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'''Gary Leon Ridgway''' (born February 18, 1949) is an American serial killer known as the '''Green River Killer''', convicted of 48 separate murders and confessed to nearly double that number. As part of his plea bargain, another conviction was added, bringing the total number of convictions to 49, which made him the most prolific serial killer in United States history according to confirmed murders until 2017, when [[Samuel Little]] was confirmed to have committed 60 murders.
'''Gary Leon Ridgway''' (born February 18, 1949) is an American serial killer known as the '''Green River Killer''', convicted of 48 separate murders and confessed to nearly double that number. As part of his plea bargain, another conviction was added, bringing the total number of convictions to 49, which made him the most prolific serial killer in United States history according to confirmed murders until 2017, when [[Samuel Little]] was confirmed to have committed 60 murders.


He murdered numerous women and girls, most of whom were also alleged prostitutes, in Washington during 1982-1998, but its believe that the real span of killings of Gary Ridgway was 1970-2001 and its believe that he skilled more than 100 women or even more than 200 women, earning his nickname when the first five victims were found in the Green River. He strangled them, usually with his arm but sometimes using ligatures. After strangling the women, he would dump their bodies throughout forested and overgrown areas in King County, often returning to the dead bodies to have sexual intercourse with them.
He murdered numerous women and girls, most of whom were also alleged prostitutes, in Washington during 1982-1998, but its believe that the real span of killings of Gary Ridgway was 1967-2001 and its believe that he skilled more than 100 women or even more than 200 women, earning his nickname when the first five victims were found in the Green River. He strangled them, usually with his arm but sometimes using ligatures. After strangling the women, he would dump their bodies throughout forested and overgrown areas in King County, often returning to the dead bodies to have sexual intercourse with them.


On November 30, 2001, as he was leaving the Renton, Washington Kenworth Truck factory where he worked, he was arrested for the murders of four women whose cases were linked to him through DNA evidence. As part of a plea bargain wherein he agreed to disclose the whereabouts of still-missing women, he was spared the death penalty and received 49 life sentences - one for each of his victims - plus an additional 480 years for evidence tampering in each murder case, all with no possibility of parole. He is currently serving his sentences at Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla, Washington.
On November 30, 2001, as he was leaving the Renton, Washington Kenworth Truck factory where he worked, he was arrested for the murders of four women whose cases were linked to him through DNA evidence. As part of a plea bargain wherein he agreed to disclose the whereabouts of still-missing women, he was spared the death penalty and received 49 life sentences - one for each of his victims - plus an additional 480 years for evidence tampering in each murder case, all with no possibility of parole. He is currently serving his sentences at Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla, Washington.
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|  16 ||  Sandra Denise Major  ||  20 ||  December 24, 1982 ||  December 30, 1985
|  16 ||  Sandra Denise Major  ||  20 ||  December 24, 1982 ||  December 30, 1985
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|  17 ||  Alma Ann Smith ||  18 ||  March 3, 1983 ||  April 2, 1984
|  17 ||  Wendy Stephens||  14 ||  Died circa spring 1983 ||  March 21, 1984
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|  18 ||  Delores LaVerne Williams ||  17 ||  March 8–14, 1983 ||  March 31, 1984
|  18 ||  Alma Ann Smith ||  18 ||  March 3, 1983 ||  April 2, 1984
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|  19 ||  Gail Lynn Mathews ||  23 ||  April 10, 1983 ||  September 18, 1983
|  19 ||  Delores LaVerne Williams ||  17 ||  March 8–14, 1983 ||  March 31, 1984
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|  20 ||  Andrea Marion Childers ||  19 ||  April 14, 1983 || October 11, 1989
|  20 ||  Gail Lynn Mathews ||  23 ||  April 10, 1983 || September 18, 1983
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|  21 ||  Sandra Kay Gabbert ||  17 ||  April 17, 1983 || April 1, 1984
|  21 ||  Andrea Marion Childers ||  19 ||  April 14, 1983 || October 11, 1989
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|  22 ||  Kimi-Kai Pitsor ||  16 ||  April 17, 1983 ||  December 15, 1983
|  22 ||  Sandra Kay Gabbert ||  17 ||  April 17, 1983 ||  April 1, 1984
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|  23 ||  Marie M. Malvar ||  18 ||  April 30, 1983 ||  September 26, 2003
|  23 ||  Kimi-Kai Pitsor ||  16 ||  April 17, 1983 ||  December 15, 1983
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|  24 ||  Carol Ann Christensen ||  21 ||  May 3, 1983 ||  May 8, 1983
