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Chilling.And I want to be Ann Rule when I grow up.
Can't say this is a fun read, but Rule has a tendency to use victim-centered narrative, which I find progressive and important in discussions of true crime, and it was overall a well-done account of the cases of the Green River Killer. Ridgway is a pretty solid refutation to the common misconceptions about serial killers, that they must be extraordinarily successful or charming or intelligent, especially to evade capture. He was utterly ordinary and mediocre, even less than mediocre by some meas...
This book is just beyond terrifying. Thankfully Ridgway has been convicted but to know that it took so long to catch this monster is just horrifying, he was just hiding in plain sight the WHOLE time. It gives me shivers just thinking about it! Ann Rule truly is the queen of true crime writing, she just has the perfect way of balancing the horrifying crime facts with the tidbits about the victims and Ridgway’s own life leading up to his killings. I enjoyed that she introduced us to the victims, b...
My wife thinks there is something seriously wrong with me deep inside because of my great love of true crime, in particular serial killers. But what does she know? She likes the Eddie Murphy single “Party All the Time.”The body count here is staggering, Green River Killer Gary Ridgway exposing Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, Joseph James DeAngelo, Richard Ramirez, the Hillside Stranglers, and the Zodiac Killer as mere pikers after being convicted of murdering 49 women. And who knows if that number i...
3.5 -3.75 starsThe Green River killer may be the deadliest killer in recent history. There are at least 50 murders but likely more. Most occurred between 1981 and 1983 in King County, Washington. When he started, the term “serial killer” wasn’t even coined yet. He was caught in fall 2001. (Many of us were preoccupied with other news at the time.) Although he was one of many suspects in the 80s, he passed a polygraph. Modern forensics and DNA testing finally advanced to conclusively prove he did
I vaguely remember the Green River Killer from when he was caught and it made headlines but I don't think I ever really knew much about him aside from snippets on serial killer websites or what have you.Because I am awful, every time he was mentioned by his less-than-creative moniker, I could only think of the Stuckey River Killer. I mean, that shouldn't be a go-to parody, right?This is only my second Ann Rule book and I find that, so far, I appreciate the way she speaks of the women who get mur...
I love reading about True Crime and especially serial killers. I was really surprised I hadn't heard of this one before considering the extent of his spree. Definitely an interesting read from someone who actually spoke to the killer before he was caught. I hope to read more books from Ann Rule! Decent Read!
A very thorough and very interesting telling of the events surrounding the investigation of the Green River Killer. I did not know much about the Green River Killer - other than he committed a series of murders in Washington back in the 80s. Since I knew so little, this was a suspenseful whodunit? for me.The book is not easy to read if the horrific details of crimes make you queasy. It was shocking to read about what one human can do to another human because they think they are "doing the right
"Prostitution is a profession born of desperation, poverty, alienation and loneliness."Ann Rule covers one of the most profilic serial killers in American history - a case involving more than forty-nine female victims and spanning over two decades of intense investigative work.Well, this one was a mixed bag. It's very clear from the beginning that Rule tries to use this novel as a way of humanising all of the Green River Killer's victims. With the introduction of each victim, there is a small pi...
Edit: I am updating my review for this book because this Orlando massacre has made me realize something. I gave this book a 3.75/5 stars because I found it repetitive. I found hearing about the girls' life repetitive and I wanted to hear more about Gary Ridgway. But I was wrong in thinking that. I stand by everything else in my review, and it was repetitive, but in the way it was done, not what was said. Ridgway was charged with 48 murders, almost identical to this massacre. And as with other ma...
This was a really good true crime book, the main reason why I didn't give it five stars is that there was too much filler in here for me towards the end. A good 20 percent of this book could have deleted (after we get into the 1990s) since we all should know at this point that Ridgway (the Green River Killer) didn't get arrested until 2001 and was not convicted until 2003. Depending on the book I don't mind when Rule segues into the lives of the police officers who are responsible for apprehendi...
And apparently the other thing I needed to be reading while studying for finals was a book about the man who raped and strangled (and often strangled and raped) over fifty women in Washington State. This is an utterly fascinating story, unfortunately packaged by an annoying true crime author. I wanted to read about Gary Ridgeway not because he’s a killer, but because he’s such an odd specimen. I mean, from a profiling standpoint, he just doesn’t make sense. He was married happily for twenty year...
Written shortly after the finalisation of the case, Green River, Running Red is a mostly comprehensive book on a series of killings that went on for far, far too long.Ann Rule is definitely one of the better-known true crime writers, and for good reason - she's got a very natural writing style that's easy to read, and that's true here. But there were some inconsistencies and choices made that affected my rating.The book begins, and continues for some time, with an overview of the victims in the
A true crime book about the man in Seattle who took the lives of at least 49 women. It took two decades of research on the author's part to compile the book.Anne Rule never disappoints. Her ability to ingratiate herself into the story is impressive. This was excellently researched.
The story of America’s most prolific serial killer, convicted of 48 murders. Also known as the Green River killer, who strangled prostitutes en masse, along with unlucky hitchhikers. Of course such a prolific killer is horrifying, but the book is so long and meandering that it becomes boring. The author keeps writing herself into the book, which is annoying and distracting even if the killer actually went to a few of her book signings. By the end I was not only feeling jaded, but also physically...
I was visiting a friend in her office the other day when I noticed this book in her IN box and commented on the title, and she said “Do you want to read it?” I have read it; I could not put the damn thing down! Ann Rule has a marvelous facility for capturing your attention and making you want to see what comes next, and I was intrigued by the way she wove the threads of this plot into something that reads like a novel with alternate points of view.This book is the story of the Green River Killer...
I didn't mind the endless descriptions of the victims. In fact, I liked that -- it keeps the memory of the transient, wayward girls Ridgway killed alive, even if the details of their lives were nothing remarkable. What I didn't like was reading about Ann Rule's awesome books and her awesome role as a tip call taker and how everyone in the true crime world looks to her as an expert, etcetera. The crime reporting is good, though the book could have been a welcome 50 pages shorter if Ann had talked...
Most people know about the Green River Killer, Gary Ridgeway, but know very little about his 48 victims....young women who made their living as prostitutes on the SeaTac "Strip" in Seattle. True crime writer Ann Rule, instead of concentrating solely on Ridgeway, tells us the life stories of many of these unfortunate women and their families. Many who were abused as children, from broken homes, and not wanted by their parents, they did what they could to survive; however, some were from loving an...
Trigger warnings: death, murder, rape, gore, kidnapping, disappearance of a loved one, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, abusive relationships, murder of sex workers. 3.5 stars. I so desperately wanted to find this utterly gripping from start to finish, because I'd never even HEARD of the Green River Killer before this book came across my radar and he was so incredibly prolific. And I fully admire Ann Rule's commitment to telling the stories of each and every young woman who disappeared in the area dur...