Gary Ridgway: The Green River Killer | Real Crime
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- Опубликовано: 23 мар 2020
- Gary Ridgway, a.k.a. the Green River Killer, conducts a nineteen-year reign of terror in Washington, with forty-eight confirmed murders that earn him the title of the most prolific serial killer in the United States.
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This is how a crime documentary is done, with facts, actual footage and mostly with respect towards the victims.
Cosmos Runner I agree... These turbo shows, with epeleptic style that pisses us off, this is rather “Nice” to see🤚🏻😌🇺🇸🚓🕳
Usa...they put the whores in jail, and also have sympathy, some kind of hypocrisy going on
Yes!! Finally it's about the victims
Cos it's British.
Very well done. Not a freak show with horrific actors doing re enactments.
His poor wife sitting there looks so confused and broken. I feel bad for her.
Yeah, she seems like a really nice, gentle person.
She seems like a dope.
I do too. She really thought she had her hearts desire. These people however are masters at blending in. When you have no conscience and no moral compass lying doesn't matter to you. You have no guilt or shame and you won't act any differently so how the hell could she have ever known?
Agreed. I like her too. Good woman.
@@DaRyteJuan No she doesn't. She's a good person...Good people believe the best of others, they don't wake up and think I'm married to a serial killer.
The part that really hit me was Linda's father getting up to the podium to speak to the cold blooded murderer that took his young daughter. And instead of anger and outrage, that he could rightfully have..he gave Ridgway forgiveness. Forgiveness, that I'm not sure Gary deserved. But that was the most selfless gift he could give. God bless that man. I truly hope that helped him find healing from losing his daughter
Rest in Peace to all Green River victims, and peace to their families and loved ones
Agreed
Linda's father is a pussy, forgiveness is not a concept that should exist when it comes to your own family being killed for no reason. Acceptance is one thing, but to turn around and say you don't hate the man that murdered your daughter? I hope my parents get struck down if I ever get killed and that's what they have to say about the person that ended my life. It's not selfless, it's phony righteousness.
True forgiveness is to set Ridgeway free. A man who kills in a fight feels better as he feels justice has been done. What he really is doing, is putting hate behind him and moving on.
Every serial killer documentary: the most prolific serial killer in US history
Exactly
@@twstf8905 nah it’s Samuel Little
Righr
@@Mors_Atra_ What the hell is wrong with you?
@@Mors_Atra_ dude what is wrong with u don’t u dare
He was convicted of 49 but confessed to killing 71. Its It's hard to believe someone could get away with this for 20 years. Its shocking.
No evidence plus going under radar makes a deadly combo
Most of his murders were during a 2 year period, 1982-84
40% of murders are unsolved in the United States. That's actually A LOT of homicide victims, so there's a good chance you yourself can get away with murder. Real-life is not CSI or any detective show. If your DNA is not in a database, you're almost guaranteed to get away with murder if there are no cameras or witnesses.
@@olympia5758 What percent of that unsolved is from gang murders?
@Shun Jay in the time frame these murders took place, we didn't have DNA, and forensics like we do now. It's not rocket science. But there's ALWAYS that one dumbass who makes it racial, instead of using their common sense 🤔🤔🙄🙄
It hurts to know that these women were brutally killed while they were already struggling in life.. RIP
Abdul Naseer Very sad.
@@mechellenorris7951 wow. You are such a controversial guy. You should be so proud of yourself for being so provocative; moreover, your comment totally obscures your grade 9 education.
@@mechellenorris7951 based and skank-pilled
@@mechellenorris7951 Lol you asshole
That’s WHY he (and other ‘killers’) picks them!
I remember taking a 'lie detector' test years ago. I recall: I paused for a moment to think about the question, and it registered as a lie. Even though I had done nothing wrong, whatever. I never forgot the experience, and later a police officer told me that polygraphs are totally useless - because 1-innocent people often do become nervous. And 2-a true psycho can calmly sit there, cool as a cucumber (but guilty as Hell)...and ace the whole thing.
It makes sense cause in the lifetime movie about this Gary passed without an issue
Exactly, they're just complete bullshit lol nobody should ever agree to even take one, fuck whatever the cops try to say about it, don't ever play into their stupid games. They know damn well those things are useless for finding out anything even remotely resembling the truth. It's insulting really.
@Nor'Beaster i think chris watts was the only case where the lie detector was effective. but to be fair, he was starting to crumble way before the polygraph was taken
...which is why polygraph isn't admissible in court
Polygraphs are junk science
I feel really bad for his wife. she seems like a really nice person.
She had first marriage was abusive one and her second marriage to Gary may reduced killing spree
Me too…while I was watching her interview, I could see the shame in her face! I’m sure she blamed herself and very embarrassed! And she shouldn’t! Killers like that are very good at keeping a mask on for their family.
@@aparnarajesh she should count herself heavily lucky he didn't murder her
@@tribefenatic naaah they know not to kill their own wife it makes them suspect
@@tribefenatic, I think he loved his wife as much as he was capable of. And the same with his son. They were people to him.
