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Killer is caught, but hunters' joy tainted by pain
Published November 7th, 2003 - 3:01AM
They gave Tom Jensen a standing ovation Thursday.
'Proud of not being caught'
Published November 6th, 2003 - 3:01AM
All of the information in this story comes from a 138-page report titled "Prosecutor's Summary of the Evidence," gleaned from more than five months of interviews with the killer.
Families of victims express emotions from sorrow to hate
Published November 6th, 2003 - 3:01AM
Families of the Green River Killer's many victims found little solace in Gary Leon Ridgway's guilty pleas.
Sheriff not celebrating as nemesis finally admits guilt
Published November 6th, 2003 - 3:01AM
As he read the names of dozens of Gary Ridgway's victims, King County Sheriff David Reichert paused three times.
Bill would ban plea bargains in serial killings, mass murders
Published November 6th, 2003 - 3:01AM
State Rep. Mike Carrell (R-Lakewood) said King County Prosecutor Norm Maleng made a mistake by letting Gary Leon Ridgway avoid the death penalty, and the Legislature should keep that from happening again.
Ridgway has gruesome company on top killer lists
Published November 6th, 2003 - 3:01AM
By pleading guilty to 48 of the so-called Green River murders, Gary Leon Ridgway assumed a lofty ranking in the dismal pantheon of Northwest serial killers.
In his own words
Published November 6th, 2003 - 3:01AM
The judge has asked me to state what I did in my own words that makes me guilty of these crimes. This is my statement:
Gary Leon Ridgway's confession: 'I killed so many'
Published November 6th, 2003 - 3:01AM
Gary Leon Ridgway hated prostitutes, didn't want to pay for sex and set out to kill as many of the women as he could.
Truth won out over death
Published November 6th, 2003 - 3:01AM
In the end, King County Prosecutor Norm Maleng chose truth instead of death.
National media pour in to cover confession
Published November 6th, 2003 - 3:01AM
Camera crews and print journalists from across the country and Canada packed the King County Courthouse on Wednesday to cover Gary Leon Ridgway admitting to extinguishing 48 lives.
In theory and in fairness, Gary Ridgway case could end death penalty for entire country
Published November 6th, 2003 - 3:01AM
Legal experts say the plea bargain with the Green River Killer raises a thorny question: If the state of Washington is not going to execute someone who has confessed to murdering 48 people, how can it ever again put anyone to death?
Neighbors stunned killings were close
Published November 6th, 2003 - 3:01AM
The people who live on a quiet cul-de-sac a mile north of the Kent-Des Moines Road were shocked to learn Wednesday that the Green River Killer murdered many of his 48 victims just a few hundred feet from their doorsteps.
Lawyer says Ridgway is 'out of whack' but cooperative
Published November 6th, 2003 - 3:01AM
Gary Leon Ridgway's attorneys say their client should be commended for his courage.
Ridgway's victims
Published November 6th, 2003 - 3:01AM
These are the 48 women Gary Leon Ridgway pleaded guilty to killing Wednesday.
Trace of DNA played key role in cracking case
Published November 6th, 2003 - 3:01AM
It was the smallest of clues that finally broke open a case that had been overwhelming in scope.
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