Confessions of the Green River Killer: A True Story of Manipulation, Madness, and a Search for Justice, (Paperback)

<b>A startling profile of one of the most prolific serial killers and the disturbing experience of the journalist who earned his trust for the sake of justice.</b> <p>When crime journalist Maria DiLorenzo mailed a letter to Gary Ridgway, she never expected him to reply. He refused to speak to reporters and would send only religious materials back to anyone who contacted him in prison--if he replied at all. But instead of silence or a boilerplate letter, Maria's phone rang-and it was the Green River Killer calling. </p><p>Over the next several years, Ridgway would call Maria hundreds of times, using all of his free time in prison to speak with her. Her goal: to pry the details of his dozens of unidentified and unsolved murders from him. His motivation in speaking to her: unknowable. Through these hundreds of hours of phone calls, Ridgway revealed new details about his life, his crimes, and his motives - and manipulated Maria much like he tormented his victims. </p><p>An insightful and deeply personal profile of a dangerous mind, <i>Confessions of the Green River Killer </i>is the closest depiction of Gary Ridgway ever seen and a disturbing glimpse into what it's like to truly know a killer. Readers of <i>I'll Be Gone in the Dark </i>and <i>The Stranger Beside Me </i>will be enraptured to experience Gary Ridgway through the eyes and ears of a woman he came to deeply trust--and deeply covet.</p>

• Confessions of the Green River Killer: A True Story of Manipulation, Madness, and a Search for Justice, (Paperback)
• Author: Maria Dilorenzo
• ISBN: 9798892423977
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-07-21
• Page Count: 352