I am not sure Bundy didn't help much. He was certainly spot on in his analysis on who the killer would be and his certain behaviors/characters. It didn't catch Ridgeway sooner but I an pretty certain it contributed to him remaining near the top of the suspects list for a long time.
You'd be surprised how often LEOs talk to criminals that have similar crimes to fugitives. The best way to find a fugitive for serial killing to get in his mind. Second best way is get have a similar person be the mind you're trying to get in. They think alike, and committed very similar crimes, in a similar manner.
Well if I'm correct, didn't the detectives and I forget the name of the detective who was so I guess you could say close to Bundy asked him to help and the detective team had a second goal that was their main goal and that was for Bundy to divulge any details about other murders HE may have possibly committed because we true crime people know how self centered Ted Bundy was. So maybe he would have have gone on about ways he would do it and reveal even more murders he committed because at that point the detectives were just trying to recover the bodies for the families and a proper burial. That's why they "asked" for his help. And of coarse Bundy said he could help even beforehand because he was trying to do everything he could to delay his execution.
You are exactly right! I just Googled him and he wet his bed till he was 13 and every time you did his mother would wash his genitals, and he had all kinds of feelings about that. I wet my bed until I was 13 is well and kids wet their bed because of abuse. I was molested from a very young age I have a feeling Gary was molested by his mother. It's very strange to wash your 13 year olds genitals. I didn't do that with my thirteen-year-old daughters. Also when Harry was 16 he stabbed a six-year-old, he said he did it because he imagined stabbing his mother. I think everything's routed around her, and that could be why she use sex workers and had an insatiable appetite for sex. Kids that are molested sometimes grow up to be molesters themselves.
Polygraphs are ridiculously easy to pass even if you aren't a crazy person. Even just putting something in your shoe to press your foot on like a penny could cause you to trick the test. They're a joke junk technique.
Even as an innocent person, I'd probably fail a polygraph test as taking one would make me so stressed 😅 I'm the sort of person who gets anxious when I see a police car even though I'm totally law abiding 😅😅😅
@@sophie4636 Yes, this. I'd end up with smoke pouring out of my ears just from anxiety alone. I have a hard enough time not holding my breath when they use those blood pressure cuffs on me. I can't imagine trying to answer questions in what would have to be a very tense serious situation, terrified that being _freaked out_ is going to be perceived by everyone in the room as lying when I'm not. My blood pressure runs fast to begin with, add that to the mix & I'd be in trouble.
I was surprised to read that polygraphs are a lot more accurate nowadays - over 83% apparently. A well trained polygrapher will adapt his questions to suit the subject's baseline behaviour and so cancel out any false readings. The results are actually sometimes admissable in a court of law
I live in Seattle and I was 16 when he was caught. My friends older sister served him coffee and another friends grandfather was his neighbor who would occasionally have beers with him. Neither of them saw anything out of the ordinary.
That’s crazy how they asked Ted Bundy for help i never knew that! But it does make sense why they asked him… so sad for those families to go through that.
@@Louielover-d3 wrong. Keeping in him alive to give not-so-helpful information on other murderous scumbags does not outweigh the sentence he earned during his pitiful existence in society. It’s one thing to be against the government killing people, I won’t argue with that. But your rationale is horrifically dumb and an insult to his victims.
I honestly don’t like the death penalty because your doing what they did to those people. Just put them on life without parole. And let them rot in jail for the rest of their lives. They should just have a facility/section (idk what its called) for murderers and pedophiles. And they have no way to get special treatment. (Absolutely no exceptions) I think that would make it more simple and we wont be wasting our tax dollars on people who are waiting to get executed.
Thank you for reffering to them as 'girls & women', I've heard people call 12 year old girls 'women', just because they we're involved in s*xwork. They are still children. We need to see them as such.
I saw an interview with he's wife, she had no idea, how sick would you feel if you found out your partner was responsible for such horrors. R.I.P to all the victims
Could say the same about BTK’s wife as well. Hard to believe they had absolutely no idea the entire time. But, that was a different time I suppose. Wives didn’t question their husband’s whereabouts so much. If my husband started going out late and staying out all hours of the night, AND I found bras and panty hose of his in a ‘hidden stash’ ohhhh we’d be talkin’!!!!!! Actually, there’d be No talking involved. I’d wait for him to ‘leave for work’ and I’d pack our ‘go bags’ and get the effff outta there. There is literally no excuse or answer he could give me that’d make any sense lmao!!! I feel bad for BTK’s daughter but he’ll, she’s made a ton of money writing books about her dad and doing interviews. Hopefully it’s also a form of therapy for her.
What’s equally as creepy as how he was in the interview and how he spoke about these victims is how accurate Ted Bundy was. Also goes to show just how fucking sick he really was.
It was honestly the best idea at the time to ask Bundy for help. From one serial killer to another, he'd have far more insight on the mindset of any other serial killers. Hearing his voice was absolutely crazy. I was born in 82, so i was too young to know what was going on. But i do recall my parents, especially my mom, paying close attention to the news whenever there was an update on the Green River Killer. We lived states away, so there wasnt a threat to us, but still. I remember years later when mom told me how disappointed she was that police couldn't find him. She was ecstatic when they finally did. 80-90 victims is insane. Unlike Ted, Gary was way more unassuming and average, both in behavior and looks. Ted's narcissism makes him stand out. His eyes are especially creepy. Gary, however, reminds me of every adult man i encounteted in the 80s and 90s. It's sad that he was able to get away with it for so long. Those poor girls. Did he ever say why he stopped killing and why he decided to get married and start a family? I know he only killed prostitutes, but being so far deep into APD as he was, I'm not sure why he'd want to.
I've read speculation that it was just life keeping him too busy for it. Most of his killings took place while single or after he had gotten divorced. I always found it interesting that he didn't keep trophies-pretty sure he's the only one I know of that didn't...
@@djcastano1180 the last victim he confessed to was killed by 1993 at latest, the last he's suspected of but was never charged in killing was in 1991. Where is evidence he was killing up until being caught? Not to mention, he even told people he stopped due to his love for his third wife....
@@NoxCattus didn’t say he was killing people up until he was caught, I said he was prowling up until he got caught. Meaning He never stopped looking for victims, the right opportunity just never arose for him to act on it. He’s stated it in several interviews.
The most frightening thing is how normal he sounds you can clearly see how he managed to manipulate his victims the way he did in fact its how so many serial killers manage to lure their victims by manipulation and fluttery which makes them all the more dangerous
One of the creepiest ones I've ever heard was Edmund Kemper. He actually volunteered to work with the FBI to help refine the science of profiling. He talks very matter-of-factly about his crimes and what his thought process were. If you ever listen to his interviews, he just sounds so normal and intelligent..Brrrr...
I’d read a lot about this case before and watched his interrogation with Mary O’Toole, but when he described his victim as “still having baby fat” to guess her age was …disturbing
It's also important to note that they didn't talk to Bundy JUST for the GRK, they also did it to find out about any other murders Ted himself did but without him knowing
Of course he LOVED the attention it brought him, like he's the professional. I didn't know they asked him about more than this case - I'm sure he took them up on *every* chance to do so...
I knew Ted Bundy, he was twenty years older than me. I've heard of the Green River Killer but I never knew his name and really didn't know what his crime was. It is interesting to see how they spoke with Ted Bundy to get some insights so they could profile a killer. I know I've heard where former home burglars have served their time in prison and once they're released they work for the police. At least Ted Bundy had something decent to share even if it wasn't altogether helpful. It gave everybody but more time just to study how he thinks as well because you got to hear him speak freely.
