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47. The Green River Killer

2023/11/29
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Wendy Lee Cofield, a 16-year-old girl from a troubled background, becomes the first known victim of the Green River Killer. Her life is marked by poverty, instability, and a series of unfortunate choices that lead her into the world of sex work.

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On this episode, Payton dives deep into the notorious Green River Killer, the man who took over 40 lives!

Case Sources:

Green River, Running Red (2004, Pocket Books), by Ann Rule

nytimes.com/2003/12/26/us/early-tip-fell-short-in-green-river-killings.html

washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2003/11/16/the-banality-of-gary-a-green-river-chiller/2d9575c7-6843-4ec3-9517-72cd3ecdd9b0/

latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-dec-19-na-green19-story.html

seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/ridgway-s-son-brother-say-they-had-no-inkling-of-1132801.php

archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20031126&slug=greenriver26m

web.archive.org/web/20010331063531/http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial3/greenriver/index.html

crimelibrary.org/serial_killers/predators/greenriver

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Ridgway

murderpedia.org/male.R/images/ridgway_gary/reports/summary.pdf

charleyproject.org/case/kristi-lynn-vorak

youtube.com/watch?v=iY8iWJ5h5aM

oddstops.com/location.php?id=32

karisable.com

Newspapers.com sources:

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