4. Gary Ridgway – 49 Murders
Known as the Green River Killer, Gary Ridgeway commenced a killing spree that lasted more than a decade and involved the killing of 48 young runaways and prostitutes. Gary would always bring them back to his home where he would strangle them and throw them into the Green River. After a young boy found a body floating down the Green River, and more bodies turning up, the investigations began. Ridgway was careful and got away with it for a very long time before the case were reopened with new DNA matching technology that eventually led the authorities to Ridgway. Gary was arrested for 4 cases of murder but then plead guilty to 34 more just for good measure. Ridgway made a deal with prosecutors to reveal some additional bodies if he was not given the death penalty and to also plead guilty if police could link any more evidence to new murders. This came into good use 4 years ago after they found a body of another girl. Now serving multiple life sentences, Gary Ridgway is the most prolific serial killer the U.S. has ever seen.
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