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    for the society we project ourselves to be. Gary Ridgway, also known as The Green River Killer, was the most notorious serial killer in American history who openly confessed to killing seventy-one women and did not receive the death penalty. The Lineup’s rendition of The Green River Killer’s story states that “in order to avoid the death penalty, Ridgway agreed to a plea bargain…helping police find the missing bodies of several of his victims” (Gary Ridgway). That trivial information he offered…

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    Gary Ridgway's Death

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    Gary Ridgway was arrested in 2001 for four murders. He later confessed to killing at least 70 women along Route 99 in south King County, Washington State throughout the 1980’s and the 1990’s. He avoided the death penalty by providing detailed confessions and leading police to the dumping sites of his victims, five whom he dumped in the Green River. Gary Ridgway would bring many of his victims to his home strangled them, and then left them in woodsy, remote sites. His first victims were found…

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    serial killer, Gary Ridgway, who had a troubled upbringing that related to the attachment theory, could have influenced his crime spree. Growing up, Gary Ridgway was frequently a bedwetter and who 's mother would immediately clean up after him, would torment and embarrass him in front of his family (Montaldo). Ridgway’s mother could 've possibly effected her sons behavior by not fulfilling any positive reenforcement actions and distanced herself emotionally away from her son. Gary Ridgway was…

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    they have a different personality overall. Gary Leon Ridgway is a male at the age of 68 who is called the Green River Killer because…

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    Only being found out years later. One these cases involves a man named Gary Ridgway. He was convicted of 48 separate murders but in 1987 passed the test, while another man failed and was jailed. In 2003 Gary admitted to the murders and was given a life sentence. Gary got away with so many murders and so many could've been prevented if they had just not trusted the polygraph test. An innocent man had to pay the price…

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    recognized killers are Ted Bundy, Gary Ridgway, and finally the duo of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley. Ted Bundy admittedly murdered 30 people, but it is believed he killed over 100 beings. "Bundy raped and/or murdered a scoredis of women, strangling and mutilating his victims. He displayed their lopped off heads in his apartment and slept with their corpses until putrefaction made it unbearable" ("Ted Bundy") Bundy was born in 1946 and executed in 1989. Gary Ridgway plead guilty to killing 49 women…

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    be able to keep your life? Gary Ridgway a.k.a. “The Green River Killer” admitted to killing 75-80 women as young as 15 years old, most under the age of 22, he sexually assaulted them then strangled them and left their bodies thrown near the bank and even submerged in the green river near seattle washington. This man was sentenced to 48 consecutive life sentences, one for each of the bodies that were found. A life sentence lasts your whole life so tell me how will Ridgway live 48 times? This man…

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    Often before testifying as an expert witness in a civil or criminal case scientists must first be certified. An expert witness is defined as a person who is permitted to testify at a trial because of their special knowledge or expertise in a particular subject matter that is relevant to the current case. Once scientists or other persons have gained their “expert witness” status they then can legally testify in civil and or criminal cases. They may assist prosecutors or defense attorneys in…

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    tours, recruitment drives, and camp inspections. In 1941 a stirring movie of his life and times titled "Sergeant York" starring Gary Cooper was released, which went on to win two Academy Awards. Alvin York died on September 2, 1964 and was buried with full military honors in the Wolf River cemetery. His funeral was attended by Governor Frank G. Clement and General Matthew Ridgway as President Lyndon B. Johnson's official…

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    Lois Lee Scandal

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    episode of CSI if we were ever murdered. Yet, prostitutes don’t expect such basic protections. The fact that prostitutes are generally reluctant to report any instance of abuse has emboldened some sadistic serial killers. The Green River Killer, Gary Ridgway, once said, “I picked prostitutes as my victims because I hated most prostitutes, and I did not want to pay them for sex. I knew they would not be reported missing right away and might never be reported missing. I picked prostitutes because…

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