Without knowing it, she probably saved a lot of women, because he was happy with her.
"the police force did their very best to solve this murder".....dude tells you exactly where the killer lives, you take 1 trip there, then take him at his word that he's alone, and don't follow up on him ever again......
Ya but to be fair we are looking back with 20/20 vision, its a lot easier to judge once we already know what happened
chris 112 nah still, if the police never follows up or even presses when it comes to a person that could have been kidnapped with a witness then uhhh... the police are useless. But I’m sure if it was that women who was there she would have kept going.
Dude also passed a lie detector test. And if police goes harsh you blame them again for being unreasonable. You should watch some documentaries to see how investigation actually goes.
Aniket Tyagi lie detectors can’t be used in court. And getting a warrant or asking to search the house isn’t pressing
I mean how can he kill so many in such a short time frame in such a small area?Boggles belief.Surely some prostitites had to have seen one of the victims with him at one stage,he used the same van,didnt use diguises,just dumped bodies,couldnt even be bothered to bury them.
I wonder had he some sort of police help ?
Now This is what you call a documentary unlike some dramatic ones..
The one about the truck stop killer was terrible lol
It’s British. We won’t put up with rubbish American style melodrama.
@@boratsagdiyev3936 i’m from california so all we see is all that fake shit
It only glorified scam ann. It was biased as hell.
@@buddysmom9494 how was it biased
My father worked with him at Kenworth. Knew him very well. He said he was very mild mannered and that when he found out he was the Green River Killer, he was stunned. It totally blew his mind. Well done documentary!
I'm sure this is true. I went hot air ballooning with Ted Bundy once.
Their was lady I new that worked their Mary Lou from Alden ny and 1983 and when Iwas their all kinds of pictures of the women missing.
Weird, I’m from the area and we all knew for over a decade before he got arrested.
@@pixiepear7816 you knew it was him killing ?
@@buildTheWALLNOW yeah everyone around here knew. His nickname at the Kenworth plant where he worked was Green River Gary.
the fact that he seemed so happy and nothing troubled him during the period he spent with his wife after all he did, shows how brutal that guy was.
Ironic how it says he was “outsmarting the entire police department,” when the truth is cops squandered a golden opportunity to bust him. Witnesses tell police they saw the victim in his truck. Cop walks up, knocks on door. “Oh there’s no one here but me.” Cop asks no questions and walks away. What. The. Fuck. He didn’t outsmart police. They were just too stupid to catch him early on when handed the case on a silver platter.
No kidding!!🤬
Bill Dinker you know that kinda of mentality is what gets ya kill
Bill Dinker and to be honest you’re points don’t stick
Bill Dinker that’s called outsmarting , doesn’t matter if you’re dumb as rocks or smarter then fucking bill nye you call it outsmarting
Deadly joke Learn the difference between than/then and your/you’re and THEN I’ll engage your pathetic rebuttal.
I can't believe that they forgot to mention that his father used to work in the morgue and he was the one who first told his son (Gary Ridgeway) about how one of his coworkers was using the corpses for necrophilia and thus, was the first one to introduce his son to the concept.
it is mentioned...
@@The_Real_H I had watched another Green River Killer doc just before I watched this one while doing work so it must have been in the other doc. My bad
@@ricardocastro253 so it's not mentioned in this one
Not unique to him. The others figured it out, he would've too.
Really!!!???
This episode does a good job of humanizing and respecting the victims without pulling any punches
I always find it fascinating when it's compassion from a relative of a victim that breaks a murderer.
The psychology of being unmoved by fury and condemnation but driven to tears by clemency and forgiveness from someone who has every reason to despise you is so interesting.
I think it's because condemnation and fury is all they really understand. If by past abusive parents or some other outlet that shaped their screwed up way of thinking. Forgiveness and empathy is a complete foreign entity to them. Just my take though.
I never knew Ridgeway killed an 8 month pregnant woman. So horrific.
Judith is brave to tell her story. I can’t imagine the torment she has endured by the public and the shame she has felt not knowing what a monster her husband was.
doesn't come close to john wayne gacy and ted bundy
If she is 8 month pregnant why did she get in that truck in first place unless its forced kidnap i dont think she was a prostitute , A horrific end to all prostitutes
He buried them...unlike his other victims.
Yes, that is horrific. So is the thought that a pregnant woman is out prostituting herself. Especially since her family loved her and she had no financial reason for doing that.
I view the wives if such people as victims, as well. Serial killers want to appear normal, and they do a good job at it.
Dude: I literally saw that guy take my gf
Police: did you take his gf?
Killer: no
Police: understandable, have a nice day
Police are so useless, leave it to the investigators
@@spoderman3090 worthless worthless worthless
Police do not care about street workers. It was the same thing here with Robert pickton.
Fucking crazy.
They are so shit,they seem to only solve crime by catching someone on the act or through informers and confessions.They solve crime through "good police work" in about 5 % of cases.
That man brought a serial killer to tears.. coz he made him show what empathy is all about.