I can't say for sure but I truly believe Bundy's ego was not only stoked by the feds asking for his help (which of course has been done many times with other killers and makes sense) but I think Bundy got off on not only being asked but being able to see the same type of gruesome killings (bodies) pics, remains, clothing/evidence, I think he enjoyed seeing those things and allowed him an outlet to further fantasize about killing and necrophilia; I don't believe he helped in any way other than for his own sick gratification even possibly wishing or thinking "how lucky" this other creep was for still being out there being able to do what he loved doing and was already caught for. I mean his sickening laugh when asked if a guy like this could or would stop says so much about Bundy's own demonic brain, behavior, way of thinking and his actions.
It's amazing how much you covered in something that had to be cut to YT specifications! Y'all do an amazing job, and one of the things I love the most about y'all and Casual Criminalist is that the victims aren't just names or numbers - they're people who had families. Y'all also make sure that I can always follow what our narrator's lovely voice (and other less pleasant ones on recording) says; I'm Hard of Hearing, and I'm used to feeling overlooked and ignored by most content creators - of literally every form of video media - but here? I never hesitate to click on an EWU crew video because of fear that I might just get frustrated being unable to follow what's being said. To be included in default, and not as an afterthought or pseudo-inclusion (if we can't read the captions, they're as good as not there...) It feels good. Validating. So, from this disabled and HoH system (DID) with a deep love of history, psychology, storytelling, and puzzles, thank you for making your content readily and immediately accessible when so many others do not. Knowing that pulling up an EWU video if there's anxiety or insomnia is always an option, and that there is always something new to explore with you, means more than mere words can convey. Thank you.
I really appreciate what you said here. i'm blind and hard-of-hearing (moderate hearing loss with some frequency ranges severe and mild). I can't read subtitles, even if they're accurate, and a lot of videos, with background music, poor microphone placement, simply not professionally recorded because people don't have resources, makes it hard. I understand that not everyone has the knowledge of how to make such high-quality recordings. The interrogations, nine times out of ten, I end up skimming, on any true crime videos, because they're extremely difficult to follow. There are a few good recordings out there, though, and this channel is wonderful with its narration. Anyway, I wanted to thank you for thanking EWU. :)
Nice job EWU. Sad that murders can be described in such detail, but the word ''sex'' is forbidden lest your video gets buried or demonitized. Unbelievably stupid time we're in.
This man and Ted Bundy both made huge impacts on my childhood. Growing up in the same area as these creeps gave us kids nightmares. Scared to swim in a river for a long time... I believe this is the reason I like true crime videos, brings awareness and closure. P.S I've met him at my old job in Auburn Washington. 🤯
I know that feeling well. When I was 11 and my sister 14 we were birdwatching in a local park and some older neighbor guy tried to rape my sister. It ruined it for me and our family walks in the local parks which previously were my happy sanctuary place. Post incident even with both mom and dad walking w us I was terrified. Luckily in my adult years I got a dog and once again enjoyed my walks without incident. Except one sketchy situation I thought I was going to get kidnapped....thank God I took off to the parking lot bc the guy followed me and said you sure got here fast
I remember learning about green river a little while ago and was shocked at how straight up vile this dude was, it's insane how many women he was able to even kill
Yeah, and it's interesting hearing him talk about how he didn't always kill them and he really doesn't know why he did Kill. Listening to him speak, he doesn't sound like a blithering idiot, he's very thoughtful when he's explaining himself. He seems to have a pretty decent amount of insight into himself. So I'm shocked that his IQ is 70.
They always find God in prison, because they can't give in to their sick urges in there. If they have a conscience, they are probably haunted by their evil deeds. Most of them are just trying to manipulate the system to no avail.
@@ritawashere5787 Mental illness plays a factor in intelligence. There's also different types of intelligence that factor into that score. One can be very adept at formulaic systems like math, but lacking short-term memory retention they can forget what they're doing mid-equation. One can have a photographic memory but lack the emotional stability to recall that information reliably. It may be that the killer was incredibly adept at their crimes, well-spoken, maybe even well-read, but with impairment to process information rationally also comes the impairment to utilize that intelligence in beneficial ways. Basically, being crazy can massively impair raw intelligence.
Great video, i love it when you post EWU. The silence of the lambs is based on this case, where Bundy was consulted to try and help catch Ridgeway. So interesting.
It was a combination of 3 killers-Bundy, Ed Gein and I’m not sure if I’m spelling this right but Gary Heidnik. Disturbing to know that a movie was made abt those sickos 😮
I've always found it interesting how Gary considered and/or referred to his victims as "dates." Out of all the serial killers I have researched and/or become familiar with throughout the years, to this day, he is still the only one who took that particular approach. Once the woman he was "dating" was no longer of interest to him (or in his case, no longer existed), it was merely time to move on and find another "date" -- as if he was playing the typical "dating game" that everybody is familiar with -- only, his version of "ghosting" an incompatible date was taken in the most literal sense imaginable. This, combined with his awkwardly mellow yet brutally revelatory demeanor most certainly enhances the disturbingly sinister nature he portrays. The dictionary definition of the word "creep" and/or "creepy" should come equipped with a picture of this man's mugshot.
I think he uses the term "date" As a sex worker term used by johns and sex workers. Totally of topic but I don't believe that people Ghost others out of indifference or ill intent. It's often the opposite. The ghosting is a reaction to feelings.
@@jobdylan5782you can call it whatever you want (even though this is only for your personal pleasure) but OP is referring to the fact that hes one of the few who referred it to a date, not the definition itself. Besides, we both know you dont really care, youre just trying to be a smart ass.
Can you please cover the Case of Franklin Floyd. I have read the full book covering it, but you have such an interesting way of presenting the info, with footage and photos and all. I would love a minidoc about the girl with him, and maybe if you can find his interrogation/court footage? Thank you.
This case hits close to home. Not only because I'm around the age bracket of his younger victims, but also because this literally took place near my home. We drive by one of the sites where a body was found often
Bundy, Dahmer, and Gacy get so much attention, but they aren’t even the most terrifying. Neither is Ridgeway. This is a great doc, i hope it makes more people aware
@@witheredserenity3183 someone like Pedro Lopez, who preys on vulnerable children in impoverished countries. Little children. There aren’t enough resources to stop these people, it’s terrifying. Breaks my heart
Richard Ramirez, hands down is the scariest to me. He didn't have a type. Old, young, man, woman, child, brown, white single, married couples... If he thought he could kill you, he tried (and succeeded many times) and the WAY he was caught was amazing.
I just have to say he has the most AMAZING VOICE for these types of videos!!! I could listen to his vids all day! Thanx for sharing your voice and being a voice for these people and stories Sir 🥰🥰🥰
Listening to Bundy provide his thoughts and ideas is absolutely enthralling. Literally inside the mind of a serial killer. Fantastic video as always @EWUCrimeStorytime 👌
Thank you for sharing this very in-depth video. I’ve watched other shows on his killing spree but none so detailed as you have provided! Love your channel Raven!! 💕💕💕
These poor girls. Sometimes I hate this world how many predators are out there. There's only two types of humans....those who value human lives and those that don't
My Mom gave me the middle name Debra as tribute to her friend Debbie Kent who was one of Ted Bundy’s victims. Her Mother kept their porch light on for years just in case she came back home. My Mom had one other friend who was murdered as well and her killer is still on death row. That’s what got my Mom interested in true crime and l became interested in it as well once l was older and she shared the details with me.
@@CommunityGuidelineshe killed like 20 teenagers, dude. It really doesn’t matter what they did for money as long as they’re not hurting anyone. I honestly have no idea how or why it’s illegal to be a prostitute. If alcohol and weed are legal, why would agreeing to have sex for money not be legal as well? I personally think it’s gross lol so I wouldn’t take part in that ish an any way, but prostitution is literally just porn without the camera lol you can’t pay a woman to have sex with you, but you can pay a woman to have sex with you on camera😂😂 it’s gotta be one of the dumbest laws there is.
This is beyond sick. He went back afterwards…. That is unfathomable. I cannot even understand how anyone can even think to do such a thing to a human body. The detective thinks removing the jewelry from the bodies is the weird part of all of this? Honestly that is the least weird part in all of this.
