Talk:Gary Ridgway
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Ridgway was arrested in 1982 and 2001 for charges related to prostitution - does that mean he was arrested for prostitution, or for soliciting a prostitute? RickK 03:11, 6 Nov 2003 (UTC)
- The phrase "charges related to prostitution" is what it says in the sources, although from what I know about the case I'd suspect he was arrested for soliciting a prostitute.
- BTW, why do you want to merge this article with the Green River Killer? I'd say that there's a lot of data that should go into the GRK article (e.g., suspects, names of victims) that wouldn't properly fit in this article. Likewise, there is some chilling suggestions that Ridgway's victims include more than those attributed to the GRK. Certainly the 2 articles overlap, but they are not identical. -- llywrch 04:14, 6 Nov 2003 (UTC)
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- Because there is so much overlap. RickK
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- Merged. But if the "murder" section gets too big then it can be summarized and spun back into the "killer" article. --mav 08:25, 6 Nov 2003 (UTC)
- Only at the present time. As I see it, the article about the Green River Killer should focus more on the the details of the investigation, much of which had nothing to do with Ridgway. For example, from the beginning the police were worried that they might miss leads, or destroy evidence & brought in a consultant who had worked on a previous serial killer case. (Which explains their thinking when they took DNA samples from Ridgway.) I also remember that there was one person identified as a suspect in the 1980s who lived in Spokane; he remained in my memory because Ann Rule opined that he was a very likely suspect, & that he had been renting a room to a woman (a fact that still creeps me out -- "My landlord kills women for a hobby.")
- As for the Ridgway article, there is little more that can be said about him than what existed pre-merge, except for the eventual details of his sentencing, & that he is still the suspect in at least 2 more murders. -- llywrch 17:36, 6 Nov 2003 (UTC)
An interesting bit of trivia: the "undisclosed location" where Ridgway was being held in 2003 was the same location used by King County for the recount in the governor's race in Nov/Dec 2004. I think it would be in bad taste to put it in the article, though. 209.182.101.246 19:59, 12 Jan 2005 (UTC)
As the "most prolific serial killer in history" the article DEFINITELY needs his picture. And those of some of his victims. V M 
23:49, 22 October 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] Ridgway
Is he related to Stan Ridgway of Wall of Voodoo?
- No--"Stan Ridgway" is a stage name. -- Takwish 21:10, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Most prolific?
This sounds like someone's opinion. By what criteria do we establish a serial killer as more prolific than others?
- By the number of people they've killed as compared to others...
Wow, I've come back and seen the personal attack (lame). My question arose from the use of the word "prolific" in the article, not the criteria. Anyway.
(Personal attack removed) Please stay civil. Thanks, Petros471 10:31, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
- IMHO, in this case, the meaning is clear and it's not a POV. For example, saying he was the worse serial killer or the most terrible or whatever would be a POV. Nil Einne 14:00, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Bold
Why are three of sentences in bold in the first paragraph? I'll revert them unless there's some reason. Gary Seven 00:53, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Estimates
The article says there are estimates which are much higher. But there are no source for these estimates nor are any mentioned. Are these estimates which were made after he confessed and/or estimates still believed by a resonable number of people or simply estimates before he confessed and the actual number revealed. I ask especially because it would seem strange that he would confess to so many unknown murders but still leave some out, especially given that this would risk his plea if every proven. Then again, who can ever understand the mind of a serial killer? Nil Einne 13:49, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] 2001 arrest for prostitution related
The article states he was arrested in 2001 for prostitution related offenses. However material later used for DNA was collected in 1987. Was this for the 1982 arrest or was it voluntary (obviously he didn't know about DNA at the time) given that he was a suspect? Also, did the 2001 arrest have any affect? Or was the identification via DNA from 1987 preceeding differently and only later people realised this was the guy arrested for prostition related offenses Nil Einne 13:54, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
