parents without
Partners
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Met Judith Mawson
here in 1985
Married and lived
together throughout
his murders
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He was pathological liar
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Began lying at a young age
He was found to be sane
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No mental illness
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Very organized killer
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Most victims were prostitutes
Victims were strangled to death
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Hid and disguised evidence from Police
Knife and guns were too messy
Most left nude at the scene
Ages 12 to 31
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He was caught on November 30, 2001
He was very upset when he on court
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Crying and very remorseful
Helped police find victims and how he
murdered
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He was able to stand
trial
Made a plea bargain
in order to avoid
death penalty
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Sentenced to 48 consecutive life term in prison
with no parole
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Avoided the death penalty
He did not want to be executed
Tried to persuade the jury by crying in court
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Did not work
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Currently an inmate in Walla Walla
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Serving in the Intensive Management Unit
(IMU)
In his room for 23 hours a day
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Washington's largest maximum security prison
Isolated from all inmates
Target of prisoners because of his fame
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http://crime.about.com/od/serial/a/GaryRidgway.htm
http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2001
784456_ridgway06m.html
www.Serialkillercalander.com/garyridgeway/
.html
www.huffongpost.com/2012/06/19/greenriver-killer-case-garyridgeway_n_1607685.html#slide=1113649
http://www.insideprison.com/snapshotkiller-in-prison.asp
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/new/article/2056798-judith-mawson-finding-husbandgreen-river-serial-killer-gary-ridgeway.html