I Agree. Removing jewellery seems an obvious way of hindering identification of these women and rather than being weird seems logical, calculated and probably quite common especially among serial killers. When we compare and contrast these older cases with newer cases it's interesting and quite amazing how far LE had come in their methods and investigation techniques. I appreciate that we now have improved tech such as dna testing, video surveillance and digital forensics (all of which making being a serial much more difficult) but even so, it's quite fascinating to observe the evolution of the methods.
@@WakeyWakeyEggsandBakey The taking of the jewellery is a way of them taking something they can keep them as ‘trophies’ and as a way to remember each victim and re-live each crime. Sick & Scary!
I agree - the police thought removing jewellery was odd - how about murdering someone! I think serial killers should be kept alive for exactly the reason Ted Bundy was - to assist and help understand their mentality.
It’s cuz all men are the same. Of course they would understand why he would want to go to rape a dead teenage girls body, they probably want to as well
Yes 🙌🏼 thank u so very much for posting a new video! I definitely had to indulge n get my fix of EWU ur channels are always killing it and always blowing everyone else outta the water when it comes to true crime.. keep up the amazing work 💙💙💙
He looked and talked exactly like my creepy uncle and they are similar in age and location and I’ll never forget learning about this case and seeing his face when I was a kid and having to ask my mom if they were the same person
I lived around the area this happened in, my mom did too. My mom actually knew Gary’s son and went to school with him. I grew up hearing about Gary Ridgeway, and hearing a rumor that he’s the reason why the river was green because of all the bodies.
Thank you EWU. That was still one of the best condensed versions I’ve seen on the GRK. You did a great job on centring on the victims. UA-cam’s policies are beyond ridiculous and if I could afford to become a Patreon to your channel as well I would. I do mean that too. I love being part of the EWU Crew ❤️
When my mom was around 12-14ish in the early/mid 80’s… she used to try to dress older and wear heavy makeup (80’s style)- she even had one of those… stick things you put your cigarette on because she thought it made her look older* and fancy* 🧐 It was around this time she was waiting at a bus stop in our small town in W. Washington- a man in a pick up truck stopped and asked if she needed a ride, and my mom told him she did. She got in the car with him and instead of him taking her home, he starts driving down a super rural local road. She asked him what he was doing and he said something about needing his wallet and he forgot it at his house- Then he pulls over on the side of the road where there are dense woods, and he told her to take off her shoes and walk into the woods. My mom doesn’t talk about this much, but she said he had rope and he was talking about wanting to tie her to a tree. She was leaned down untying her shoes slowly, and then the headlights of another car came down that road and the man told her to duck and hide but in what was probably my mother’s single only moment of self preservation she has ever had in her life, she instead darted out into the middle of the road and waved down the car and the unknown man sped off in his truck. The police were called and members of the GRK task force came around collecting evidence, bagging cigarette butts, etc- they even brought a sketch artist from Seattle. My grandma always said the detective or whoever she was talking to told her he believed she was very lucky to still have her daughter alive. When Gary Ridgeway was arrested, my grandma looked up his name in the phone book and wouldn’t you know it- the road he was taking my mom down has Ridgeway’s living on it. Apparently (from what I’ve heard) he has family still living in our area. Maybe it was him, maybe it wasn’t, but definitely gives me chills to think about, either way.
What gets me is how harmless this guy appears. Like, completely mild, and utterly pepper-less, if you will. I can see how his wife was genuinely clueless about him. 😮
The fact that you chose to produce an entire video on Gary Ridgeway aka The Green River Killer is awesome. Most people aren't even familiar with him or his crimes, which blows my mind bc he is literally the most prolific serial killer in US History, with the exception of H.H.Holmes. Giving people access to the necessary information pertaining to the major serial killers of our time is a must. Please continue uploading new content, especially videos pertaining to the most notable serial killers from our past. I would like to suggest the next to be about Ted Bundy, since there was multiple mentions from him in this latest video and bc he is probably one of the most notable killers in history
This video shocked me and I am a 70 year old woman in the UK. I have never heard of this guy and am surprised at how ordinary he looks, and how (I hate to say) nice he sounds. We all need to know more about this type of thing. And Ted Bundy - I would also appreciate a video on him.
For the record, H.H.Holmes is not nearly as prolific as many people think. I suggest doing a bit more research on him. There is an incredible amount of misinformation out there, stemming from a single book that got almost everything wrong yet continued to be rehashed all over the web. In reality, he is empirically known to have killed seven people. Nowhere near "over 100" as many uninformed internet sources like to suggest.
Not to split hairs but the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history is Samuel Little aka the choke and stroke killer with 93 murders credited and more than 50 bodies confirmed.
There’s a reason Ted was the perfect candidate to contact for help. Ironically he’s from a time period where he’ll actually provide assistance to law enforcement agencies unlike the majority of other individuals they could have contacted for support in this “community”
A lot of the girls he killed weren't even 18 so it frustrates me when he refers to them as women, I just know those girls even the women had a hard start in life probably kicked out of home or suffered abuse and had to find a way to get by. So fucking sad
It's interesting when you go to put on EWU on your drive home from work and you just so happen to be driving by Green River in the same area some of these events took place. Great Work, EWU.
As usual guys you are the most professional crime channel ever. I hope you get to have your own program you deserve it. Please keep the videos coming😊 could you cover the story of Brian Schaffer? It remains a mystery.
I'll never forget these events. I have lived here in Washington all my life, was born in 67, and lived in Tacoma during the time all this was going on. Washington has produced some of the most prolific serial killers for some awful reason.
The boyfriend wasn’t very affective at keeping his girlfriend safe… the one time she needed protecting he loses the truck… the best way to protect her would’ve been to get a job so she wouldn’t have been put in the position to where she felt she needed to sell her body
The most normal but successful serial killer in modern America. His relationship with his mother is fascinating from a psychological standpoint. Was it nurture or nature? Who knows, perhaps it was the perfect combination of both, the perfect storm.
Hearing about the younger girls being murdered is really sad. They might have grown up in rough homes, runaways, or maybe just drug addicts, and this is what they had to do. It's not that I don't feel bad for the older ones that are around 30, it's just the younger ones that really had no idea the danger they were putting themselves in. The older gals had probably been doing that work for a long time and had probably had to fight their way to survive more than once.
Ted Bundy by far is the most terrifying serial killer for me. The fact that he looks like someone you'd talk to or even go on a date with, his charismatic demeanor makes him so terrifying.
The fact that Ridgeway’s face is hidden and then “revealed” later in the video…it’s funny to me. Maybe it’s my age, but this guy is ooooold news. Scary, but old news
He kills 100 plus people that they suspect but the detective says.. don’t you think taking earrings off dead women is weird? Lol WTF .. what part of this story is not weird?
Unfortunately, it's really not surprising that people like him see his victims as objects instead of human, when the entire society, especially law enforcement, treat them as subhuman. Law enforcement terrorizes them instead of protecting them.
Yes, it's so sad to see the most desperate and vulnerable people in society, having often lived through extremely traumatic childhoods, being continually degraded and dehumanized, often prosecuted and re-victimized for simply doing what they can to survive. We need to have so much more empathy and compassion for people who have found themselves in impossible circumstances.
