Gary Ridgway

Gary Leon Ridgway (born February 18, 1949) is an American serial killer known as the Green River Killer. He murdered numerous women in Washington during the 1980s and 1990s, earning his nickname when the first five victims were found in the Green River. He strangled them, usually with his arm but sometimes using ligatures. After strangling the women, he would dump their bodies throughout forested and overgrown areas in King County. On November 30, 2001, as he was leaving the Renton, Washington Kenworth Truc... [ Read More at Wikipedia ]

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    Gary Ehrenreich of Medina was absent because of ill health. One guest, Judge Larry Sanderson, shared a story from his childhood memories of the fire company. “I remember when Ridgeway had its first carnival and parade in 1951,’’ Sanderson said.

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    Gary is survived by a daughter, Gina (Ray) Boles of Harrisburg; a son, Jason Watson of Eldorado; three sisters, Judy (John) Will of Ridgway; Betty Westbrook of Harrisburg and Jane (Jesse) DuVall of Carrier Mills; and two grandchildren, Shaylee Boles and Nolan Boles.

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