I always told my son as he was growing up that "every decision we make not only effects us but everyone around us". Ridgeway and every other serial killer's crime's destroyed thousands of people....
“The cops worked really hard on this case”
At 12 mins, they told the cops this man abducted my gf, she’s possibly in that house right there....
Cops - He said he’s alone and not a murderer and I believe him 😀😀👍👍
Yea wtf if the cops put effort in this case ex. putting undercovers on the streets, questioning other prostitutes, they would've have caught him way earlier on the act instead of using dna to catch him 15 years later. They definitely viewed this case lower bc of the city and the victims were prostitutes.
That's when u take it in your own hands and investigate
And he should've been prime suspect at that point.
Yes! Epic police fail! That riverbed should have been crawling with cops. They make Ridgeway sound cunning and smart. He had an IQ of about 70,and he lived in their backyard
He knew the cop. They went to school together so he couldn’t possibly be a killer!!
So humbling and thought provoking to see the female detective involved display such great empathy for the murdered women. Even, many years later, you hear the small changes in her voice. After personally suffering abuse as a child, it cannot be easy to choose a career which exposes you to such despicable crimes. I personally salute you Mam, for having the courage and professionalism to do your job so successfully and with such care and kindness. A thoughtful and well paced documentary. All the contributors add but never detract from the subject, and how refreshing not to have every detail repeated every 5 minutes by Octomus Prime sound alike.
I rather want a cold and heartless detective that is effective in catching the killer. Just like in any profession, results matter.
Also, she is idiotic for saying it's a "decision". Everyone always makes the only decision that is available for them, it might not be best for them but for themselves, it's the only option. Of course idiots will keep repeating anecdotes about "free will".
@@abelis644 Fixed the typo to make you happy.
@@abelis644 No serial killer sits down and ponders "should I rape and kill women or go buy a Mustang", that is not how any human being functions. We arrive at a conclusion unconsciously in our brain quite fast and the factors affecting said conclusion don't have to be rational at all.
@E Z Average person is quite stupid and thinks the police are like from the movies -- all professional and driven. Most police and investigators are lazy, careless and ignorant. Many crime scenes are destroyed by police themselves, ruining all the evidence. This is incredibly common.
@@infiltr80r
Then I will delete my comment.
Be safe!😉
I’ll never understand how people have the mentality to take another’s life...
;) people do it on a daily basis. You don't don't know how people work do you... 😂
This is what a killer will say
@@justdaol1944 bruh
@@kolz4ever1980 Well if it’s a psychopath don’t think anyone does and ik people kill don’t I’m not an idiot, I just can’t comprehend why
@@justdaol1944 sure bud whatever floats ur boat
It's really awful how close they got to catching Ridgway and just took him at his word and left. Makes me think of the women who could've been spared from his rampage if the officer had just pressed a bit more.
And they say that they cared.At that point it was known that there was a serial killer.Ridgeway should've had a tail on him.
Wow , when that father forgave him , my throat closed with a knot in it ! That one hurt the most
Goes to show, you can only overcome hate with love
@It DontmatterPth I don't think that by saying he forgive him means he is OKAY with the rape and murder of his daughter. It was his child for crying out loud. After all, we all have different ways of dealing with pain. For him to let go of the hatred is honestly something I think not many people can do if faced in the same situation.
@@Rachaelann59 It is an excellent theory or practice. But, it is ineffective; you cannot hug a member of ISIS or. ANTIFA.
Totally agree, that was painful to watch. Even though Ridgway was a monster, he himself cried at that
@Ali you're not a coward for not forgiving someone who has taken everything from you. It's easy for people who have never experienced something to act all high and mighty and preach. As long as they move on that's all that matters
It's funny how when they talked to him about death row. He did all he could do, to not get killed. He protected his life and preferred to tell the investigator the truth. Yet when he killed those young girls he didn't give them a chance to protect themselves. (Coward!!!)
Exactly. He can see the "value" in his own life but not the value of innocent women and girls who had absolutely nothing to do with his childhood or his issues. Its no secret that sex workers are demeaned and shamed in our society yet have demand. And serial killers use societys own judgment and stigma of certain groups to prey on them and escape capture for a long time.
@@davidmcallister9263 coward attacks when no one expect it. He had fun with them. Then at the end hey baby let's do a doggie style. And when they enjoying it and least expected. Boom!! The choke! Cowered!!😁😁
He's a psychopath, is he the first one you've encountered? Doesn't make him a coward, makes him a selfish individual - normal in this sense. Most people do everything to save their own skin, same goes for psychos.
@@infiltr80r phychos is just a pretty way of looking at it. It's like mafia is a dirty way to look at it. Political is the pretty way to look at it. But they both the same. They both built to destroy. Cowards r selfish. When they can control they get big. But the monkey knows which tree to climb. 😁😁😁. No not the first. I'm from the streets. Deal with all this like for ever. Most is the key word.
@@desiree7723 Did you not watch the docu at all? He is a psychopath. For him killing a person is no different from cutting up an onion is for you.
That father is one of the most amazing human beings I’ve ever seen.