@@Ready-ForTheEnd I can't fault you for not directly being able to understand someone's situation if you haven't lived it, but damn, shame on you for having such a narrow minded assumption that you think that everyone's situations fit neatly into your solutions and moral template. There is so much complexity within the human psyche that changes a person's perspective and even structure of their brain. You are not the omnipotent authority on morals and social interaction, and you don't get to decide what is right and wrong, because you don't know all of the information to make that judgment, and often things fall within a grey area somewhere in between the two extremes. I'd suggest taking a step back and trying to understand that there is more to the world than your own experiences and some people find themselves making a choice you couldn't fathom making yourself, in part due to external factors outside of their control. Or maybe it is because of choices they made, or somewhere in between both of those scenarios. But in the moment people do what they have to, to get their basic needs met, and there is not always a quick fix for that and you have to make compromises. It is obviously not a preferable situation. Most people that have all their needs met in the world would not voluntarily decide to be in that situation. But to assume you know what people should do for their own lives better than they do just shows how narrow minded and ignorant you are. "The organism does what made the organism survive."-Greg Hartley
@@neraphruneblade7903 well, I never said I was perfect. I was pointing out the fact that this person's perspective was based on something they had no experience with, a perspective that can be harmful, perpetuating stigma and lack of empathy around situations that they have no real experience with. Of course we all judge others to an extent, it's human nature, and helps us navigate the world. I judged the fact that he was arguing a point around something he had no experience with, that perpetuated a negative stereotype. I didn't say he was a bad person, or judge his whole character based on that singular belief. I judged and challenged his beliefs, not him as a person.
This case does not amuse me, not in the slightest. But I will always be a little amused that Gary Ridgway's coworkers were calling him "Green River Gary" for years before he was arrested. Not super amused, just a little bit. Mostly, it's just really sad that he was allowed to remain free to kill for so many years.
@@scottfree4528 I just wanted to be clear that I find no humor in his treatment of his victims. If I had just gone straight to " his coworkers called him Green River Gary, lol!", someone would have had a problem with that. So it just doesn't matter. No matter what you say, or how much time you spend choosing your words, someone is going to come along and pick them apart.
It's so sad knowing that a woman reported him and he got away. Hopefully it'll be added to the list of "lessons learned" to prevent it from happening again. I'm thankful they took these passed women seriously, regardless of their lifestyle and line of "work". We all matter ❤
If anyone is into reading, read "The Riverman". Bob Keppel (sp?) one if the lead detectives on Ridgway AND Bundy wrote it and he goes into great detail on working with Bundy along with Ridgway's confession transcript
What scares me most is how accurate was Bundy on the desc of the guy, it made me think of the show criminal minds, he was so spot on like he could've been in BAU
I'm sad for all of Gary's victims and especially sorry for Marie. Imagine having a "boyfriend" follow around the truck that carries the woman he love to some secluded place knowing what she had to do to get money to most likely support the both of them. He was a weak link and couldn't even do something so simple as keeping up with the damn truck. R.I.P Marie and all the others. I wish you had experienced someone that truly love you. That could have made a big difference in the way she lived and carried herself.
I don't think that the so called boyfriend was a good person at all! He could have gotten a job do that Mary would not have to do sex work! He should have tried to protect her not use her.
That guy was most definitely her pimp, pimps often "date" the women they "protect" cus then when they get a cut from the girl it makes sense. Dude was for sure not a good guy
@@chyennewhisman7166 in all likelihood that was his job. i highly doubt he was a boyfriend and was more than likely a pimp, but you dont tell police that
The way he's talking about this gave me chills. He may not have "planned it" but let's even say the first one was an accident, which i don't believe for a second, for him to have kept going after that? Meeting these women knowing what he was capable of? He was discarding these women like they meant nothing, just a trail of bodies, a means to an end he could use and toss. Sickening how some people can have a complete disregard for life.
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It’s crazy to think about. I was still pretty young, around 7, but I remember Gary. My family and I were neighbors with him, always seemed like a nice guy. I remember my parents and landlord speaking with Kiro when he was finally caught.
Thank You for another amazing video full of top tier content. You guys constantly give me something to look forward to. I check daily for updates and/or video uploads. EWU🐺 is by far the best True Crime Channel on UA-cam or any other platform.
Before this guy was caught my dad lived in a place where we could walk to the green river in just a few minutes. When I was about 12 I went down near there with my dad’s gf to pick berries or something, we heard a noise and she freaked out and pushed me towards the river and ran the other away 😑
4:38 Impulsively is a trait of SO many disorders, it's silly to assume everything criminals do is ASPD. Not all criminals are ASPD; some are OCD, ADHD, Bipolar, etc, and all those have impulsivity. The jumps yall make sometimes are so extreme.
Your one of my favorite true crime channels! You detail so well and break down the information amazing! Also your integration Channels amazing as well!! Your the only channel that makes 2hours of integration footage interesting!!
I know it’s for the algorithm but there’s something almost morbidly endearing about how every case is the most twisted we’ve ever heard
yea too bad they didn't have titles specified to each video
Its a playlist called the most twisted cases
The fact that they needed Ted Bundy to help them was mad.
He wasn’t much help but it was good idea in theory 👍🏻
I am not sure Bundy didn't help much. He was certainly spot on in his analysis on who the killer would be and his certain behaviors/characters. It didn't catch Ridgeway sooner but I an pretty certain it contributed to him remaining near the top of the suspects list for a long time.
You'd be surprised how often LEOs talk to criminals that have similar crimes to fugitives. The best way to find a fugitive for serial killing to get in his mind. Second best way is get have a similar person be the mind you're trying to get in.
They think alike, and committed very similar crimes, in a similar manner.
Well if I'm correct, didn't the detectives and I forget the name of the detective who was so I guess you could say close to Bundy asked him to help and the detective team had a second goal that was their main goal and that was for Bundy to divulge any details about other murders HE may have possibly committed because we true crime people know how self centered Ted Bundy was. So maybe he would have have gone on about ways he would do it and reveal even more murders he committed because at that point the detectives were just trying to recover the bodies for the families and a proper burial. That's why they "asked" for his help. And of coarse Bundy said he could help even beforehand because he was trying to do everything he could to delay his execution.
@@TeddyLovesAxlexactly people think Bundy broke the case or something but he really wasn't shit for help
He passed the polygraph because he doesn’t feel emotion like the rest of us do. He wasn’t distressed so nothing showed up.
You are exactly right! I just Googled him and he wet his bed till he was 13 and every time you did his mother would wash his genitals, and he had all kinds of feelings about that.
I wet my bed until I was 13 is well and kids wet their bed because of abuse.
I was molested from a very young age I have a feeling Gary was molested by his mother.
It's very strange to wash your 13 year olds genitals. I didn't do that with my thirteen-year-old daughters.
Also when Harry was 16 he stabbed a six-year-old, he said he did it because he imagined stabbing his mother. I think everything's routed around her, and that could be why she use sex workers and had an insatiable appetite for sex. Kids that are molested sometimes grow up to be molesters themselves.
Polygraphs are ridiculously easy to pass even if you aren't a crazy person. Even just putting something in your shoe to press your foot on like a penny could cause you to trick the test. They're a joke junk technique.
@Rita Was Here He was a necrophiliac he came back and raped his victims.
And so did Bundy
Polygraphs are about as scientific as a ouija board
Speak for yourself ;)
The fact that he passed the polygraph proves how useless they are and why they aren't allowed to be used as evidence in a courtroom
Yeah…it’s kind of laughable that they’re still used at all. I know I would never agree to take one…even if I’m innocent, fkkkkkk that!
@@jordancave3089Innocent or guilty, if I'm accused of a crime I'm invoking my 5th.
Even as an innocent person, I'd probably fail a polygraph test as taking one would make me so stressed 😅 I'm the sort of person who gets anxious when I see a police car even though I'm totally law abiding 😅😅😅
@@sophie4636 Yes, this. I'd end up with smoke pouring out of my ears just from anxiety alone. I have a hard enough time not holding my breath when they use those blood pressure cuffs on me.
I can't imagine trying to answer questions in what would have to be a very tense serious situation, terrified that being _freaked out_ is going to be perceived by everyone in the room as lying when I'm not. My blood pressure runs fast to begin with, add that to the mix & I'd be in trouble.
I was surprised to read that polygraphs are a lot more accurate nowadays - over 83% apparently.
A well trained polygrapher will adapt his questions to suit the subject's baseline behaviour and so cancel out any false readings. The results are actually sometimes admissable in a court of law
I live in Seattle and I was 16 when he was caught. My friends older sister served him coffee and another friends grandfather was his neighbor who would occasionally have beers with him. Neither of them saw anything out of the ordinary.
