Green River Killer: A True Detective Story
Written by Jeff Jensen
Art by Jonathan Case
Letters by Nate Piekos
Cover by Jonathan Case
Dark Horse Comics
Release Date: September 13, 2011
Cover Price: $24.99
During the 1980s and ’90s, the Seattle area became home to one of the country’s most deadly serial killers, Gary Ridgway, who’s better known as the Green River Killer. Ridgway was charged in the murders of 48 women, but has said he killed many more than that, claiming he was responsible for as many as 71 deaths while some presume it could be closer to 90.
With that much blood on his hands, it’s clear that Ridgway was not easy to catch. He’s now serving 48 life sentences with no chance for parole, plus 480 additional years””10 years for evidence tampering for each of the 48 murders””but only because he decided to come clean with authorities in exchange for a life sentence over the death penalty.
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