Gary Ridgway; Tammie Liles.Photo:King County Sheriff’s Department (2)
King County Sheriff’s Department (2)
The last known remains — labeled “Bones 20” — linked to theGreen River killerhave been identified as belonging to a teenage victim, according to breakthrough reports.
According to local media, the victim — who disappeared in the summer of 1983 — was from Everett, Washington, north of Seattle.
Ridgway, 74, has been convicted of murdering 49 women and girls during the 1980s and 1990s in Washington. In addition, he is believedto have killed over 90 women and girlsbetween 1982 and 1998.
Tammie Liles.King County Sheriff’s Department
King County Sheriff’s Department
He is currently serving several consecutive life sentences in Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla, Washington with no chance of parole.
Liles was previously identified through dental records after part of her remains were discovered in Oregon, per theKing County Sheriff Office’s news release.
In 2022, the lab “tentatively” identified Liles as the victim after initial investigation, according to the release.
“It’s an immense feeling of satisfaction that in this case, that started in the early 80s, we are able to identify all of Gary Ridgway’s victims, all 49 of them,” Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Eric White said of the final breakthrough in the case, per NBC.
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PEOPLE has contacted the King County Sheriff’s Office for further comment.
This breakthrough in the case comes after 15-year-old Lori Anne Razpotnik was identified as another victim of Ridgway’s from remains known as “Bones 17” in late 2023, reportedEverett Herald.
source: people.com