May all the women he killed Rest In Peace 🙏🏾🙏🏾
If only the cop who went there in the first place would have searched for the girl, He could have saved lives.
How many of those exact same make/model trucks are in that area.. police cant just go kicking down peoples doors because they have a certain type of vehicle. If that's not a rights violation then idk what is.
@E Z wtf are you even talking about dude...
@E Z get help dude.
sorry your wrong he had already killed and had gotten rid of her before the cops came to his house so they could not have saved anybody that time.
@@joeylowell293 If they had searched his home and Truck they may have found evidence to Convict him and saved 49 other women.
That father. I deeply respect him for the amount of thought, empathy and struggle he must have went through to come to that conclusion.
That poor fathers heart wasn't strong enough for resentment
That shit was crazy. It was a battle of good and evil right there, and evil was brought to tears. I'd buy tickets to that show.
crazy how it seemed to really hit ridgeway, guess theres some truth to killing with kindness
@@THISISLolesh Yeah ridgeway seemed to really break down when that nice man with the beard said that he forgave him. *Almost* like he had a flash of "what have I done"
💯
I walk my dog along the green river weekly at the exact spot where the first bodies were found. Kinda Erie to think that back in the 80’s he was dragging bodies down the same banks I’m walking past.
That elderly man at the end an how he forgave him . That put me in tears . Wow
That made the show
Any one else in Quarantine watching this documentary>?
I'm just in but yes I am watching this documentary. Hope your well though mate.💙🙌🏽🥂
Me
Im here!
Why does it matter? Oh yea you're just fishing for likes
Think I'll have an omelette for breakfast.
I was a young mother living in West Seattle in 84,85,86. Even knowing that these poor girls were sex-workers, every woman was still terrified.
Thanks for sharing that. Glad you were safe.
The family members yelling at him don't understand that he definitely enjoys seeing them upset.
"The most prolific American serial killer"
Samuel little - "hold my beer"
And he remembered what they looked like. He remembered every detail.
@@MissFlowerette I know... One of the only serial killers where I felt bad for having to somewhat say, "well done" lol 😂
To all victims rest in peace 🕊️ ☮️
They don't deserve to die this way.
Yes exactly. All of them were human beings who didn't deserve to live such a wretched life and then die in such a tragic and horrific way. RIP all those women.
Same goes as innocent people who has been bombed in the invasion while thousand of families having breakfast.
@@horsepower523 My heart goes out to all of them who lost their lives of tragically
Also when he was a kid or teenager or whatever and lured a neighborhood kid into the woods or whatever and stabbed him in the stomach and just said sorry just wanted to know what it felt like to stab someone but the boy lived my question is how in the hell did he just simply get away with that like what is this an episode of family guy!?? he should have been locked in a mental institution after that! how the hell did it just completely go unnoticed and nothing ever happened??
Justin Bushman Boy didn’t die and nobody wants to think their son is evil. They justify it in their minds. Young psychopaths are also already much better at manipulating and lying than their peers..
That reminds me of Arthur Shawcross who killed 2 kids and cannibalized one of them. He only got 15 yrs. He should have been locked up for life. Just think of all the women who would be alive today if they would just thrown away the key. Some weird legal loophole and he was out. He was a psycho killer which should have been obvious. Also that serial killer from California who killed his grandparents and only did a few years. I think he was called the co-ed killer.
peggy peggy the coed killer is still in prison
He wasn't caught for that unfortunately. It wasn't until much later after he was caught the guy connected the dots and knew it was ridgeway that had stabbed him. The awful detail of that incident is the kid asked him, "why did you kill me?" Like wtf. Then you sat sorry just needed to know what stabbing someone felt like. Like wtf bro
Read the official account from Anne Rules book. He stabbed the kid. Kid goes down says why did you kill me? Gary goes "I've always wanted to know what if felt like to kill someone" and walls laughing maniacally thru the woods.
Genius, hyper-dedicated Seattle police require multiple decades to catch a guy who needed six years to graduate from public high school.
You guys have got to read Anne Rules tremendous book "Green River, running red" tells you every single fact about the case and really delves in Gary's upbringing and the victims and all involved with the cases. Tremendous work. Jusf finished it.
Miguel
Thanks will do
My dad worked for the same truck company as him, he'd seen him before he was arrested, never said anything other than hi, so crazy
Same
Still scary though
They barge into your home over a small argument between you and your neighbor and treat you like you are a killer, But when someone reports an abduction and says that's the vehicle : Nobody is home but the killer that's all.
Or they break in the wrong house and shoot you or your dog
@@no_peace cops are worse then any killers .
One day it would be incredible if they released all the interrogation tapes in full.
My gut feeling is that Ridgeway derived pleasure from the families’ pain when they addressed him in court.
They have a documentary on only the wife and she knew nothing about his crimes cos he was a loving person to her I felt really sorry for her
@scarface 38 Bruh....
scarface 38 imagine being this guy
I dont think so I think she knew little bit but wasn't sure because she feel guilty that she cheated on him....
