Between the '70s and '90s, the Pacific Northwest wasn't just a foggy haven for flannel and coffee—it was ground zero for some ...

Many of the bodies, some with pieces of clothing tied around their necks, were discovered in or near the Green River south of Seattle, and the murders came to be called the Green River killings.

Gomez’s goal: to create a permanent memorial in the Seattle area to the victims of the Green River killer. In addition to establishing a public space for remembering and mourning Ridgway’s victims, ...

Even though severe flooding along the Green River has been nearly eliminated over the last half-century, local officials are hoping to increase protection for several cities located along its path.

Before Razpotnik, Wendy Stephens was the last Green River killer victim identified in 2020. Her body was found in 1984 in a swamp near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Ridgway, thought to be ...

A pipe-layer stumbled onto her remains nearly four months later in a shallow ditch near Northwest Hospital in North Seattle. Like many of the Green River victims, she worked as a prostitute.

The “Green River Killer” moniker came from a river south of Seattle where Ridgway began dumping his victims in 1982. All but two of his victims’ bodies were found near Seattle. The others ...

Gary Ridgway, known as the Green River Killer, was moved to the King County Jail in Seattle Monday. Ridgway was booked into the King County Jail at 10:42 a.m. Monday, Sept. 9. The King County ...

Ridgway preyed on girls and young women in the Seattle area who were in vulnerable positions, including sex workers and runaways, in the 1980s and 1990s. He was long a suspect in the Green River ...

SEATTLE — The last known set of remains linked to the Green River serial killer in Washington state belonged to a teenage girl who had previously been identified as a victim, authorities ...