The person I chose to research was Gary Ridgway. He is also known as The Green River Killer. Gary was a serial killer in Washington. He was convicted of murdering 49 women, he confessed to around 60 murders, but it is estimated that he killed almost 80 women. All of the women he killed were prostitutes whom he arrested, had sex with, and then strangled them. He says he never raped or tortured any of his victims, he simply killed them. Gary began killing prostitutes in Salt Lake City, Utah, on February 18, 1949. His father was a bus driver and, Gary recalled, frequently complained about the prostitutes he saw on his route. This could be why Gary decided to kill prostitutes. His mother wasn't very charming. She was both mentally and physically abusive towards Gary and his two brothers. Gary also states that he was sexually attracted to his mother from a young age. He also showed serial killer tendencies from a young age. He started torturing animals, like cats, when he was little. When he was 14, he said he stabbed a six-year-old in a wooded area, but was never arrested. Then, a few years later, he committed his first murder by keeping a young boy underwater until he drowned. When he was old enough, Gary joined the Navy and was sent to Vietnam. He came back and tried to become a police officer, but failed. He then found a job as a painter in a truck workshop. Gary was also married three times and had a son in his second marriage. He even used his... middle of paper......to negotiate a plea. The plea agreement stipulated that the prosecution could no longer seek the death penalty and that in exchange Gary would plead guilty to the original seven counts and an additional 40 to 47 counts of murder. He should also provide truthful information about his murders and help find the remains of the rest of his victims. The prosecution decided to accept the plea deal. He pleaded guilty to 49 counts of aggravated first-degree murder and was sentenced to 480 years in prison without the possibility of parole. He is currently serving his sentence at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla, Washington. He helped investigators find most of his victims, but he couldn't remember some because he only remembered the locations of his dumps and not those he killed. He also conducted numerous interviews to understand what pushed him to become a serial killer..