That’s crazy how they asked Ted Bundy for help i never knew that! But it does make sense why they asked him… so sad for those families to go through that.
That’s why they shouldn’t have executed him.
@@Louielover-d3 wrong. Keeping in him alive to give not-so-helpful information on other murderous scumbags does not outweigh the sentence he earned during his pitiful existence in society. It’s one thing to be against the government killing people, I won’t argue with that. But your rationale is horrifically dumb and an insult to his victims.
@@JME1186 I don't think they should have killed him- they should have left him to rot in solitary for the rest of his life.
I thought that was interesting, too...
I honestly don’t like the death penalty because your doing what they did to those people. Just put them on life without parole. And let them rot in jail for the rest of their lives. They should just have a facility/section (idk what its called) for murderers and pedophiles. And they have no way to get special treatment. (Absolutely no exceptions) I think that would make it more simple and we wont be wasting our tax dollars on people who are waiting to get executed.
Thank you for reffering to them as 'girls & women', I've heard people call 12 year old girls 'women', just because they we're involved in s*xwork. They are still children. We need to see them as such.
I saw an interview with he's wife, she had no idea, how sick would you feel if you found out your partner was responsible for such horrors. R.I.P to all the victims
Ikr,I feel for his child,imagine knowing your dad was the infamous Green River Killer!😬😣
Saw it too, I beleive it was in 'Evil lives here' If I'm not mistaken...
Could say the same about BTK’s wife as well. Hard to believe they had absolutely no idea the entire time. But, that was a different time I suppose. Wives didn’t question their husband’s whereabouts so much. If my husband started going out late and staying out all hours of the night, AND I found bras and panty hose of his in a ‘hidden stash’ ohhhh we’d be talkin’!!!!!! Actually, there’d be No talking involved. I’d wait for him to ‘leave for work’ and I’d pack our ‘go bags’ and get the effff outta there. There is literally no excuse or answer he could give me that’d make any sense lmao!!! I feel bad for BTK’s daughter but he’ll, she’s made a ton of money writing books about her dad and doing interviews. Hopefully it’s also a form of therapy for her.
@@hallqvist77 That’s my favorite ID Channel show. Even the music makes the hairs stand up on the back of my neck.
It would be traumatic, to say the least.
After some time passed, I’d capitalize on the infamy and use it to try and help those who were impacted 💯
What’s equally as creepy as how he was in the interview and how he spoke about these victims is how accurate Ted Bundy was. Also goes to show just how fucking sick he really was.
Takes one to know one
I was kinda surprised Bundy helped them - Then again immediately recognized Bundy would LOVE the attention it would bring to HIM.
It was honestly the best idea at the time to ask Bundy for help. From one serial killer to another, he'd have far more insight on the mindset of any other serial killers. Hearing his voice was absolutely crazy. I was born in 82, so i was too young to know what was going on. But i do recall my parents, especially my mom, paying close attention to the news whenever there was an update on the Green River Killer. We lived states away, so there wasnt a threat to us, but still. I remember years later when mom told me how disappointed she was that police couldn't find him. She was ecstatic when they finally did.
80-90 victims is insane. Unlike Ted, Gary was way more unassuming and average, both in behavior and looks. Ted's narcissism makes him stand out. His eyes are especially creepy. Gary, however, reminds me of every adult man i encounteted in the 80s and 90s. It's sad that he was able to get away with it for so long. Those poor girls.
Did he ever say why he stopped killing and why he decided to get married and start a family? I know he only killed prostitutes, but being so far deep into APD as he was, I'm not sure why he'd want to.
I've read speculation that it was just life keeping him too busy for it. Most of his killings took place while single or after he had gotten divorced.
I always found it interesting that he didn't keep trophies-pretty sure he's the only one I know of that didn't...
It was a good idea in theory to ask Bundy to help, although he wasn’t much help 🤷♀️
Gary* and he didn’t stop. He was still prowling and looking for victims all the way up to his arrest.
@@djcastano1180 the last victim he confessed to was killed by 1993 at latest, the last he's suspected of but was never charged in killing was in 1991. Where is evidence he was killing up until being caught? Not to mention, he even told people he stopped due to his love for his third wife....
@@NoxCattus didn’t say he was killing people up until he was caught, I said he was prowling up until he got caught. Meaning He never stopped looking for victims, the right opportunity just never arose for him to act on it. He’s stated it in several interviews.
The most frightening thing is how normal he sounds you can clearly see how he managed to manipulate his victims the way he did in fact its how so many serial killers manage to lure their victims by manipulation and fluttery which makes them all the more dangerous
One of the creepiest ones I've ever heard was Edmund Kemper. He actually volunteered to work with the FBI to help refine the science of profiling. He talks very matter-of-factly about his crimes and what his thought process were. If you ever listen to his interviews, he just sounds so normal and intelligent..Brrrr...
Psychopath they are cold and have no feelings whatsoever nothing touches them they seek and destroy. To themnits a game.
I agree with you. He appears very slick and cunning.
What’s the most terrifying is how many times they had him & had no choice but to let him go.
I'm not sure but I think he was killing prostitutes that were getting in his truck willingly to engage in a business arrangement
I’d read a lot about this case before and watched his interrogation with Mary O’Toole, but when he described his victim as “still having baby fat” to guess her age was …disturbing
It's also important to note that they didn't talk to Bundy JUST for the GRK, they also did it to find out about any other murders Ted himself did but without him knowing
Of course he LOVED the attention it brought him, like he's the professional. I didn't know they asked him about more than this case - I'm sure he took them up on *every* chance to do so...
This dude slipped through detectives grasp so many times it's insane. Glad he's rotting away in jail.
The dude shouldn't even be in jail. He should he long gone, but instead, he's alive and getting fed with your tax dollars.
@@GoredrinkerRS Worth it, just for the possibility that he's miserable.
@@Sylvael2002Wrong
@@spacequack5470 Gee, I really see your point, with all the backup evidence you provided 👍
Gary Ridgeway always gave me nightmares. I never knew about the Ted Bundy link! How insane.
I knew Ted Bundy, he was twenty years older than me. I've heard of the Green River Killer but I never knew his name and really didn't know what his crime was.
It is interesting to see how they spoke with Ted Bundy to get some insights so they could profile a killer.
I know I've heard where former home burglars have served their time in prison and once they're released they work for the police.
At least Ted Bundy had something decent to share even if it wasn't altogether helpful. It gave everybody but more time just to study how he thinks as well because you got to hear him speak freely.
I can't say for sure but I truly believe Bundy's ego was not only stoked by the feds asking for his help (which of course has been done many times with other killers and makes sense) but I think Bundy got off on not only being asked but being able to see the same type of gruesome killings (bodies) pics, remains, clothing/evidence, I think he enjoyed seeing those things and allowed him an outlet to further fantasize about killing and necrophilia; I don't believe he helped in any way other than for his own sick gratification even possibly wishing or thinking "how lucky" this other creep was for still being out there being able to do what he loved doing and was already caught for. I mean his sickening laugh when asked if a guy like this could or would stop says so much about Bundy's own demonic brain, behavior, way of thinking and his actions.
It's amazing how much you covered in something that had to be cut to YT specifications! Y'all do an amazing job, and one of the things I love the most about y'all and Casual Criminalist is that the victims aren't just names or numbers - they're people who had families.
Y'all also make sure that I can always follow what our narrator's lovely voice (and other less pleasant ones on recording) says; I'm Hard of Hearing, and I'm used to feeling overlooked and ignored by most content creators - of literally every form of video media - but here? I never hesitate to click on an EWU crew video because of fear that I might just get frustrated being unable to follow what's being said. To be included in default, and not as an afterthought or pseudo-inclusion (if we can't read the captions, they're as good as not there...) It feels good. Validating. So, from this disabled and HoH system (DID) with a deep love of history, psychology, storytelling, and puzzles, thank you for making your content readily and immediately accessible when so many others do not. Knowing that pulling up an EWU video if there's anxiety or insomnia is always an option, and that there is always something new to explore with you, means more than mere words can convey. Thank you.
