He pleaded guilty to 48 murders in 2003 to avoid the death penalty, and in 2011 pleaded guilty to a 49th murder. However, he has confessed to killing over 70 women, and investigators believe the true number may be even higher. Arrest and Conviction
He was arrested on November 30, 2001, while leaving the Kenworth truck factory in Renton, Washington. Green River Killer
Ridgway strangled victims by hand or ligature and dumped their bodies in remote, forested areas, often returning to them for sexual acts. He pleaded guilty to 48 murders in 2003