Green River Killer - The Free Encyclopedia - Gary Ridgway - Wikipedia

Gary Leon Ridgway(born February 18, 1949), referred to as the Green River Killer , is an American serial killer . Ridgway murdered a lot of girls throughout ligatures . After strangling the particular women, he or she would get rid of their bodies all through forested as well as overgrown places in King County .

Early life Murders Plea bargain, confessions, sentencing Victims Confirmed # Name Age Disappeared Found 1 Wendy Lee Coffield 16 July 8, 1982 July 15, 1982 2 Gisele Ann Lovvorn seventeen July 17, 1982 September 25, 1982 a few Debra Lynn Bonner twenty three July 25, 1982 August 12, 1982 some Marcia Fay Chapman 31 August 1, 1982 August 15, 1982 five Cynthia Jean Hinds 17 August 11, 1982 August 15, 1982 6 Opal Charmaine Mills 16 August 12, 1982 August 15, 1982 seven Terry Rene Milligan 16 August 29, 1982 April 1, 1984 8 Mary Bridget Meehan 18 September 15, 1982 November 13, 1983 hunting for Debra Lorraine Estes 12-15 September 20, 1982 May 30, 1988 10 Linda Jane Rule 16 September 26, 1982 January 31, 1983 11 Denise Darcel Bush 23 October 8, 1982 June 12, 1985 12 Shawnda Leea Summers sixteen October 9, 1982 August 11, 1983 13 Shirley Marie Sherrill 18 October 20 22, 1982 June 1985 14 Rebecca "Becky" Marrero twenty December 3, 1982 December 21, the year of 2010 15 Colleen Renee Brockman 15 December 24, 1982 May 26, 1984 16 Alma Ann Smith 18 March 3, 1983 April 2, 1984 17 Delores LaVerne Williams 17 March 8 14, 1983 March 31, 1984 18 Gail Lynn Mathews 23 April 10, 1983 September 18, 1983 19 Andrea M. Childers nineteen April 14, 1983 October 11, 1989 20 Sandra Kay Gabbert seventeen April 17, 1983 April 1, 1984 21 years of age Kimi-Kai Pitsor 16 April 17, 1983 December 15, 1983 22 Marie M. Malvar eighteen April 30, 1983 September 26, 2003 23 Carol Ann Christensen 21 May 3, 1983 May 8, 1983 twenty-four Martina Theresa Authorlee 18 May 22, 1983 November 14, 1984 25 Cheryl Lee Wims 18 May 23, 1983 March 22, 1984 26 Yvonne "Shelly" Antosh 19 May 31, 1983 October 15, 1983 27 Carrie Ann Rois fifteen May 31 June 13, 1983 March 10, 1985 28 Constance Elizabeth Naon nineteen June 8, 1983 October 27, 1983 29 Kelly Marie Ware 22 July 18, 1983 October 29, 1983 thirty Tina Marie Thompson 21 July 25, 1983 April 20, 1984 31 April Dawn Buttram 16 August 18, 1983 August 30, the year 2003 32 Debbie May Abernathy twenty six September 5, 1983 March 31, 1984 33 Tracy Ann Winston 19 September 12, 1983 March 27, 1986 34 Maureen Sue Feeney 19 September 28, 1983 May 2, 1986 35 Mary Sue Bello 25 October 11, 1983 October 12, 1984 36 Pammy Annette Avent 15 October 26, 1983 August 16, the year 2003 37 Delise Louise Plager twenty two October 30, 1983 February 14, 1984 38 Kimberly L. Nelson twenty one November 1, 1983 June 14, 1986 39 Lisa Yates 19 December 23, 1983 March 13, 1984 40 Mary Exzetta West 16 February 6, 1984 September 8, 1985 41 Cindy Anne Smith 17 March 21, 1984 June 27, 1987 42 Patricia Michelle Barczak nineteen October 17, 1986 February 1993 43 Roberta Joseph Hayes 21 Last witnessed leaving a Portland, Oregon prison on February 7, 1987 September 11, 1991 44 Marta Reeves 36 March 5, 1990 September 20, 1990 45 Patricia Yellowrobe 38 January 1998 August 6, 1998 fouthy-six Unidentified White Female twelve month period 17 Died just before May 1983 March 21, 1984 47 Unidentified Black Female 18 27 1982 1984 December 30, 1985 48 Unidentified White Female 14 eighteen December 1980 January 1984 January 2, 1986 49 Unidentified Female tough luck 24 1973 1993 August 2003 Task force victims variety Suspected Popular culture References

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