The Riverman: Ted Bundy and I Hunt for the Green River Killer

This book demonstrates that extending Bundy's life would have given us much more information on unknown victims and more details on known ones. For example, Bundy needed more time and patience to confess about Hawkings and the youngest victims. As described by Shonda Stapley, his M.O. was different from what he admitted. We could have known so much more also about his childhood traumas, a common trait shared by all serial killers. We still know very little about what we can do to treat them while they are still young.

Previous commenters have downplayed this book because they claim a)Bundy rambles on about nothing; and b)Riverman is more about Bundy than Ridgway. On both counts the ill-informed are wrong. Dr. Keppel shows by comparison how innately similar the thinking and methodology are from one long-term serial killer to another, and how extending the life of Bundy would have never garnered more victim or mindset insight. Fantastic read if you READ CAREFULLY what all players in this book are really saying.

Written by a detective in excruciating detail. It contains an incredible amount of information and all laid out like it would be In a crime report. If your after a tall tale written in the style of a story then I'd say look elsewhere. However if you're after a comprehensive study of Bundy, Ridgway and serial killers in general then have at it.