Episode 59–‘The Medieval Era’- She Married the Green River Serial Killer by Pennie Wood Pt 1

Part 1: This story begins on the worst day of Judith Ridgway’s life, when detectives came to her home after her husband of 14 year, Gary Leon Ridgway, was arrested. DNA evidence would tie him to victims of the notorious Green River Killer, murdering for over 20 years.  Completely shell shocked, Judith goes is in denial. How had she gotten here? 

Jill examines Judith’s life, difficult childhood, marriage and children while in the Sea-Tac area of Washington, bodies of strangled women are being discovered at great regularity, terror seizing the region. Then, Judith meets Gary, her Prince, and they build a life together, a perfectly normal life as the hunt for a prolific serial killer continues.  

 

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Music- The Pewter Elephant by Blue Dot Sessions.

 

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