In “Murderland,” Caroline Fraser tries to understand why her hometown became a breeding ground for serial killers.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Caroline Fraser's 'Murderland' delves into the lead-crime theory behind the proliferation of ...

Tiny paint spheres helped snare serial killer Gary Ridgway after at least 49 murders in Washington. The evidence was on his first victims, records show. SEATTLE — For nearly two decades ...

He was executed in 1989 at age 42. It would not be until 2001, nearly two decades after the first murder, that Reichert announced that Gary Ridgway was arrested in connection with four of the ...

For months, a mystery surrounded Gary Ridgway, one of the worst serial killers in American history. Why was he moved from his prison cell in Walla Walla to the King County Jail from September 9-13 ...

Growing up on Washington state’s Mercer Island in the 1960s and ’70s, the writer Caroline Fraser got used to hearing people ...

WALLA WALLA, Wash. — Gary Ridgway, also known as the Green River Killer, was transferred back to the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla Friday evening. Ridgway is currently serving 49 ...

SEATTLE — Gary Ridgway, also known as the Green River Killer, was transferred from the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla to Seattle's King County Jail on Monday. Ridgway is currently ...

Gary Ridgway in a recent mugshot (left) has been transferred to King County Jail. The convicted killer, pictured in 2003 on the right, is serving life in prison for the murders of 49 women (King ...

SEATTLE — In September 2024, Gary Ridgway, the notorious serial killer also known as the "Green River Killer," was booked back into King County Jail after spending most of his multiple life ...

This story was originally published on MyNorthwest.com, written by Charlie Harger, Host of Seattle’s Morning News. For months ...