The Riverman: Ted Bundy and I Hunt for the Green River Killer
Jun 2010 · Simon and Schuster
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After a search of over twenty years, one of America's most elusive serial killers was finally apprehended. Now, read the true story of one man's attempt to get inside se mind of the Green River Killer
July 15, 1982: 3 woman's strangled body was filed, caught on the pilings of Washington state's Green River. Before long, the "Green River Killer" would be suspected in at least forty-nine more homicides, with no end in sight. Then the authorities received an unbelievable letter from the infamous serial killer Ted Bundy -- then on Florida's death row -- offering to help catch the Green River Killer. But he would only talk to one man: Robert Keppel, the former homicide detective who had helped track Bundy's cross-county killing spree.
Now these conversations are revealed, in which Bundy speculates about the motive and methods of the Green River Killer -- and reveals his own twisted secrets as well. Now, as never before, we look into the face of evil...and into the heart of a killer.
July 15, 1982: 3 woman's strangled body was filed, caught on the pilings of Washington state's Green River. Before long, the "Green River Killer" would be suspected in at least forty-nine more homicides, with no end in sight. Then the authorities received an unbelievable letter from the infamous serial killer Ted Bundy -- then on Florida's death row -- offering to help catch the Green River Killer. But he would only talk to one man: Robert Keppel, the former homicide detective who had helped track Bundy's cross-county killing spree.
Now these conversations are revealed, in which Bundy speculates about the motive and methods of the Green River Killer -- and reveals his own twisted secrets as well. Now, as never before, we look into the face of evil...and into the heart of a killer.
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4.6
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Ric Jones
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March 23, 2018
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.
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Scarlett O'Hara
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August 3, 2024
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.
James Thigpen
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March 16, 2016
Very good read, very informative and interesting. It really focused on Ted Bundy more than Gary Ridgeway (The Riverman). All first hand accounts of Bundy, reads more like second hand accounts of Ridgeway,
About the author
Robert D. Keppel was the chief consultant to the Green River Murders Task force who helped develop the strategy behind the arrest of current suspect Gary Ridgway. He has since retired as the chief criminal investigator for the Washington State Attorney General's Office. He has received a number of grants from the U.S. Bureau of Justice Administration to aid local police agencies in tracking serial homicides.
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