@@franciscolopez19867 check out who the bleep did I I marry...she spoke more about her marriage 2 him
they have many faces. whats crazy is most of us have many faces and i think it was all people have about 7% maybe more psycopathic tendencies
so he was deployed in the Philippines? so how many do you think he killed in there?
@@justsmile4883 go to hell!
Just Smile God. What is wrong with people. Dehumanizing people just like Ridgeway.
Just Smile go to hell
@Friquido go tell black people
well there's a lot of prostitutes in the Philippines who don't have families, and just living in the street to stay alive everyday. (Well that's Filipinos are, struggling to live even how hard life was.)
so we don't know yet if there's a Ridgway victim in my country. (But if there is? RIP to them) :(
i feel so bad for Judith. can't imagine all the feeling she has/ had on this. hope she is happy and healthy wherever she may be.
When the name of the victims are mentioned and he confessed guilty to each one of them, I couldn't help but to cry. May those poor souls rest in peace.
Yes rip
It’s shocking how young these girls where out on the streets. Tough life.
Failed by their families for sure.
Natural selection. 👏
I mean they chose it. They could've easily worked at McDonald's or other similar jobs that don't require much experience but they chose prostitution out of greed.
@@God.sDaughter, they probably weren't the first generation failed by others. There's very little help to get in the US, and for vulnerable people it's far too easy to get in over your head.
@@Ahmedkhaled-ev1jw, it's not greed. It's about making enough money to stay alive. You should know that a job at McDonalds is barely enough to pay the rent for a lot of people.
It's absolutely possible for his wife to live with him all that time & never know who this man truly was!!!! Ask anyone going through a divorce after a long marriage, you'll find out real quick it happens more often than most people ever imagine!!!
Yup. Totally agree. The reason these killers "fit" into society so well, is they are able to compartmentalize their crimes so efficiently.
Me! What are you talking about? No one here has said his wife wasn’t a victim
Atheist in Alabama
I guess you’re not really aware of how sociopaths manipulate, huh? She’s a victim of his sociopathic tendencies.
BTK’s wife and family never knew.
That father of one of the victims who told Richard were forgive U cause that’s what god tells us to do wow that was powerful! That had to be hard for him to do that! And maybe in some that can change Richard for what he did!
I feel bad for his wife, I think she’s still confused about everything
Like Paula Rader
This reminds me of something my parents frequently told me as a kid: most killers and predators won’t look dirty and scruffy, they won’t act stereotypically insane, they’ll often look and act just like anyone else
Ann Rule RIP. I've read every single book she's written. The best true crime writer ever. 💕💖
Ann was a awesome writer
I agree she's right up there with the best...
Agreed. I've read a large amount of her work. Shortly before she died, she came to my town to do a book signing with another local author, Debbie macomber, and I got my cop of stranger beside me signed. Probably one of my more cherished pieces I own. Especially considering that she had a book signing a few days later at same location and she had to bow out from doing it because she injured her hip and leg. I almost didn't show up to the first one, saying I didn't have time and I could catch her at the next signing. Thankfully I didn't
Yeah, she was a legend as much as the stories she covered.
Sad to hear she was not treated well by her sons while she was dying.
Love her books, RIP Ann
My Grandma went to high school with the killer and during that she said that he was not to out of the ordinary but when she heard about the killings and heard it was Gary she freaked the people running the investigation asked her some questions and thanked her for her help but to this day my grandma thinks that he has not told about killing one of her high school friends who to this day is missing
they start young, also think about the street sex workers in Philippines when he was stationed there. we may never know how many victims he had
What I like about this channel it doesn't glorify or add drama to an otherwise heart break true story. No click bait just facts told in a good way
I can't believe how casual he is. It's like 'all in a day's work', as he admits to the killings and tells where the bodies are. Oh, there's one over here, and one over there ........... These are real people's lives!
The uncomfortability of saying rear entry position.......I felt that 🤦🏽♀️.
I bet you did...
i know. just say from behind
Access to my energy is YOUR privilege just say doggie fashion!
@@zarachurch4975 I understood it as he was saying "anal". I didn't think he meant "doggy style"?!?
@@missmew3499 oh he was not screwing them in the butt he would say doggy style because he was a short little f*** and then he had more control he was able to choke or strangle them
Poor Judith. You can see she still loves him. He caused so much pain to so many people, the victims did not deserve to die like they did. :\ Rest easy ladies.
I think she loves the person she THOUGHT he was. He presented as her Sir Galahad. And she was vulnerable.
Linda Rule's father broke my heart. I deeply admire and respect him. That takes a strength and a compassion that really stunned me. Blessings to you sir, and to all the victims and their families.
This is easily the best Born TK documentary they ever made. The way they kept it a mystery for the first half, and that fucking music at the end gets me emotional every time. 10/10
Linda Rules father, now that is the man of the century.
To be so profound enough to bring a serial killer to tears.
Be like Mr. Rule
Don't be like Gary
roadiejames that scene with Mr. Rule always bring tears to my eyes. The best example of turning the other cheek.
