Green River Murders
Why did Gary Ridgway target vulnerable women?
4.6 (45)
41 mins
Explore the chilling details of Gary's confessions, where he admits to murdering several young women and explains his actions with disturbing precision. Discover how his psychological motivations, like his hatred toward older women and fantasies tied to his mother, shaped his crimes.
Ep 1:
The River Gives Up Its Dead
In 1982 Kent, Washington, a river becomes a killer's dumping ground—and the man responsible, Gary Ridgway, is already known to police long before anyone realizes it.
Ep 2:
One Night, Two Victims
Ridgway's compulsion peaks as he tries to kill twice in one night and breaks his own careful rules to satisfy an uncontrollable urge to murder.
Ep 3:
The Oregon Bone Trail
Two victims vanish from Washington, only to surface in Oregon—Ridgway's calculated deception reveals a killer using family trips to hide his darkest secrets.
Ep 4:
Letters From a Killer
A mailed driver's license and a precisely posed body expose Ridgway's chilling need to torment families and control victims even after death.
Ep 5:
The Mother Wound
Ridgway's strange refusal to confess one murder unlocks disturbing psychological roots tied to his mother, revealing why he chose the victims he did.
Ep 6:
The Brother's Borrowed Truck
Family ties become entangled in murder as a borrowed truck and clustered disposal sites reveal Ridgway's ruthless, efficient killing system.
Discussions (26)
Reed
Level 6 · 8 mo agoBundy was absolutely correct about the Riverman returning to the scenes. It's pathetic that the task force had Ridgway on a list in 1983 and let him walk. Bureaucratic failure at its finest.
Jensen
Level 2 · 9 mo agoRidgway just blending in is the scariest part! 😨 You never know who you are standing next to.
Kevin
Level 8 · 9 mo agoRidgway didn't own a blue truck, his brother did.
