Washington Authorities Crack the Case of the ‘Green River Killer’
The chilling case of the Green River Killer has haunted the Pacific Northwest for decades. From the early 1980s to 2001, Gary Ridgway terrorized the Seattle area, leaving a trail of victims in his wake. Recently, investigators in Washington state made a breakthrough in the case, identifying the last known set of human remains connected to Ridgway.
After years of uncertainty, Tammie Liles, a victim of the Green River Killer, was finally identified through her partial remains found in King County in 2003. Referred to as "Bones 20" by authorities, her identity remained a mystery until a recent collaboration between the King County Sheriff's Office and the Texas-based forensic lab, Othram. Utilizing advanced DNA profiling techniques, the lab achieved a preliminary identification of the rema...