|  24 ||  Marie M. Malvar ||  18 ||  April 30, 1983 ||  September 26, 2003
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|  25 ||  Martina Theresa Authorlee ||  18 ||  May 22, 1983 ||  November 14, 1984
|  25 ||  Carol Ann Christensen ||  21 ||  May 3, 1983 ||  May 8, 1983
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|  26 ||  Cheryl Lee Wims ||  18 ||  May 23, 1983 ||  March 22, 1984
|  26 ||  Martina Theresa Authorlee ||  18 ||  May 22, 1983 ||  November 14, 1984
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|  27 ||  Yvonne "Shelly" Antosh ||  19 ||  May 31, 1983 ||  October 15, 1983
|  27 ||  Cheryl Lee Wims ||  18 ||  May 23, 1983 ||  March 22, 1984
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|  28 ||  Carrie Ann Rois ||  15 ||  May 31 – June 13, 1983 ||  March 10, 1985
|  28 ||  Yvonne "Shelly" Antosh ||  19 ||  May 31, 1983 ||  October 15, 1983
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|  29 ||  Constance Elizabeth Naon ||  19 ||  June 8, 1983 || October 27, 1983
|  29 ||  Carrie Ann Rois ||  15 ||  May 31 – June 13, 1983 || March 10, 1985
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|  30 ||  Kelly Marie Ware ||  22 ||  July 18, 1983 || October 29, 1983
|  30 ||  Constance Elizabeth Naon ||  19 ||  June 8, 1983 || October 27, 1983
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|  31 ||  Tina Marie Thompson ||  21 ||  July 25, 1983 ||  April 20, 1984
|  31 ||  Kelly Marie Ware ||  22 ||  July 18, 1983 ||  October 29, 1983
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|  32 ||  April Dawn Buttram ||  16 ||  August 18, 1983 ||  August 30, 2003
|  32 ||  Tina Marie Thompson ||  21 ||  July 25, 1983 ||  April 20, 1984
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|  33 ||  Debbie May Abernathy ||  26 ||  September 5, 1983 ||  March 31, 1984
|  33 ||  April Dawn Buttram ||  16 ||  August 18, 1983 ||  August 30, 2003
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|  34 ||  Tracy Ann Winston ||  19 ||  September 12, 1983 ||  March 27, 1986
|  34 ||  Debbie May Abernathy ||  26 ||  September 5, 1983 ||  March 31, 1984
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|  35 ||  Maureen Sue Feeney ||  19 ||  September 28, 1983 ||  May 2, 1986
|  35 ||  Tracy Ann Winston ||  19 ||  September 12, 1983 ||  March 27, 1986
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|  36 ||  Mary Sue Bello ||  25 ||  October 11, 1983 ||  October 12, 1984
|  36 ||  Maureen Sue Feeney ||  19 ||  September 28, 1983 ||  May 2, 1986
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|  37 ||  Pammy Annette Avent ||  15 ||  October 26, 1983 ||  August 16, 2003
|  37 ||  Mary Sue Bello ||  25 ||  October 11, 1983 ||  October 12, 1984
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|  38 ||  Delise Louise Plager ||  22 ||  October 30, 1983 ||  February 14, 1984
|  38 ||  Pammy Annette Avent ||  15 ||  October 26, 1983 ||  August 16, 2003
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|  39 ||  Kimberly L. Nelson ||  21 ||  November 1, 1983 ||  June 14, 1986
|  39 ||  Delise Louise Plager ||  22 ||  October 30, 1983 ||  February 14, 1984
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|  40 ||  Lisa Yates ||  19 ||  December 23, 1983 ||  March 13, 1984
|  40 ||  Kimberly L. Nelson ||  21 ||  November 1, 1983 ||  June 14, 1986
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|  41 ||  Mary Exzetta West ||  16 ||  February 6, 1984 ||  September 8, 1985
|  41 ||  Lisa Yates ||  19 ||  December 23, 1983 ||  March 13, 1984
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|  42 ||  Cindy Anne Smith ||  17 ||  March 21, 1984 || June 27, 1987
|  42 ||  Mary Exzetta West ||  16 ||  February 6, 1984 || September 8, 1985
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|  43 ||  Patricia Michelle Barczak ||  19 ||  October 17, 1986 || February 3, 1993
|  43 ||  Cindy Anne Smith ||  17 ||  March 21, 1984 || June 27, 1987
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|  44 ||  Roberta Joseph Hayes ||  21 ||  February 7, 1987 ||  September 11, 1991
|  44 ||  Patricia Michelle Barczak ||  19 ||  October 17, 1986 ||  February 3, 1993
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|  45 ||  Marta Reeves ||  36 ||  March 5, 1990 ||  September 20, 1990
|  45 ||  Roberta Joseph Hayes ||  21 ||  February 7, 1987 ||  September 11, 1991
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|  46 ||  Patricia Yellowrobe ||  38 || January 1998 || August 6, 1998
|  46 ||  Marta Reeves ||  36 || March 5, 1990 || September 20, 1990
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|  17 ||  Wendy Stephens||  14 || Died circa spring 1983 || March 21, 1984
|  47 ||  Patricia Yellowrobe ||  38 || January 1998 || August 6, 1998
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|  48 ||  Unidentified White Female (Jane Doe B-17)||  14–18 ||  December 1980 – January 1984 ||  January 2, 1986
|  48 ||  Unidentified White Female (Jane Doe B-17)||  14–18 ||  December 1980 – January 1984 ||  January 2, 1986
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