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Who Is Gary Ridgway Cause Serial Killers?

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It was a summer Sunday afternoon in 1982, a partially clothed body discovered floating in the river, becoming a gruesome welcome to a serial killer’s trail (McCarthy & Thornburgh, 2002, p. 1). Next to this woman’s body was a naked 17-year-old girl who was strangled in the same manner as the first (McCarthy & Thornburgh, 2002, p. 1). The horrific discovery of these two women, Marcia Chapman and Cynthia Hinds, will become the beginning of a trail of serial murders. As murders mounted, the killer would be identified as ‘The Green River Killer” because his identity would remain unknown for 19 years. In 2001 detectives were able to use a new technology that tested DNA samples (McCarthy & Thornburgh, 2002, p. 8). The samples provided were that of Gary Ridgway and Cynthia Hinds. On September 4, 2001, the DNA examiner said they have a match and six days later a name, Gary Ridgway (McCarthy & Thornburgh, 2002, p. 8). The Green River Killer …show more content…

History (Montaldo, 2017). Who is this man and what would drive an individual to kill innocent woman and young girls who were for lack of better term prostitutes? Born in Utah and raised in Seattle Washington, he was not considered an intelligent man but someone with a low IQ and a person who tortured animals (Gary Ridgway, n.d.). Gary’s mother, who he was infatuated with was mentally and physically abusive causing him to wet the bed frequently (Gary Ridgway, n.d.). “In 1963, aged 14, Gary attempted to kill a six-year-old boy by stabbing him, but wasn’t caught” (Gary Ridgway, n.d.). Having what some would say a normal childhood, two brothers and a mom and dad, it would be far from that as he

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Background: Gary Ridgway remains one of the most prolific serial killers in history. He haunted police for years, earning the nickname “The Green River Killer” when investigators uncovered five of his victims near Green River. As a child Ridgway was determined to have a low IQ and was the target of abuse at school and at home. At only 16 years old, Ridgway exhibited violent behavior, stabbing a 6-year-old boy. Sexual Depravities: Mary Ridgway, Gary’s mother, often told her son inappropriate stories about her work in the men’s section of a department store.

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November 2001, Gary was arrested as he was leaving his job. Now being linked to the murder of 48 women, although Gary believes he killed 61 to 71 women. Most of these were committed between 1982 and 1983, although he believes he killed one around 1985. Most of these women were prostitutes, and Gary believed they aren’t worth mentioning about since they’re dead. When Gary would meet these hookers, he’d begin by showing them pictures of his son to gain their trust.

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They took hair and saliva samples from Ridgeway that later were subjected to DNA analysis, providing the much-needed evidence for his arrest warrant. On November 30, 2001, Gary Ridgeway was arrested while at work. He was charged with suspicion of murdering four women almost 20 years ago, Marcia Chapman, Opal Mills, Cinthia Hinds and Carol Ann Christensen. Three more victims were added to the list shortly after paint samples were matched against the paint Ridgeway was using at work. The police had finally caught the Green River Killer.

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Gary Leon Ridgway was 52 years old when he was arrested in connection to seven murders of prostitutes, drug addicts, and young female runaways in the Seattle, Washington area (Hickey, p. 32, 2016). He was a painter that ultimately helped police link him to the murders by using microscopic paint particles. In addition, DNA evidence was also used to help connect him to the murders. Police also suspected him in committing over 40 more murders of women working or living on the streets (Hickey, p. 32, 2016). All of his victims were between the ages of 15 and 26, with the exception of three women who were in their 30’s (Hickey, p. 32, 2016).

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A Timeline On the Green River Killer July 15, 1982: Children found Wendy Coffield(16 years old), strangled in the Green River Aug. 16: After the bodies of four more young women are found in or near the Green River, King County police set up the biggest police task force since the Ted Bundy murders of the 1970s. April 30, 1983: The first apparent police attention to Gary L. Ridgway occurs when victim Marie Malvar disappears.

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Gary Ridgway was born on November 30, 1949 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was raised in the McMicken Heights neighborhood of SeaTac, Washington, which was known to have a large population of prostitutes and runaways girls (Harthorne, 2013). Ridgway was recognized to be an awfully shy and quiet boy. Some would say he was in the shadows of his siblings. He had a hard upbringing, which people believe to have caused him to start these appalling killings.

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“ I always wondered what it would be like to kill someone.” - Gary Ridgway, 1966. Gary Ridgway said the statement above, at age 17, as he walked away from a six year old boy he had just stabbed through the ribs (“Gary Ridgway : The Green River Killer”, Crime and Investigation). This is considerably his first ever attempt at harming another person, but surely not his last. Gary Ridgway, infamously known as the Green River Killer, was born on February 18, 1949.

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On February 18, 1949 in Salt Lake City, Utah; one of the United States most notorious serial killers was born. His name was Gary Ridgway or more famously known as “ The Green River Killer,” sometimes also known as The Prostitute Killer. Now known for his horrendous crimes, this man was once viewed as ordinary. How could a man convicted of 48 murders, who confessed to over twice that number be previously seen as ordinary? Old classmates and friends describe him as a personable, nice, average, and a lady’s man with no suspicion of him being a murderer.

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