I love the Casual Criminalist❤
I really appreciate what you said here. i'm blind and hard-of-hearing (moderate hearing loss with some frequency ranges severe and mild). I can't read subtitles, even if they're accurate, and a lot of videos, with background music, poor microphone placement, simply not professionally recorded because people don't have resources, makes it hard. I understand that not everyone has the knowledge of how to make such high-quality recordings.
The interrogations, nine times out of ten, I end up skimming, on any true crime videos, because they're extremely difficult to follow. There are a few good recordings out there, though, and this channel is wonderful with its narration.
Anyway, I wanted to thank you for thanking EWU. :)
Gary Ridgeway and BTK always intrigued me, mainly because of the fact they were the least likely suspects.
My birthday is the same day as BTK'S. Ugh.
Nice job EWU. Sad that murders can be described in such detail, but the word ''sex'' is forbidden lest your video gets buried or demonitized. Unbelievably stupid time we're in.
yea you can't say r*pe but you can say torture... makes zero sense
This man and Ted Bundy both made huge impacts on my childhood. Growing up in the same area as these creeps gave us kids nightmares. Scared to swim in a river for a long time... I believe this is the reason I like true crime videos, brings awareness and closure.
P.S I've met him at my old job in Auburn Washington. 🤯
How terrifying after the fact 😮
Oh my god that is scary.
...what was your old job?
Rentals
I know that feeling well. When I was 11 and my sister 14 we were birdwatching in a local park and some older neighbor guy tried to rape my sister. It ruined it for me and our family walks in the local parks which previously were my happy sanctuary place. Post incident even with both mom and dad walking w us I was terrified. Luckily in my adult years I got a dog and once again enjoyed my walks without incident. Except one sketchy situation I thought I was going to get kidnapped....thank God I took off to the parking lot bc the guy followed me and said you sure got here fast
YT getting real annoying with their censoring of this type of content
Still love y'all's work, keep on being awesome
I remember learning about green river a little while ago and was shocked at how straight up vile this dude was, it's insane how many women he was able to even kill
Yeah, and it's interesting hearing him talk about how he didn't always kill them and he really doesn't know why he did Kill.
Listening to him speak, he doesn't sound like a blithering idiot, he's very thoughtful when he's explaining himself. He seems to have a pretty decent amount of insight into himself. So I'm shocked that his IQ is 70.
They always find God in prison, because they can't give in to their sick urges in there. If they have a conscience, they are probably haunted by their evil deeds. Most of them are just trying to manipulate the system to no avail.
@@ritawashere5787 Mental illness plays a factor in intelligence. There's also different types of intelligence that factor into that score. One can be very adept at formulaic systems like math, but lacking short-term memory retention they can forget what they're doing mid-equation. One can have a photographic memory but lack the emotional stability to recall that information reliably. It may be that the killer was incredibly adept at their crimes, well-spoken, maybe even well-read, but with impairment to process information rationally also comes the impairment to utilize that intelligence in beneficial ways. Basically, being crazy can massively impair raw intelligence.
@@ritawashere5787 IQ of 80 is what they think. 70 is considering Mentally Delayed. But maybe he didn't even try on his IQ test lol
@@DubsTV93 that's true, I didn't think about that. Thank you, have a good night.
Love that you guys have 2 channels equally as good as each other ♥️♥️
Isn’t there like 10 EWU channels now? lol
I follow like 4 lollll
Great video, i love it when you post EWU. The silence of the lambs is based on this case, where Bundy was consulted to try and help catch Ridgeway. So interesting.
It was a combination of 3 killers-Bundy, Ed Gein and I’m not sure if I’m spelling this right but Gary Heidnik. Disturbing to know that a movie was made abt those sickos 😮
I've always found it interesting how Gary considered and/or referred to his victims as "dates." Out of all the serial killers I have researched and/or become familiar with throughout the years, to this day, he is still the only one who took that particular approach. Once the woman he was "dating" was no longer of interest to him (or in his case, no longer existed), it was merely time to move on and find another "date" -- as if he was playing the typical "dating game" that everybody is familiar with -- only, his version of "ghosting" an incompatible date was taken in the most literal sense imaginable. This, combined with his awkwardly mellow yet brutally revelatory demeanor most certainly enhances the disturbingly sinister nature he portrays. The dictionary definition of the word "creep" and/or "creepy" should come equipped with a picture of this man's mugshot.
I think he uses the term "date"
As a sex worker term used by johns and sex workers.
Totally of topic but I don't believe that people Ghost others out of indifference or ill intent. It's often the opposite. The ghosting is a reaction to feelings.
"Date" means a "paid date" it's a euphemism
@@jobdylan5782you can call it whatever you want (even though this is only for your personal pleasure) but OP is referring to the fact that hes one of the few who referred it to a date, not the definition itself. Besides, we both know you dont really care, youre just trying to be a smart ass.
Are you actually insane?@@PFCMittens
Can you please cover the Case of Franklin Floyd.
I have read the full book covering it, but you have such an interesting way of presenting the info, with footage and photos and all.
I would love a minidoc about the girl with him, and maybe if you can find his interrogation/court footage?
Thank you.
This case hits close to home. Not only because I'm around the age bracket of his younger victims, but also because this literally took place near my home. We drive by one of the sites where a body was found often
I feel so bad for his daughter finding out who her dad really was
He doesn't have a daughter,he had a son. Mathew.
You're thinking of Dennis Raider BTK- pathetic b*tch of a man, too. But his daughter is a victims advocate and she's awesome.
Bundy, Dahmer, and Gacy get so much attention, but they aren’t even the most terrifying. Neither is Ridgeway. This is a great doc, i hope it makes more people aware
Who is the most terrifying, in your opinion?
@@witheredserenity3183 someone like Pedro Lopez, who preys on vulnerable children in impoverished countries. Little children. There aren’t enough resources to stop these people, it’s terrifying. Breaks my heart
@@witheredserenity3183 Alexander Spesivtsev
Richard Ramirez, hands down is the scariest to me. He didn't have a type. Old, young, man, woman, child, brown, white single, married couples...
If he thought he could kill you, he tried (and succeeded many times) and the WAY he was caught was amazing.
Albert Fish probably disturbs me the most...
I just have to say he has the most AMAZING VOICE for these types of videos!!! I could listen to his vids all day! Thanx for sharing your voice and being a voice for these people and stories Sir 🥰🥰🥰
Listening to Bundy provide his thoughts and ideas is absolutely enthralling. Literally inside the mind of a serial killer.
Fantastic video as always @EWUCrimeStorytime 👌
Thank you for sharing this very in-depth video. I’ve watched other shows on his killing spree but none so detailed as you have provided! Love your channel Raven!! 💕💕💕
These poor girls. Sometimes I hate this world how many predators are out there. There's only two types of humans....those who value human lives and those that don't
GROSS 🤢!!
What was the longest you went back to them?
"Once they started smelling bad or had maggots" 🤢🤢
Thank you for your awesome work on these cases! So informative and well laid out!
My Mom gave me the middle name Debra as tribute to her friend Debbie Kent who was one of Ted Bundy’s victims. Her Mother kept their porch light on for years just in case she came back home. My Mom had one other friend who was murdered as well and her killer is still on death row. That’s what got my Mom interested in true crime and l became interested in it as well once l was older and she shared the details with me.
your voice is perfect for this genre
RIP to all the precious women lost. 🕊️
Did he kill someone who wasn't a prostitute?
