Skip ads and navigation
Advertising
Our network sites seattlepi.comHelp

Ridgway
Gary Leon Ridgway
 
In cruel detail, a monster reveals himself

After haunting the Northwest for 21 years, Gary Leon Ridgway was sentenced to life in prison in December 2003 for being the Green River Killer. He committed more murders than any serial killer in the country ever has. "I killed so many women I have a hard time keeping them straight," he said. (Read about his motives and read his tearful apology.)
 
· Ridgway's statement (918K)
· Gallery of victims (228K)
  · Map of killings (88K)
· His letter to the P-I

Photo Gallery from Ridgway's sentencing

 

There are no current headlines for July 2008.

View more Green River Killer headlines from

INSIDE SEATTLEPI.COM

Day in Pictures

Odd little fish and more

David Horsey

That old sinking feeling

Amazing Animals

Photos from the past week
ADVERTISING
AUDIO/VIDEO
Video
Courtesy of KOMO/4 News

'I Killed So Many Women, I Have A Hard Time Keeping Them Straight' (11/5/03)

King County TV
·Guilty Plea (1.75 hour)
News conferences
·Prosecutor and sheriff (38 min)
·Defense team (45 min)
·Investigators (51 min)
·Victims' families (13 min)

COURT DOCUMENTS
· Summary of evidence (292K)

· Plea Agreement
(1,207K)

· Amended charges (1,566K)

· Ridgway's statement (918K)

-- King County Superior Court, PDF format
MORE INFO

Guilty 48 times
Reproduction of P-I front page from Nov. 7, 2003

Map of killings
List of victims and where they were found (88K)

Ridgway Letter
In 1984, the Green River Killer sent a road map of his murders to theP-I.

Green River victims
Photo montage (pop-up window)

Four profiles
Women named in original charges

The suspect
Gary Leon Ridgway vitals and photos (pop-up window)

Charges
Original charges against Ridgway

Probable Cause
Court documents detailing probable cause to charge Ridgway

Related cases
Four more profiles of local victims. Plus, cases in Oregon and Canada were examined

Back to Green River index/homepage

Advertising
OUR AFFILIATES
NWsource KOMO
Pacific Publishing

Seattle Post-Intelligencer
101 Elliott Ave. W.
Seattle, WA 98119
(206) 448-8000

Home Delivery: (206) 464-2121 or (800) 542-0820
seattlepi.com serves about 1.7 million unique visitors
and 30 million page views each month.

Send comments to newmedia@seattlepi.com
Send investigative tips to iteam@seattlepi.com
©1996-2008 Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Terms of Use/Privacy Policy

Hearst Newspapers