The green river killer trial

Job History. Ex-wife Helps Detectives. The Arrest. The Investigation. New Search for Evidence. Ridgway Properties Search. Expanding the Search. Early Investigation. Task Force Challenges.

Witness Reports. Medical Examiner. DNA Technology. How DNA Works. Why So Long for Results? Court Watch. The Defense. Anthony Savage, Counsel. The Prosecution. Initial Hearing. Serial Killers. Young Killers. Parents Who Murder. Vehicular Homicide. School Killings. December 18, -- The arraignment: Extra officers were on hand for the hearing. Friends and family of the victims were escorted into to a space reserved for them in the front 2 rows of the courtroom, 2 minutes before the proceedings started Ridgway was brought into court by several officers.

Green River Killer. Four days later, police questioned Ridgway at his home about his knowledge of Malvar, whom he denied knowing. In November, police once again spoke with Ridgway about the murders, but he denied any knowledge of the victims, and authorities lacked evidence to connect him to any of the crimes. In , Ridgway told investigators he stood against a fence during his original questioning to conceal scratches Malvar had left on his arm while trying to escape.

Ridgway said he then burned the scratches with battery acid to disguise them once the detectives had left. Already a person of interest due to his known association with area prostitutes, Ridgway contacted police with the supposed intention of assistance.

He then passed a polygraph test in which he denied killing any women. With few reliable leads in the Green River Killer case, authorities were desperate for any information to further the investigation. Having read about the ongoing case in the press, convicted serial killer Ted Bundy wrote to Reichert offering his help in the case. Reichert flew to Florida where Bundy was being held on death row.

Because Ridgway wass the last person allegedly seen with two of the victims, police eventually searched his home and vehicles in in connection with the murders. It was at that time Ridgway finally provided police with a saliva sample that would later tie him to the crimes. She has not been seen in King County since early Photo 2 This photo was taken in This female was last seen in Seattle during December of She may have gone by the first name of Michelle.

She has ties to the New York area. Photo 3 — No photo available We are trying to identify a possible missing female known only as Angie. Angie was an associate of Green River victim Tammie Liles. She was last seen in downtown Seattle in the summer of Angie was last known to be from the Marysville area.

Here's her description: White female, 17 to 18 years of age at the time of contact, 5' 4" in height, pounds, with curly shoulder length light brown hair and greenish-blue eyes. Investigators also discovered near one of the remains, shoe imprints, which looked like a size Surprisingly, or not, Ted Bundy offered his help as a consultant. He himself being one of the most notorious serial killers ever caught, was believed to be able to offer precious insights into a serial killers mind, becoming one of the main consultants in this investigation.

His insights were valuable, however the task force was still far from even getting a suspect. Both bodies were found off of Highway Fourteen women were still believed to be missing. On March 10, , another partially buried body was found near Star Lake Road. The victim was eventually identified as 15 year old Carrie Rois. In June , two more bodies were discovered: 23 year old Denise Bush, and 19 year old Shirley Sherrill.

But these 2 bodies were discovered in Oregon and not Seattle. Which meant the killer changed dumping sites again and crossed state lines. During winter of , 3 more bodies were discovered. What was interesting is that one of the bodies was the skeleton of Kimi-Kai Pitsor the prostitute reported missing by her pimp. Her skull was discovered in , leading investigators to believe that the killer taunts them and messes with dumping sites to confuse them.

The task force was ridiculed by the public opinion, They arrested the wrong suspect at least 4 times during investigations and each time, more victims disappeared and more bodies were discovered. In the summer of the following year, three more remains were found.

Those of 19 year old Maureen Feeney, 26 year old Kim Nelson, 26, and another unidentifiable young woman. The number of victims linked to the Green River Killer was climbing toward The team was reduced and Captain James Pompey was appointed to lead it. Just as he was reorganizing the teams, two more bodies were discovered, but this time in an area north of Vancouver, British Columbia.

The killer was taunting them. And no clues were promising enough. The moment of catching the killer seemed improbable, but the fear of discovering more and more bodies lingered as the investigation tried to move forward with the few resources available. In , the police had their eye on a new suspect. They took a closer look at him. The suspect man was released after he passed a lie detector test. Investigators discovered that he had been accused of choking a prostitute in near the Sea-Tac International Airport.

The man pleaded self-defense and was released from police custody. More information was coming to light about the new suspect. Apparently, the same suspect was questioned back in about being in the car with a prostitute. Even worse, the prostitute in question was one of the women on the Green River murder list, Keli McGinness.

In , the same suspect was questioned in connection with the kidnapping of murder victim Marie Malvar. More and more interesting information kept surfacing about the new suspect. Interviewing people from his life, they learned that he used to frequent the wooden areas where bodies were discovered in But the most revealing information they discovered was that their suspect, who was a painter, was missing work or was off duty on the disappearance day of the victims.

Finally, leads that were highly promising. Weeks after Gary was released, Pompey died and Captain Greg Boyle took over the lead of the task force. The following year, the body count increased. By over 20 bodies were found in San Diego. The killer seemed to have been moved to other location.

Task forces joined their efforts. In October , two more body remains were discovered.