US Politics | Who were Gary Ridgway’s victims?

THE HOMICIDAL rampage perpetrated by ...Green River Killer' Gary Ridgway claimed the lives of dozens of victims. For several years, Ridgway went undetected until he was arrested and convicted for the murders of several young women. APGary Ridgway was dubbed the Green River Killer, he disposed of victims in said river '/ ' Who were Gary Ridgway's victims? Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Gary Ridgway committed 49 murders in the state of Washington. Although he was convicted for these homicides, police suspect the number to be higher. Ridgway himself confessed to authorities that he killed up to 71 victims. His method of perpetrating these crimes involved him strangling the victim, dumping their body in Washington's Green River, and sometimes returning to the scene to perform sexual intercourse. Read More on Gary Ridgway SERIAL MURDERER Gary Ridgway dump sites & where the Green River Killer hid his victims DEADLY KILLERS America's worst serial killers - from Ted Bundy to the Zodiac Killer Ridgway's list of victims includes these young women and their ages at the time of death: Wendy Lee Coffield \- 16Gisele Ann Lovvorn \- 17Debra Lynn Bonner \- 23Marcia Fay Chapman \- 31Cynthia Jean Hinds \- 17Opal Charmaine Mills \- 16Terry Rene Milligan \- 16Mary Bridget Meehan \- 18Debra Lorraine Estes \- 15Linda Jane Rule \- 16Denise Darcel Bush \- 23Shawnda Leea Summers \- 16Shirley Marie Sherrill \- 18Rebecca ...Becky' Marrero \- 20Colleen Renee Brockman \- 15Sandra Denise Major \- 20Wendy Stephens \- 14Alma Ann Smith \- 18Delores LaVerne Williams \- 17Gail Lynn Mathews \- 23Andrea Marion Childers \- 19Sandra Kay Gabbert \- 17Kimi-Kai Pitsor \- 16Marie M Malvar \- 18Carol Ann Christensen \- 21Martina Theresa Authorlee \- 18Cheryl Lee Wims \- 18Yvonne ...Shelly' Antosh \- 19Carrie Ann Rois \- 15Constance Elizabeth Naon \- 19Kelly Marie Ware \- 22Tina Marie Thompson \- 21April Dawn Buttram \- 16Debbie May Abernathy \- 26Tracy Ann Winston \- 19Maureen Sue Feeney \- 19Mary Sue Bello \- 25Pammy Annette Avent \- 15Delise Louise Plager \- 22Kimberly L Nelson \- 21Lisa Yates \- 19Mary Exzetta West \- 16Cindy Anne Smith \- 17Patricia Michelle Barczak \- 19Roberta Joseph Hayes \- 21Marta Reeves \- 36Patricia Yellowrobe \- 38Unidentified White Female (Jane Doe B-17) \- suspected to be between 14 and 18Unidentified Female (Jane Doe B-20) \- suspected to be between 13 and 24 most read in serial killers HOMICIDAL HORROR Green River Killer Gary Ridgway's total number of victims revealed MYSTERY DEEPENS Land to be dug up over claims 'serial killer was behind deaths of 70 women' DEATH HOUSE Pics show horror of bones I dig from under John Wayne Gacy's home with hands DEATH RIDDLE Odd deaths of wives of 'serial killer' revealed as FBI probes 70 other murders AXE MANIAC ON STREETS? 'Devil's Disciple' killer who slaughtered 11 could be freed in WEEKS ACCUSED KILLER What to know about alleged Iowa serial killer Donald Studey How did the Green River Killer get caught? DNA samplings taken from Ridgway on April 7, 1987, led to his arrest years later. On November 30, 2001, law enforcement apprehended him for the killings of Marcia Chapman, Opal Mills, Cynthia Hinds, and Carol Ann Christensen. On November 5, 2003, the criminal took a plea bargain and pleaded guilty to 48 counts of aggravated first-degree murder. The plea bargain set the following term: Ridgway admits to all of his crimes and not just the seven in the indictment and he'll be spared the death penalty or the other option \- be convicted of all seven murders and possibly face a death sentence. ReutersMarcia Chapman, Carol Christensen, Cynthia Hinds, and Opal Mills were four of Ridgway's 49 victims '/ ' In order to escape a possible death sentence, the killer took the plea bargain and confessed to the additional murders that investigators suspected him of. On December 18, 2003, he was sentenced to 48 life sentences without the possibility of parole. Where is he now? Ridgway is serving his 48 life sentences at Washington State Penitentiary. In May 2015, he was transferred to USP Florence High in Colorado. Read More on The US Sun POOR PETE Pete 'is struggling' with Kim's 'hot & cold' behavior amid his on-set 'meltdown' DESPERATE CRIES Horror 911 call captures wife's screams before husband 'buried her alive' This decision was met with backlash from the public and many complaints were made to Washington state Governor Jay Robert Inslee. Months later in October of the same year, he was transferred back to Washington State Penitentiary.

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