Dude never showed any emotion describing any of the murders or body dumpings, like a fucking robot. I can't believe that man reached him.
@@nathangarcia4522 i agree that serial killers are great actors. but imo those were real tears. why would he cry when he could just say thank you. imo robert rule gave gary something he probably never got. which was non judgement. iam not trying to show sympathy for gary but we are all judged on a daily basis. we ALL want to be accepted. even if gary did unspeakable things (that i would probably want to kill him to) he got forgivenss . and it broke him
If all religions folk were like that guy that guy the world would be a much better place. That's real strength right there.
Have you ever heard of the term 'mask of sanity'?
Ironically, if they would have listened to Bundy, as sick as he was and listened to his advice, they most likely would've caught this POS sooner.
did ted bundy tell police about this guy
They asked Bundy what he would do if he was this guy. Bundy said he would sometimes return to his victims bodies days later. The authorities thought he was just playing them along. Later on, when they interviewed the guy, that is exactly what he was doing.
@@FrankieNeedles323 they did listen to ted bundy but it did nothing to catch gary ridgway so stop giving false information to people, watch the other documentary about gary ridgway
Gencturk92 I did. Bundy was specific in regards to proactively and consistently staking out where the bodies were being found. Too many resources were needed elsewhere so they abandoned that and figured Bundy was misleading them for his own sick gains. Research the detailed reports and debriefings if you think that I'm just spewing nonsense.
@@FrankieNeedles323 the police did listen to ted bundy's theory about gary ridgway coming back to visit the corpses and having sex with them but whatever ted bundy did it did nothing to catch gary ridgway. I dont think we should hate ted bundy that much at least he helped the police and he was honest in his interview the day before his execution.
Gary ridgway was a suspect in the 80's and passed a lie detector test, he was very smart.
You can tell how deeply in love Judith is with Gary, Poor woman. It seems that Gary felt the same way too toward her as he paused what he had been doing for a period when they were together
Worked with Gary for 8 years. And lived in that area in my teens. This is a trip watching this.
Yeah I worked for al Capone too back in the day
@@basitk12 😹😹
Not much emotion from him while the families made their statements. But when that father forgave him he broke down. I'm not sure what to make of that. What did he feel at that moment to cause his reaction? He is able to kill at will without batting an eye, yet breaks down when he's forgiven. This really got to me.
Same thoughts as well
randal gibbons people react differently from hate compared to love . This guy showed love and forgiveness instead of calling him names . I am sure he wasn’t expecting it and caught him off guard
Luna Cally just more evidence of how much more powerful love is than hate.
Gary reacted that why cause a man of God showed him forgiveness Just like Jesus did on the cross so we could have eternal life. Gary in that moment God touched Garys heart. Jesus never hurt anyone on this planet yet he suffered for all of us.
Bollocks - you know why Ridgeway broke down when that guy forgave him? Because Gary is a Narcissistic Psychopath. In his world it’s all about Gary. And by forgiving him - that fool found a way to make that trial - in Gary’s mind at least - to be about HIM for at least a minute or two. He wasn’t crying out of gratitude or any other generous impulse. Gary was feeling sorry for nobody but himself - because he got caught - and by forgiving him that schmuck actually appeared - in Ridgeway’s mind at least - to be showing sympathy for HIM.
Dude looks like my neighbor, not gonna let him borrow my ladder no more.
Too funny 🤣
Lmaoooo
😂😂😂😂whaaat
Real talk tho
If he asks to borrow a shovel, call the cops
So much respect for the one dad for forgiving him.
Forgiveness shall be granted for those who deserve it. not this one
' that's the guy that's been eluding us for 20 years '. Going to his door with a perfect eyewitness identifying the truck his girlfriend was abducted in a short time earlier and then simply walking away when the guy driving the truck tells the police ' wasnt Me ' , followed by the cop accepting that write off...isn't exactly a good example of elusiveness. That's incompetence at the ultimate level
I'm sorry that you were. abused when you were Hey child but I'm glad you were a detective to help catch people that were hurting others
This was bonkers. Hard to imagine the level of terror, and even harder to think he was living a normal life the entire time.
Best documentary i know. Thank you!
Condolences to all the victims and their families and friends. Justice has been served. May they all Rest In Peace.
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43:39 this old man gave Ridway something he knew that he didn't deserve. Forgiveness, that´s why he cried after the bearded man spoke in court, a vicious serial killer breaking down after recognizing he got the one thing he was never supposed to have for his actions. Nobody is actually merciful for him, one strange great moment in history.
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i saw a father in court and he forgave his son's killer cuz of his religion muslim...the whole court cried...he even hugged and kissed him and the killer cried and killers mother cried her eyeballs out... even judge cried...cuz his speech on the stand was moving ...Sombat Jitmoud
It drives me nuts when cops just turn away like that (when the kid followed him and his girlfriend to his house, told the cops, and they just knocked on the door and did nothing when he TOLD them that he was the only one in the house). Why not ask if they can come in and look around??? If he says no then you know something's up. What's his face in Milwaukee that was a cannibal when one of his victims actually got away from him, was naked but couldn't speak English (he was Asian, Chinese I think), and the freaking police sent the kid back to his murderer.
