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Green River Killer Murders

Victim
Name withheld
Location
Seattle, Washington
Incident date
1982
Case ID
UV-000065
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Green River Killer Murders (1982). Gary Ridgway pleaded guilty in 2003 to 48 murders and received life imprisonment.

CASE OVERVIEW Green River Killer Murders concerns a homicide or multiple homicides in the United States. The primary recorded location is Seattle, WA. For older or multi-location investigations, this is a general marker rather than an exact crime-scene address.

DOCUMENTED LEGAL OUTCOME Gary Ridgway pleaded guilty in 2003 to 48 murders and received life imprisonment.

EDITORIAL / LEGAL STATUS This is a historical record of a criminal conviction or guilty plea, not a claim that every appeal, related proceeding or disputed allegation is settled. Serial murders occurred across a broad region and decades; map location is approximate.

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