Green River, Running Red
The Real Story of the Green River Killer--America's Deadliest Serial Murderer
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4.5 • 42 Ratings
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Publisher Description
In this provocative and eye-opening classic of investigative journalism, the #1 New York Times bestselling author, Ann Rule, explores the nearly twenty-year long search for America’s most prolific and horrifying serial killer.
On July 15, 1982, eighteen-year-old Wendy Coffield's body is found floating near the sandy shore of Washington's Green River. Authorities have no idea that this tragic and violent death is only the beginning of a string of murders that will rock and terrify the Seattle area for two decades.
With her signature riveting prose and in-depth research, Ann Rule takes us behind the scenes of the search for the Green River Killer, a terrifying specter who ritualistically killed young women and eluded authorities for years. From seeking the help of incarcerated serial killer Ted Bundy to Ann Rule’s horrifying realization that the killer she was writing about had attended her book signings, Green River, Running Red is the suspenseful and unforgettable “definitive narrative of the brutal and senseless crimes that haunted the Seattle area for decades” (Publishers Weekly).
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Following the winter 2003 sentencing of the Green River serial killer, Gary Ridgeway, perennial true-crime bestseller Rule (Heart Full of Lies, etc.) has finally completed her long-awaited definitive narrative of the brutal and senseless crimes that haunted the Seattle area for decades. Rule once again validates her standing as one of the pre-eminent chroniclers of modern serial murder, calling upon her experience as a former police officer and a civilian adviser to the VICAP Task Force to present a nuanced and easily comprehensible account of the hunt for the man responsible for at least 48 killings. She succeeds on a number of levels; perhaps her greatest achievement is bringing Ridgeway's victims to life as distinct individuals, most of whom led lives of quiet desperation that brought them to prostitution and, eventually, to death at his hands. Rule also captures the profound sadness pervading this grim chapter in U.S. crime history by humanizing the grieving relatives, as well as the dedicated investigators who, tragically, had interviewed Ridgeway several times and then moved on to other suspects. Her eventual realization that the murderer had attended some of her lectures and book signings will give readers the creeps. This account is a good counterpoint to Sheriff David Reichert's recent insider account, Chasing the Devil, and should expand Rule's already large readership.
Customer Reviews
Green River Running Red
Chilling to find that such a person managed or rather juggled so much horror against what appeared a normal life working full time, as well as keeping a wife & child, in what on the outside appeared to have a normal existence for over two decades before being caught, mostly due to the advances in forensics. More chilling is would he have ever been caught if not for determined & pain staking recording of information by many individuals involved in taskforce, as originally he seemed a most unlikely suspect.
Green River
Highly recommend read.
A must read for those into true crime
Well written, and well researched, this book covered more than 20 years work with the author following the case for that whole period of time - that's dedication!
If you are after a true crime read that lays bare the reality of a serial killer while still maintaining dignity and respect for the victims, this book is definitely worth a read.