@@CommunityGuidelineshe killed like 20 teenagers, dude. It really doesn’t matter what they did for money as long as they’re not hurting anyone. I honestly have no idea how or why it’s illegal to be a prostitute. If alcohol and weed are legal, why would agreeing to have sex for money not be legal as well? I personally think it’s gross lol so I wouldn’t take part in that ish an any way, but prostitution is literally just porn without the camera lol you can’t pay a woman to have sex with you, but you can pay a woman to have sex with you on camera😂😂 it’s gotta be one of the dumbest laws there is.
This is beyond sick. He went back afterwards…. That is unfathomable. I cannot even understand how anyone can even think to do such a thing to a human body.
The detective thinks removing the jewelry from the bodies is the weird part of all of this? Honestly that is the least weird part in all of this.
I Agree. Removing jewellery seems an obvious way of hindering identification of these women and rather than being weird seems logical, calculated and probably quite common especially among serial killers.
When we compare and contrast these older cases with newer cases it's interesting and quite amazing how far LE had come in their methods and investigation techniques. I appreciate that we now have improved tech such as dna testing, video surveillance and digital forensics (all of which making being a serial much more difficult) but even so, it's quite fascinating to observe the evolution of the methods.
@@WakeyWakeyEggsandBakey The taking of the jewellery is a way of them taking something they can keep them as ‘trophies’ and as a way to remember each victim and re-live each crime. Sick & Scary!
I agree - the police thought removing jewellery was odd - how about murdering someone! I think serial killers should be kept alive for exactly the reason Ted Bundy was - to assist and help understand their mentality.
It’s cuz all men are the same. Of course they would understand why he would want to go to rape a dead teenage girls body, they probably want to as well
@@buzzin-hornet but he didn’t keep the jewelry as tokens/remembrance, he got rid of it
Yes 🙌🏼 thank u so very much for posting a new video! I definitely had to indulge n get my fix of EWU ur channels are always killing it and always blowing everyone else outta the water when it comes to true crime.. keep up the amazing work 💙💙💙
He looked and talked exactly like my creepy uncle and they are similar in age and location and I’ll never forget learning about this case and seeing his face when I was a kid and having to ask my mom if they were the same person
And the three marriages and one kid lol
That’s very disturbing 😮
That would have definitely messed with my mind as a kid, too if he looked like an lived like my uncle 😧
I lived around the area this happened in, my mom did too. My mom actually knew Gary’s son and went to school with him.
I grew up hearing about Gary Ridgeway, and hearing a rumor that he’s the reason why the river was green because of all the bodies.
Naming it Green River had nothing to do with Ridgeway.
Thank you EWU. That was still one of the best condensed versions I’ve seen on the GRK. You did a great job on centring on the victims.
UA-cam’s policies are beyond ridiculous and if I could afford to become a Patreon to your channel as well I would. I do mean that too.
I love being part of the EWU Crew ❤️
Money money money 💰
Has an IQ around 80, outsmarts police for years.
Higher IQ than most cops tbh
When my mom was around 12-14ish in the early/mid 80’s… she used to try to dress older and wear heavy makeup (80’s style)- she even had one of those… stick things you put your cigarette on because she thought it made her look older* and fancy* 🧐
It was around this time she was waiting at a bus stop in our small town in W. Washington- a man in a pick up truck stopped and asked if she needed a ride, and my mom told him she did. She got in the car with him and instead of him taking her home, he starts driving down a super rural local road. She asked him what he was doing and he said something about needing his wallet and he forgot it at his house-
Then he pulls over on the side of the road where there are dense woods, and he told her to take off her shoes and walk into the woods. My mom doesn’t talk about this much, but she said he had rope and he was talking about wanting to tie her to a tree. She was leaned down untying her shoes slowly, and then the headlights of another car came down that road and the man told her to duck and hide but in what was probably my mother’s single only moment of self preservation she has ever had in her life, she instead darted out into the middle of the road and waved down the car and the unknown man sped off in his truck. The police were called and members of the GRK task force came around collecting evidence, bagging cigarette butts, etc- they even brought a sketch artist from Seattle. My grandma always said the detective or whoever she was talking to told her he believed she was very lucky to still have her daughter alive.
When Gary Ridgeway was arrested, my grandma looked up his name in the phone book and wouldn’t you know it- the road he was taking my mom down has Ridgeway’s living on it. Apparently (from what I’ve heard) he has family still living in our area.
Maybe it was him, maybe it wasn’t, but definitely gives me chills to think about, either way.
What gets me is how harmless this guy appears. Like, completely mild, and utterly pepper-less, if you will. I can see how his wife was genuinely clueless about him. 😮
The fact that you chose to produce an entire video on Gary Ridgeway aka The Green River Killer is awesome. Most people aren't even familiar with him or his crimes, which blows my mind bc he is literally the most prolific serial killer in US History, with the exception of H.H.Holmes. Giving people access to the necessary information pertaining to the major serial killers of our time is a must. Please continue uploading new content, especially videos pertaining to the most notable serial killers from our past.
I would like to suggest the next to be about Ted Bundy, since there was multiple mentions from him in this latest video and bc he is probably one of the most notable killers in history
He’s very well known. Not sure who you know that isn’t familiar with him.
This video shocked me and I am a 70 year old woman in the UK. I have never heard of this guy and am surprised at how ordinary he looks, and how (I hate to say) nice he sounds. We all need to know more about this type of thing. And Ted Bundy - I would also appreciate a video on him.
For the record, H.H.Holmes is not nearly as prolific as many people think. I suggest doing a bit more research on him. There is an incredible amount of misinformation out there, stemming from a single book that got almost everything wrong yet continued to be rehashed all over the web. In reality, he is empirically known to have killed seven people. Nowhere near "over 100" as many uninformed internet sources like to suggest.
Not to split hairs but the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history is Samuel Little aka the choke and stroke killer with 93 murders credited and more than 50 bodies confirmed.
@@Brenda-qe2ug he's easily in the top ten serial killers known/covered in the US
There’s a reason Ted was the perfect candidate to contact for help. Ironically he’s from a time period where he’ll actually provide assistance to law enforcement agencies unlike the majority of other individuals they could have contacted for support in this “community”
A lot of the girls he killed weren't even 18 so it frustrates me when he refers to them as women, I just know those girls even the women had a hard start in life probably kicked out of home or suffered abuse and had to find a way to get by. So fucking sad
It's interesting when you go to put on EWU on your drive home from work and you just so happen to be driving by Green River in the same area some of these events took place.
Great Work, EWU.
Gnarly 🤘🏻
As usual guys you are the most professional crime channel ever. I hope you get to have your own program you deserve it. Please keep the videos coming😊 could you cover the story of Brian Schaffer? It remains a mystery.
He was included in a 3 still-missing-persons episode a while back, but it would be cool to learn more!
@@bishoukun yes his story is so mind boggling. I have a feeling that he left his left his life behind and began a new one.
The episode of “American Monster” talking about this guy and his family was really excellent.
I'll never forget these events. I have lived here in Washington all my life, was born in 67, and lived in Tacoma during the time all this was going on. Washington has produced some of the most prolific serial killers for some awful reason.
We don’t get enough sunlight😂
The boyfriend wasn’t very affective at keeping his girlfriend safe… the one time she needed protecting he loses the truck… the best way to protect her would’ve been to get a job so she wouldn’t have been put in the position to where she felt she needed to sell her body
Wow! Details I never would have guessed. I am impressed w/ how such horrific events can be retold with such humanity.
The most normal but successful serial killer in modern America. His relationship with his mother is fascinating from a psychological standpoint. Was it nurture or nature? Who knows, perhaps it was the perfect combination of both, the perfect storm.
So sick how someone can be so disgusting… these poor girls. Rest in peace.
He’s a badass tho
Hearing about the younger girls being murdered is really sad. They might have grown up in rough homes, runaways, or maybe just drug addicts, and this is what they had to do.
It's not that I don't feel bad for the older ones that are around 30, it's just the younger ones that really had no idea the danger they were putting themselves in. The older gals had probably been doing that work for a long time and had probably had to fight their way to survive more than once.
