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Suspects
There were really only two suspects that really stood out to the police which was Gary Ridgway and William J. Stevens.
Gary Leon Ridgway
Ridgway caught the attention of the police because he was trying to solicit a police officer that was posing as a prostitute, but he was released after he passed a lie detector. The police looked farther into Ridgway's past and found out that he was accused of chocking a prostitute in 1980 near the Sea- Tac International Airport. He claimed that the only reason he chocked her was in self defense after she bite him and he was released from custody. One of the task force investigators, Matt Haney, did not think that this man was innocent saw he dug deeper into to Ridgway's history. The police had questioned Ridgway once before back in 1982 when he was caught in his truck with a prostitute. The police later found out that the prostitute that was with Ridgway that night was one of the women that was murdered by the Green River Killer. The police approached the man again in 1983 in connection with the kidnapping of the murder victim Marie Malvar. Detective Haney learned from Ridgway's ex- wife that he frequently wet to visit many of the sites where the victims were dumped. He also found out that Ridgway had to pass the strip everyday for work. Some of the best evidence found was that Ridgway was absent or off duty on every occasion a victim disappeared. On April 8, 1987 the police obtained a search warrant to search Ridgway's house. They also had a warrant that allowed to take bodily fluid samples from Ridgway to compare to the evidence from the Green River Killer case. The evidence was insufficient so the police had to release Ridgeway. After the police talked to Ridgway they said that he is a necrophiliac. That was the last time that the police talked to Ridgway.
William J. Stevens
In December of 1988 the police had a new suspect, William J. Stevens. Stevens caught the eye of the police after there were several calls to the famous show Crime Stoppers saying that he fit the description and could possibly be a suspect in the Green River Killing's case. Stevens was a prison escapee who was on the run for eight years. As the task force looked into Stevens' past they found out that he was once a suspect in the Green River Killings case. They also learned that he has a blatant contempt for prostitutes and was known to talk about killing the Prostitutes. When the police searched his house they found masses of firearms, several driver licenses, credit cards in assumed names and very explicit nude pictures of known prostitutes. The task force questioned Stevens about the Green River case multiple times and they continued to search his house throughout the summer and fall of 1989. They even searched his dad's house to try to find anything that would point at Stevens for any of the murders. Credit card records and photographs produced by Stevens' brother gave the police a tight alibi against his involvement in the crimes so the police had to release him. In July of 1991 the task force was reduced to only one investigator and the case went dormant for the next 10 years.
There were really only two suspects that really stood out to the police which was Gary Ridgway and William J. Stevens.
Gary Leon Ridgway
Ridgway caught the attention of the police because he was trying to solicit a police officer that was posing as a prostitute, but he was released after he passed a lie detector. The police looked farther into Ridgway's past and found out that he was accused of chocking a prostitute in 1980 near the Sea- Tac International Airport. He claimed that the only reason he chocked her was in self defense after she bite him and he was released from custody. One of the task force investigators, Matt Haney, did not think that this man was innocent saw he dug deeper into to Ridgway's history. The police had questioned Ridgway once before back in 1982 when he was caught in his truck with a prostitute. The police later found out that the prostitute that was with Ridgway that night was one of the women that was murdered by the Green River Killer. The police approached the man again in 1983 in connection with the kidnapping of the murder victim Marie Malvar. Detective Haney learned from Ridgway's ex- wife that he frequently wet to visit many of the sites where the victims were dumped. He also found out that Ridgway had to pass the strip everyday for work. Some of the best evidence found was that Ridgway was absent or off duty on every occasion a victim disappeared. On April 8, 1987 the police obtained a search warrant to search Ridgway's house. They also had a warrant that allowed to take bodily fluid samples from Ridgway to compare to the evidence from the Green River Killer case. The evidence was insufficient so the police had to release Ridgeway. After the police talked to Ridgway they said that he is a necrophiliac. That was the last time that the police talked to Ridgway.
William J. Stevens
In December of 1988 the police had a new suspect, William J. Stevens. Stevens caught the eye of the police after there were several calls to the famous show Crime Stoppers saying that he fit the description and could possibly be a suspect in the Green River Killing's case. Stevens was a prison escapee who was on the run for eight years. As the task force looked into Stevens' past they found out that he was once a suspect in the Green River Killings case. They also learned that he has a blatant contempt for prostitutes and was known to talk about killing the Prostitutes. When the police searched his house they found masses of firearms, several driver licenses, credit cards in assumed names and very explicit nude pictures of known prostitutes. The task force questioned Stevens about the Green River case multiple times and they continued to search his house throughout the summer and fall of 1989. They even searched his dad's house to try to find anything that would point at Stevens for any of the murders. Credit card records and photographs produced by Stevens' brother gave the police a tight alibi against his involvement in the crimes so the police had to release him. In July of 1991 the task force was reduced to only one investigator and the case went dormant for the next 10 years.