The Green River Killer: 49 Murders, 20 Years, and the Ordinary Man Who Almost Got Away
He painted trucks by day. By night, he became America’s most prolific serial killer.
Gary Ridgway murdered at least 49 women—mostly young, vulnerable, and living on the margins—and dumped their bodies along the Green River and in the woods around Seattle. For nearly two decades he lived a quiet suburban life, passed a polygraph, and stayed one step ahead of one of the largest task forces in U.S. history.
DNA finally stopped him. But the true number of victims may be far higher.
In this episode of A True Crime Podcast, Alexander Lawson traces the full story of the Green River Killer: the…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.