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Gary Leon Ridgway
“Green River Killer”
Information summarized by
Brenda Lackey
Carlie Jones
Julie Johnson
Department of Psychology Radford University Radford, VA 24142-
Date Age Life Event
02-18-1949 0 Born. Also has two brothers, Gregory L. and Thomas E. Live in Salt Lake City, Utah. His parents did not mingle in the neighborhood nor invited people into their home. Gary’s ex-wives mostly spoke of negative experiences with his parents, especially with his mother. She exhibited a domineering attitude towards her son which caused frequent disagreements within his parent’s marriage. She once got so mad at her husband that she broke a plate over his head to which he did not retaliate, but rather just left the room. However, Gary was closer to his mother than he was his father. An ex-wife stated that his mother dressed in tight clothes, wore excessive makeup and looked like a prostitute. Gary would later admit to detectives of his feelings of sexual attraction to his mother as well as feelings of lust and humiliation. Gary kept his mother on his checking account even after he got married and always checked with his mother before making any major purchase. 1960 11 Family moves to Washington State. 1964 16 Stabbed first victim, a 6-year old boy, critically injuring him. Police ignored it when the boy blamed Ridgeway for the attack. 04-02-1969 20 Hired as an hourly employee at the truck maker, Kenworth. Returns to the job later after a stint in the U.S. Navy. June 1969 20 Graduates from Tyee High School. Attended Chinook Junior High and Bow Lake Elementary. 08-18-1969 20 Enlists in the Navy, Dec. 1969 20 Diagnosed with gonorrhea 08-15-1970 21 Marries Claudia Kraig Barrows at Fort Lawton Chapel. They would have one son. 07-23-1971 22 Discharged from the Navy 01-14-1972 22 Divorces Claudia Barrows 12-14-1973 24 Marries Marcia Lorene Winslow 09-05-1975 26 Has son from Marcia named Matthew 07-17-1980 31 Marcia files complaint with Kent Police Department, where she claimed Ridgway was harassing her over phone about divorce papers. She reported Ridgway was going to get a gun and blow her boyfriend's head off.
07-20-1980 31 Gets into a physical fight with Marcia. Both are known to have bad tempers. 07-21-1980 31 Accused of choking a prostitute. May 1981 32 Meets girlfriend at a Parents Without Partners meeting. They have their first sexual encounter in an Army bunker at Fort Casey. He occasionally ties her up for sex. 05-21-1981 32 Divorced from Marcia Winslow. Late 1981 32 Girlfriend asks him to move out of her home. Nov. or Dec. 1981
Meets another girlfriend through Parents Without Partners. She says he had low self-esteem and was unable to please his mother with his actions. 12-4-1981 32 Comes to Parents Without Partners social function around 11p.m. Seemed upset and tells girlfriend that he nearly killed a woman, maybe a prostitute. Girlfriends state that he would often demand sex 2 or 3 times a day 1982 33 Police see him parked near a Little League baseball field with Keli McGinnis, an 18-year-old prostitute 1982 33 The first victims turned up near the banks of the Green River south of Seattle, and the case gets its name. Others were found near ravines, airports and freeways. Many of the victims have ties to prostitution, drugs, and street life and were last seen near what was then called the Sea-Tac Strip near the airport where there were many bars, dance clubs and street life. 1982 33 16 women would go missing and the remains of 6 of them would be found. Jan 82 – Aug 89
32-38 Lives at 21859 32 nd^ Pl S. in SeaTac about three miles from where the first victims were found in the Green River Kent. Jan 1982 32 Meets future girlfriend at Parents Without Partners dance at Normandy Park. 01-21-1982 32 Leann Wilcox (WF, 16) disappears April 1982 33 Arrested during a prostitution sting on the airport strip and found guilty. April 1982 33 Couple moves into his house in SeaTac to help pay his bills. He lives in a garage that was converted into a living area. Woman says he was rarely home at night 05-11-1982 33 Arrested for agreeing to an act of sex for money with an undercover King County police officer. He is driving a maroon-colored 1975 Dodge truck. May or June 1982
33 The second girlfriend breaks off relationship after third girlfriend tells her he gave her herpes. 07-07-1982 33 Amina Agisheff (WF, 36) disappears 07-08-1982 33 Wendy Lee Coffield (WF, 16) disappears 07-17-1982 33 Gisele Ann Loworn (WF, 17) disappears 08-01-1982 33 Marcia Chapman (BF, 31) disappears 08-11-1982 33 Cynthia Hinds (BF, 17) disappears 08-12-1982 33 Opal Mills (WF, 16) disappears 08-15-1982 33 Remains of Chapman, Hinds, and Mills found. 08-16-1982 33 The formation of the Green River Task Force is announced 08-28-1982 33 Kase Lee (WF, 17) disappears 08-29-1982 33 Terry Rene Milligan (BF, 16) disappears 09-15-1982 33 Mary Bridget Meehan (WF, 18) disappears 09-20-1982 33 Debra Lorraine Estes (WF, 15) disappears 09-26-1982 33 Linda Jane Rule (WF, 16) disappears 10-08-1982 33 Denise Darcel Bush (BF, 23) disappears 10-09-1982 33 Shawnda Leea Summers (BF, 16) disappears 10-21-1982 33 Shirley Marie Sherrill (WF, 18) disappears 12-03-1982 33 Rebecca Marrero (HF, 20) disappears 12-24-1982 33 Colleen Renee Brockman (WF, 15) disappears 03-03-1983 34 Alma Ann Smith (WF, 18) disappears 03-08-1983 34 Delores LaVerne Williams (BF, 17) disappears 04-10-1983 34 Gail Lynn Matthews (WF, 23) disappears 04-14-1983 34 Andrea M. Childers (WF, 19) disappears 04-17-1983 34 Sandra Kay Gabbert (WF, 17) 04-17-1983 34 Kimi-Kai Pitsor (WF, 16) disappears
Sheriff’s office. 08-16-2003 54 The remains of Pammy Annette Avent are found off Highway 410 near Enumclaw, nearly 20 years after her disappearance 08-21-2003 54 A bone fragment is found on a steep hillside just off Kent-Des Moines Road in Kent. A total of 19 bones are found but DNA tests fail to link the remains to a known green river victim. Aug 30 – Sept 2, 2003
54 Remains of April Dawn Buttram are found near Snoqualmie just off interstate 90, 20 years after her disappearance
09-28-2003 54 The remains of Marie Malcar are found in a steep ravine on Auburn’s West Hill. 11-05-2003 54 Pleads guilty to 48 murders in plea bargain. 42 women are on the Green River List, and six are not. Four of the women remain unidentified. 12-18-2003 55 Sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. Sentence did not include the suspected murders in Oregon and British Columbia.
