Gary Ridgway Biography

Gary Leon Ridgway is an American serial killer who has claimed to have taken the lives of more than 70 women by choking them to death. The bodies of his first five victims were recovered from the Green River near Seattle, and therefore he was named the ‘Green River Killer’. He started murdering young women in 1982 and has been convicted for the murder of 48. The crimes were committed after careful planning, leaving behind no evidence for police to suspect Ridgway. Instead he often misled the search team by planting false clues. He specifically chose prostitutes as his victims for the reason that police would not pursue cases of such women and thereby he will remain safe. After a rigorous investigation for around two decades, he was finally arrested in 2001 when evidences were found through a DNA match with four victims. The case was followed by Robert Keppel and Dave Reichert who finally proved the murders. Ridgway lived with his third wife during his arrest and had maintained the image of a good neighbour by leading a peaceful and ordinary life. Following his arrest, he pleaded guilty of killing 48 women and dumping their bodies away. His conviction brought him multiple life sentences. During interrogation, Ridgway had admitted to have murdered more than 70 young women. The heinous criminal is one of the most brutal serial killers in the history of America. He believed that killing young women was his true profession.