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    The Search for the Green River Killer: The True Story of America's Most Prolific Serial Killer
    The Search for the Green River Killer: The True Story of America's Most Prolific Serial Killer
    The Search for the Green River Killer: The True Story of America's Most Prolific Serial Killer
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    The Search for the Green River Killer: The True Story of America's Most Prolific Serial Killer

    Written by Carlton Smith and Tomas Guillen

    Narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright

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    In the 1980s and 1990s, forty-nine women in the Seattle area were brutally murdered, their bodies dumped along the Green River and Pacific Highway South in Washington State. Despite an exhaustive investigation-even serial killer Ted Bundy was consulted to assist with psychological profiling-the sadistic killer continued to elude authorities for nearly twenty years.

    Then, in 2001, after mounting suspicion and with DNA evidence finally in hand, King County police charged a fifty-two-year-old truck painter, Gary Ridgway, with the murders. His confession and the horrific details of his crimes only added fuel to the notoriety of the Green River Killer.

    Journalists Carlton Smith and Tomas Guillen covered the murders for the Seattle Times from day one, receiving a Pulitzer Prize nomination for their work. They wrote the first edition of this book before the police had their man. Revised after Ridgway's conviction, The Search for the Green River Killer is the ultimate authoritative account of the Pacific Northwest killing spree that held a nation spellbound-and continues to horrify and fascinate, spawning dramatizations and documentaries of a demented killer who seemed unstoppable for decades.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateApr 9, 2019
    ISBN9781977331120
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    Carlton Smith

    Carlton Smith (1947-2011) was the coauthor of the New York Times bestseller The Search for the Green River Killer: The True Story of America’s Most Prolific Serial Killer with Tomás Guillén, about the crimes of Gary Ridgway. They were Pulitzer Prize finalists in 1988 for their investigative reporting on the case. An award-winning journalist for The Los Angeles Times and The Seattle Times during the 1970s and 1980s, Carlton was also the author of the true crime books Blood Money: The Du Pont Heir and the Murder of an Olympic Athlete and Reckless: Millionaire Record Producer Phil Spector and the Violent Death of Lana Clarkson, among many others.

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    • 4/5
      Scary to think about. I would have given it a five, but there were no interviews with cops, victims, etc. Very little emotion. What was good about it? The author provided perfect story line and tried to crawl into mind of the mind of the killer. Successfully!

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    • 5/5
      well written and interesting how inept the northwest is in finding serial killers.

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    • 5/5
      Very detailed and very well narrated. Tragic events that shaped the life of many.

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    • 5/5
      If you’re looking for extreme detail in chronological order, insight into the investigation teams dynamics and eloquently crafted language- then this one’s for you. I would have preferred consuming the content as a book, due to the large array of characters it was often hard follow when the authors would refer to an investigator or political figure in varying ways to avoid redundant phrasing. However, it was the most informative thing I’ve found so far on the subject. It would have been nice to have more of a community/family prospective at times- but if you want to know about the investigation, it’s the best I’ve found.