We humans are usually kinder to strangers & friends then our own family.
I'm still early in the video, so I'm curious how he treated his family.
There is no rest in peace without Jesus Christ
@@email6743 be quiet. Jesus does nothing
Ted Bundy by far is the most terrifying serial killer for me. The fact that he looks like someone you'd talk to or even go on a date with, his charismatic demeanor makes him so terrifying.
My mom and grandmother always said the the gang bangers and the serial killers are always attractive most the times which is true
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The fact that Ridgeway’s face is hidden and then “revealed” later in the video…it’s funny to me. Maybe it’s my age, but this guy is ooooold news. Scary, but old news
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He kills 100 plus people that they suspect but the detective says.. don’t you think taking earrings off dead women is weird? Lol WTF .. what part of this story is not weird?
Unfortunately, it's really not surprising that people like him see his victims as objects instead of human, when the entire society, especially law enforcement, treat them as subhuman. Law enforcement terrorizes them instead of protecting them.
Yes, it's so sad to see the most desperate and vulnerable people in society, having often lived through extremely traumatic childhoods, being continually degraded and dehumanized, often prosecuted and re-victimized for simply doing what they can to survive. We need to have so much more empathy and compassion for people who have found themselves in impossible circumstances.
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In America you don't have to sell your body for money. You have way more options and opportunities
@@Ready-ForTheEnd I can't fault you for not directly being able to understand someone's situation if you haven't lived it, but damn, shame on you for having such a narrow minded assumption that you think that everyone's situations fit neatly into your solutions and moral template. There is so much complexity within the human psyche that changes a person's perspective and even structure of their brain. You are not the omnipotent authority on morals and social interaction, and you don't get to decide what is right and wrong, because you don't know all of the information to make that judgment, and often things fall within a grey area somewhere in between the two extremes. I'd suggest taking a step back and trying to understand that there is more to the world than your own experiences and some people find themselves making a choice you couldn't fathom making yourself, in part due to external factors outside of their control. Or maybe it is because of choices they made, or somewhere in between both of those scenarios. But in the moment people do what they have to, to get their basic needs met, and there is not always a quick fix for that and you have to make compromises.
It is obviously not a preferable situation. Most people that have all their needs met in the world would not voluntarily decide to be in that situation. But to assume you know what people should do for their own lives better than they do just shows how narrow minded and ignorant you are.
"The organism does what made the organism survive."-Greg Hartley
@@juliana.x0x0- wow, you got really judgemental there while calling out someone for being judgemental. Hypocrite.
@@neraphruneblade7903 well, I never said I was perfect. I was pointing out the fact that this person's perspective was based on something they had no experience with, a perspective that can be harmful, perpetuating stigma and lack of empathy around situations that they have no real experience with. Of course we all judge others to an extent, it's human nature, and helps us navigate the world. I judged the fact that he was arguing a point around something he had no experience with, that perpetuated a negative stereotype. I didn't say he was a bad person, or judge his whole character based on that singular belief. I judged and challenged his beliefs, not him as a person.
This case does not amuse me, not in the slightest. But I will always be a little amused that Gary Ridgway's coworkers were calling him "Green River Gary" for years before he was arrested. Not super amused, just a little bit. Mostly, it's just really sad that he was allowed to remain free to kill for so many years.
You’re not amused in the slightest yet slightly haha
@@scottfree4528 I just wanted to be clear that I find no humor in his treatment of his victims. If I had just gone straight to " his coworkers called him Green River Gary, lol!", someone would have had a problem with that. So it just doesn't matter. No matter what you say, or how much time you spend choosing your words, someone is going to come along and pick them apart.
Raven your the best at telling the storys sad crazy but true stories I mean people do need to know the dangers that are really out there lurking
It's so sad knowing that a woman reported him and he got away. Hopefully it'll be added to the list of "lessons learned" to prevent it from happening again. I'm thankful they took these passed women seriously, regardless of their lifestyle and line of "work". We all matter ❤
Fantastic video as usual, I'm sorry YT can't handle real content anymore, but I'll become a Patreon very soon. Much love EWU
If anyone is into reading, read "The Riverman". Bob Keppel (sp?) one if the lead detectives on Ridgway AND Bundy wrote it and he goes into great detail on working with Bundy along with Ridgway's confession transcript
What scares me most is how accurate was Bundy on the desc of the guy, it made me think of the show criminal minds, he was so spot on like he could've been in BAU
The scary part of this video is when the narrator said " the most prolific serial killer _on record_ "
Great documentary for my criminal school lesson
I'm sad for all of Gary's victims and especially sorry for Marie. Imagine having a "boyfriend" follow around the truck that carries the woman he love to some secluded place knowing what she had to do to get money to most likely support the both of them. He was a weak link and couldn't even do something so simple as keeping up with the damn truck. R.I.P Marie and all the others. I wish you had experienced someone that truly love you. That could have made a big difference in the way she lived and carried herself.
I don't think that the so called boyfriend was a good person at all! He could have gotten a job do that Mary would not have to do sex work! He should have tried to protect her not use her.
That guy was most definitely her pimp, pimps often "date" the women they "protect" cus then when they get a cut from the girl it makes sense. Dude was for sure not a good guy
@@chyennewhisman7166 in all likelihood that was his job. i highly doubt he was a boyfriend and was more than likely a pimp, but you dont tell police that
This was a decently well made documentary, I learned some things about Gary Ridgway that I hadn’t know before and about psychopathy in general.
The way he's talking about this gave me chills. He may not have "planned it" but let's even say the first one was an accident, which i don't believe for a second, for him to have kept going after that? Meeting these women knowing what he was capable of? He was discarding these women like they meant nothing, just a trail of bodies, a means to an end he could use and toss. Sickening how some people can have a complete disregard for life.
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The green river killerrrmmm 0:18
😆 heard it
😱 Shockingly interesting case, may all his victims rest in peace, 🙏 another outstanding video thanks raven 🖤
That's how you know you're dealing with evil personified: You ask, of ALL PEOPLE....ANOTHER SERIAL KILLER... *TED BUNDY* ... For advice!
Well , he is bound to have some pretty significant insight ...
@@sarahholland2600 Agreed
Very interesting to hear Ted's input
It’s crazy to think about. I was still pretty young, around 7, but I remember Gary. My family and I were neighbors with him, always seemed like a nice guy. I remember my parents and landlord speaking with Kiro when he was finally caught.
That’s crazy. I’m glad you and your family weren’t hurt by him.💛
how can literally EVERY case be the most twisted one I've ever heard
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Before this guy was caught my dad lived in a place where we could walk to the green river in just a few minutes. When I was about 12 I went down near there with my dad’s gf to pick berries or something, we heard a noise and she freaked out and pushed me towards the river and ran the other away 😑
I feel horrible for that boyfriend. I imagine he blames himself still.
It was a pimp keeping an eye on his prostitute. He's probably not even alive anymore.
As he should
Why would you feel bad for him? He was prostituting his girlfriend what a trash human being
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I don't think I've ever wanted to hurt somebody with my own hands that much in my life! Disgusting man...
This dude,in my opinion is one of the creepiest serial killers. Gives me chills.
4:38 Impulsively is a trait of SO many disorders, it's silly to assume everything criminals do is ASPD. Not all criminals are ASPD; some are OCD, ADHD, Bipolar, etc, and all those have impulsivity. The jumps yall make sometimes are so extreme.
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Absolutely horrific. All those precious innocent woman and children attacked, defiled, and murdered all by one evil evil psycho.
Honestly this voice is soothing, just like vincent price.
I could listen to both all day.
Holy smokes, that is just nasty, humping a body that’s in its decomposed state. I didn’t know that about the GRK and I agree, this is pretty twisted.
He talks with no remorse, he's not sorry for any of it, and he thinks he will be forgiven? Wow.
Such a breath of fresh air to hear this narrator’s voice compared to other channels.
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