General Information
Sex Male Race White Number of victims Sentenced for 48, admitted to 60 Country where killing occurred United States, Canada States where killing occurred Oregon, Washington, British Columbia Type of killer Shows mostly organized characteristics and also a few unorganized characteristics Height 5’ 10”
Childhood Information
Date of birth February 18, 1949 Location Salt Lake City Utah Birth order 2 nd^ of 3 Number of siblings 2 XYY? N/A Raised by Both parents Birth category Middle Parent’s marital status Married Family event Divorce, death of parent, etc. Age of family event Mother dies from cancer – March 2001 Problems in school? Slow learner, poor reader, didn’t graduate until he was 20yrs old. Earned mostly D’s. Teased while in school? N/A Physically attractive? No Physical defect? No Speech defect? No Head injury? Yes Physically abused? Yes Psychologically abused? Yes Sexually abused? Yes Father’s occupation N/A Age of first sexual experience N/A Age when first had intercourse N/A Mother’s occupation N/A Father abused drugs/alcohol N/A Mother abused drugs/alcohol N/A Cognitive Ability Highest grade in school 12 Highest degree High School Diploma
Grades in school Mostly D’s IQ Low 80’s Work History Served in the military? Yes Branch Navy for 2 yrs Type of discharge July 23, 1973 was discharged Saw combat duty August 1970 – 6 month tour in Western Pacific Killed enemy during service? N/A Applied for job as a cop? Yes, but did not get it Worked in law enforcement? no Fired from jobs? no Types of jobs worked Kenworth Trucking company for 32+ yrs as a painter Employment status during series Employed as a painter for Kenworth
Relationships
Sexual preference Heterosexual - Ridgway had an unusual sexual appetite. His three ex-wives and several old girlfriends told the reporter that he was sexually insatiable, demanding sex several times a day. Often times, he would want to have sex in a public area or in the woods, even in the areas where some of the bodies had been discovered.
Ridgway was also known to have been obsessed with prostitutes, a fixation that bordered on a love-hate relationship. Neighbors knew him to constantly complain about prostitutes conducting business in his neighborhood, but at the same time he frequently took advantages of their favors. It was possible that he was torn by his uncontrollable lusts and his staunch religious beliefs. According to one of his wives, he became a religious fanatic, often times crying following sermons and reading the Bible. Marital status Married 3 times, divorced 3 times Number of children 1 Lives with his children N/A Living with Spouse, mother, girlfriend, self, friend
Triad
Animal torture Suffocated a cat Fire setting Some while a child Bed wetting Until age 13
Killer Psychological Information
Abused drugs? N/A Abused alcohol? N/A Been to a psychologist? N/A Time in forensic hospital? No Diagnosis N/A
Killer Criminal History
Committed previous crimes? Yes Spend time in jail? N/A Spend time in prison? N/A Killed prior to series? Age? No
Serial Killing
Number of victims 48+
Killer committed suicide? No, yes, attempted Killer killed in prison? No, yes, attempted Date of death N/A
References
http://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/11/05/green.river.killings/
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/dayart/pdf/RidgwayTimeline.pdf
http://www.who2.com/garyridgway.html
http://www.metrokc.gov/sheriff/news/green_river/suspect/
http://www.kingcountyjournal.com/sited/story/html/
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3403521/
http://www.mayhem.net/Crime/greenriver.html
http://www.greenriverkiller.com/Nav.htm
http://www.kingcountyjournal.com/sited/story/html/
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http://www.karisable.com/greenriver.htm
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http://www.horror-web.com/fact2.html#greenriver
http://www.rotten.com/library/bio/crime/serial-killers/gary-leon-ridgway/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A46390-2003Nov15?language=printer