It’s easy to say that in hindsight, but imagine a cop gets flagged down by some teenager who’s prostitute girlfriend is missing and he says she’s with some guy. You go to the guy’s house and he says he’s alone. He looks normal. Is your first thought, maybe he’s a serial killer or got the girl tied up in the basement? Or is your thought that the girl is cheating on her boyfriend and he’s angry? ... It’s the 70s and a cop sees some drugged out, naked, Asian kid running towards him, freaked out. Is your thought, ‘he’s being chased by a serial killer’ or ‘he’s high on drugs, paranoid, and his boyfriend is trying to get him back home’ ? Our minds just don’t think that way.. If they did, we’d be paranoid beyond belief. Every guy at night is gonna stab me, rob me, ...
@@nicholas8476 You sure as Hell do not give the kid back to a guy that is known in the neighborhood to have a REALLY bad smell coming from his apartment. And, again, YES you go the extra mile and take the kid in and/or go back to the guys apt that is trying to bring a naked teenager back to his apartment. I know hindsight is 20/20. I'm talking about the blatantly or near blatantly obvious situations when cops don't seem to care enough to go an extra yard much less mile. This isn't a case where a cop pulls over a car for a bad tail-light and doesn't know there's a body in the trunk. This is MULTIPLE RED FLAGS pointing in ONE direction and cops practically IGNORING it.
Jeffrey Dahmer.
Maxbps Luckily they learned it the hard way..these days they do go in.
Dude you're speaking of Jeffrey Dahmer.
My mom lived in Tacoma a long time ago and told me that she was approached by him to go back to a hotel. She said that she kept denying to go with him, but he was aggressively trying to get her to come with him. I’m blessed that she had the strength to get away from him. Otherwise I wouldn’t have been born. Unfortunately my mom passed away in 2017 and I wish I could have asked more about it…
I remember this happening when I was a kid, living just about 20 miles North of Seattle my whole life. I was about 7 or 8 when it all started, and before long the "Green River Killer" was a local legend we'd tell each other scary stories about around the campfire!
Many of these documentaries claim theirs is the "most prolific Serial Killer in American History," but, this one actually WAS.
If you type those words in to Google it's the first result you get back. And, it's something we've known for decades around here, where I live, no question.
Its amazing, that all these serial killers can take life, but come clean to save their own...
Bro they’re cowards preying on weak.
Wow, that father forgiveness at the end made me tear up because it was so God like. 😢
One if the best docs i have seen.
Poor victims.
His poor family
Absolutely heartbreaking so many lives completely disregarded and defiled. Everything about this tragic case is devastating from this guy's very disturbed upbringing to his vile terrible crimes. May the families loved ones and friends of all these tragic young women find peace love and all our 🙏❤️
'The perfect soil for a serial killer to grow' is such an appropriate way to say it, but at some point, a choice is made. There are so many influences in the life of each one of us, that we know when we are doing something wrong and need to cover it up.
Yes. Many choices are made.
Morality is a body part that some people don't have
Obviously law enforcement needs better tools or training
He evaded capture too long without much effort
@E Z
"Priorities"... not sure what those would be though when dozens of women are found dumped!!!
It's disgusting.
That lady cop seems to have cared though.
Exactly. They apparently didn't care because of the women's life style. There's no way they couldn't have solved this sooner.
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I hope someone criticizes your work the way you criticize this cop's work.
I'm sure that you have never made a mistake in any job you ever had...
You state "I think she looked down on them"...
Lol... you have zero evidence to support that stupid statement!!!
Your opinion is irrelevant in any case and your comment is just pointless and stupid.
You "think"... but you have no idea.
Especially when the cop explained why she felt strong emotions towards the victims...
I know a couple of cops here in Canada, they are my neighbours.
They work hard, they care about our community. They put themselves in danger, they save lives.
It is a highly stressful, dangerous profession.
Americans treat their cops like shit, but when you need them, you certainly have no qualms about dialing 911 and calling them... hypocrites...
Why don't people like you take any time to research before spouting off? The amount of effort put into this case was probably the most of any in Washington state history. They looked at over a thousand suspects. Fact of the matter is that catching someone like this can be extremely difficult, and this was before the days of ubiquitous cell phones, surveillance cameras and computer databases. A lot of the time, until a body is found, oftentimes it isn't even known that the victim had been murdered because transients often leave one area and go to another without telling anyone. Real life isn't like an episode of Law & Order where major crimes are solved in 45 minutes.
Jezza a bunch of bullshit you just typed , even the people involved acknowledge negligence. Nobody said it was easy but these guys fuckin sucked , save your excuse for the victims family.
This guy wasn’t a fuckin mastermind , far from it....
The fact that Garry Ridgeway got life sentence for killing 49 women and Eileen gets the death chair for killing 7 men seems so biased! Garry deserved the chair as well.
