Gary Ridgway
American serial killer
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| March 2025 | The transport order from September 2024 was unsealed, revealing that Ridgway was temporarily transferred to help locate more victim remains. |
| September 2024 | Ridgway was briefly transferred from Washington State Penitentiary to King County jail for a few days before being transferred back to WSP. |
| January 2024 | DNA testing identified Jane Doe B-20 as Tammie Charlene Liles, whose remains had been found in August 2003 and were linked to Ridgway's murder spree. |
| December 2023 | DNA testing at Parabon NanoLabs identified the remains of Jane Doe B-17 as Lori Anne Razpotnik, a victim whom Ridgway claimed responsibility for in 2003. |
| November 4 2021 | Netflix released Catching Killers, including an episode about the Green River Case, which highlighted advancements in crime scene science leading to the identification of the murderer. |
| February 17 2020 | Investigation Discovery premiered a two-hour special titled The Green River Killer: Mind of a Monster, focusing on Ridgway's psyche and actions. |
| 2019 | The horror film Bundy and The Green River Killer was released, featuring Jared Nelson in the role of Gary Ridgway. |
| June 2 2017 | HLN premiered the true crime series Beyond Reasonable Doubt with an episode titled The Green River Killer, reporting on evidence linking paint particles from victims' clothing to Ridgway. |
| October 24 2015 | Ridgway was returned by chartered plane to Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla from USP Florence High. |
| September 2015 | Following public outcry and discussions with Washington Governor Jay Inslee, Corrections Secretary Bernie Warner announced that Ridgway would be transferred back to Washington. |
| May 14 2015 | Ridgway was transferred to the USP Florence High, a high-security federal prison east of Cañon City, Colorado. |
| 2014 | A documentary titled My Uncle is the Green River Killer was aired, featuring interviews with Ridgway's family members. |
| 2013 | Court TV's series Mugshots aired an episode titled Gary Ridgway The Green River Killer, detailing his life and crimes. |
| May 2013 | Veena Sud stated in an interview that her inspiration for the television series The Killing came from Streetwise, a book of photographs by Mary Ellen Mark that documented 21-year-old Roberta Joseph Hayes, a victim of Gary Ridgway, known as the Green River Killer. |
| 2012 | The identity of victim Sandra Denise Major was confirmed through DNA testing after a family member requested an investigation following a TV movie about Ridgway. |
| 2011 | Jeff Jensen and Jonathan Case release 'Green River Killer: A True Detective Story', a graphic novel recounting the long investigation of Gary Ridgway by Tom Jensen, one of the detectives on the case. |
| February 18 2011 | Gary Ridgway entered a guilty plea in the murder of Rebecca Marrero, adding a 49th life sentence to his existing 48 life sentences. |
| February 11 2011 | Ridgway was formally charged with the murder of Rebecca Marrero, whose skull had been discovered by hikers near the site where her remains were previously found. |
| 2010 | The ninth episode of the documentary show Who the (Bleep) Did I Marry? aired, highlighting Gary Ridgway's story and his third wife's perspective. |
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