Depends on the state. Not all of them have the death penalty.
@@calum0123 thanks. I didn't know that about America.
Listening to Linda Rule's father forgive him just breaks my heart. Given the same situation, I don't think I would be able to have that kind of compassion and grace. What an amazing man he must have been. Truly a warrior of God
I am also a survivor of abuse 2 members of my family had done that to me .. i was an angry teen my parents didn't believe me they said i was a liar .. i had no one on my side and anyone who understood me .. i was alone. My brother used to wet the bed my mum used to place them on the line with the urine still on them and when his friends came to call she would tell his friends what he was doing .. she wasn't so nice when she was younger at times .. now my mum and dad wanted a girl and mum had an older son from her first marriage and thought she would have a girl but my brother was born and he wasn't treated as well as me but i never knew what mum used to do to him until recently .. now she has Alzheimer's so Karma in a way got mum in the end and turned her into a sweet old lady but still like her old self at times .. but my point is my brother didn't turn in to a serial killer its an excuse i never take in ..
Oppp i feel sorry for your past, im glad you sre strong for speak up
I wish you love and peace of mind.
I understood everything you said.
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peace... not piece
I don't mean to offend you, but when you say that your brother isn't a serial killer, how do you know!
Serial killers have families too.
How do you make a person feel sorry when they have no empathy?
No conscience.
Douglas Barton / He’s not an empty shell of a man because if he was vacuous of emotion? He would of shed no tears in court.
Therapy, kinda. Obviously this man was beyond help but people with antisocial disorder (the so-called sociopaths) learn through therapy how to understand empathy and other “normal” feelings that they don’t feel
You don't moron
@@justsmile4883 Trump has no empathy
R.I.P. my favorite author Ann Rule. I miss your talent! 😥
Linda rule's dad (hope that's spelt right) you Sir are a Brave Brave man and brought me to tears.
Me too,, the ending bit made me cry
It may have given the victims closure to vent at him, but his expression during the whole thing is one of being completely perplexed. He really has no idea what their pain means or feels like. It really didn't affect him.
Seattleites are indeed the dullest people in the country. I'm from there and lived around the US before moving back and yeah, boring and bored, dull and plain. But I love the area, I can ignore the people, which I guess we're all kind of doing...
The one that did affect him was the Santa clause looking guy (Mr. Rule) saying he forgives him, Gary pos started crying.
@@roulettegenie4379 Psychopaths just mimic the emotions of normal people. Those were crocodile tears, & believing they were real is the exact reason women got into Bundy's VW.
@@deenibeeniable I don’t believe that. I’m from Seattle and was in the courtroom watching him during the proceedings. I actually know Ann Rule. I followed this whole thing quite closely. I wasn’t in the courtroom that particular day when Mr. Rule (no relation to Ann) said he forgave him but I watched as all the haters yelled at him and he didn’t even budge.
@@roulettegenie4379 Ann Rule is dead.
police incompetence 'from that day they should have taken more interest in him from that day she was in his truck'
he was white man they need more than clear cut evidence to investigate him.
How he can kill so many in the same area over a relatively short time period is baffling,can only be done because the police incompetence/disinterest in solving the crimes
A very good, analytical documentary!
I had to watch this over and over
This animal could have been stopped in 1984 when one of the girls went to the police. She got away from him! Still they didn't arrest him. These detectives say now how they tried so hard to find the killer. They let him operate for 20 years and treated these poor lost souls like 2nd class citizens...
Because they didn't paid to cops to guard them. That is why this serial killer didn't arrested. Azerbaijani style is more usefull. Sex workers paying to police to guard them. Actually polices guarding everyone in there if you pay enough for it. They can show killers are innocent too.
Linda Rule's father is a bigger man than any of us. To look the killer of your child in his eyes and tell him that he is forgiven takes a level of empathy that I will probably never understand in my lifetime.
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God this is so chilling and heart breaking to watch 😓 How could anybody do such terrible things?
I'm in tears. This is totally heartbreaking. RIP to the victims.
😂 really? Did you lose anything over these random statistical lives? I wish I had that much free time on my hands.
I’ve always thought that Gary Ridgeway was born walking on a tightrope. The things he experienced in his formative years from both parents caused him to fall off the tightrope.
That’s the first video I watched in this channel and without no reason about it, it is beyond of any documentaries I had watched in many, numerous channels throughout the RUclips. This is a masterpiece of how it supposes to be a documentary especially when we’re dealing with real families and not re-enacting or sort of thing. I have to admit that I cried out in the last 5 minutes of the video, because we may feel it, we may figure it, we even may imagine being in their shoes. but one particular thing we’ll never ever be able to fathom or measure which is the gut-wrenched pain the families had gotten through all these painful years.
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great episode!!
I commend you for this incredible video, I also commend the brave women who were strong enough to fight back against this beast while they knew they really had no way out. I had just heard of this monster and had to listen to a video about him and while not as “gory” or outwardly violent towards his victims, the absolute disgustingness and darkness are still heavily prevalent in this case. RIP to all of his victims
Great video