What is Gary Ridgway best known for?

Gary Ridgway is best known as the Green River Killer, a serial killer responsible for multiple murders in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. - **What was Gary Ridgway's occupation?** Gary Ridgway was primarily known for his criminal activities as a serial killer, rather than a specific occupation. - **Where did Gary Ridgway carry out his murders?** Gary Ridgway's murders were primarily carried out in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

Gary Ridgway

American serial killer

Person human Q357498

Gary Ridgway — King County Sheriff's Office. · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[11]
Date of birth: February 18, 1949, 1949^[6]
Place of birth: Salt Lake City
Country of citizenship: United States^[7]
Occupation: serial killer, military personnel, painter
Field of work: serial murder^[8]
Educated at: Tyee Educational Complex^[9]
Religion or worldview: Pentecostalism^[10]
Work location: Washington^[15]
Birth name: Gary Leonardo Ridgway^[21]
Convicted of: murder, rape, torture^[17]^[18]^[19]
Family name: Ridgeway^[13]
Given name: Gary^[14]
Height: +178^[25]
Military branch: United States Navy^[12]
Name in native language: Gary Leon Ridgway.^[22]
Nickname: ''The Green Lake Killer''^[20]
Number of victims of killer: +49^[16]
P14750: 8D63-7BFB-4CA8-87B6-4A22^[27]
Penalty: life imprisonment^[23]
Place of detention: Washington State Penitentiary^[26]
Start of work period: 1982^[24]

🏷️ Also known as

en Gary Ridgway en Green River Killer en Gary Leon Ridgway. The man of river ar غاري ريدجواي cs Green River Killer de Green-River-Killer de Green River Killer es Green River Killer es Gary Ridgway Jackson fa گری ریجوی fi Green Riverin tappaja fi Green River Killer he גארי רידג'ווי he רוצח הנהר הירוק it Green River Killer ja ゲイリー・リッジウェイ ko 게리 리지웨이 nl Green River Killer pl Green River Killer ru Гари Леон Риджуэй

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VIAF cluster ID: 58474735
Library of Congress authority ID: n2004099021
GND ID: 1047944138
Described at URL: truecrimeunheard.com
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Gary-Ridgway
FAST ID: 1427158
Freebase ID: /m/01q9rc
GeneaStar person ID: ridgwayg
Geni.com profile ID: 6000000018824869599
Harper's tag: gary-ridgway
IMDb ID: nm1519671

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JRC Names ID: 123657
NCMEC person ID: NCMU/1151977
NL CR AUT ID: xx0307236
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987012329523105171
Notable Names Database ID: 935/000024863
Personality Database profile ID: 9740
Quora topic ID: Gary-Ridgway
SVKKL authority ID: 0432622-Ridgway-Gary-Leon-1949
TMDB person ID: 2939010
Topic's main category: Category:Gary Ridgway
WikiTree person ID: Ridgway-207
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJbxGq47FcT9bw8pwMRBT3
Yale LUX ID: person/d3184750-2e49-4da8-a3f4-fe42d9a2f0a9

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Convicted of 3

murder, rape, torture

Occupation 3

painter, serial killer, military personnel

Country of citizenship 1

United States

Field of work 1

serial murder

Given name 1

Gary

Instance of 1

human

Military branch 1

United States Navy

Penalty 1

life imprisonment

Place of birth 1

Salt Lake City

Religion or worldview 1

Pentecostalism

Sex or gender 1

male

Work location 1

Washington

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Buffalo Bill

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Ted Bundy

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Summary

Gary Ridgway was born on February 18, 1949^[1], in Salt Lake City^[2]. He has worked as a serial killer^[3], military personnel^[4], and painter^[5].

FAQs

Where was Gary Ridgway born?

Gary Ridgway was born in Salt Lake City^[2].

What did Gary Ridgway do for work?

Gary Ridgway worked as a serial killer^[3], military personnel^[4], and painter^[5].

Where did Gary Ridgway go to school?

Gary Ridgway was educated at Tyee Educational Complex^[9].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Gary Ridgway — place of birth (P19): Salt Lake City. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-14. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Gary Ridgway — sex or gender (P21): male. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2024-07-20. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Gary Ridgway — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Gary Ridgway — educated at (P69): Tyee Educational Complex. Retrieved 2021-03-04. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Gary Ridgway — field of work (P101): serial murder. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2024-11-01. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Gary Ridgway — occupation (P106): serial killer. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Gary Ridgway — occupation (P106): military personnel. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Gary Ridgway — occupation (P106): painter. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Gary Ridgway — religion or worldview (P140): Pentecostalism. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Gary Ridgway — military branch (P241): United States Navy. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Gary Ridgway — date of birth (P569): February 18, 1949. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Gary Ridgway — date of birth (P569): 1949. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2023-09-30. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Gary Ridgway — family name (P734): Ridgeway. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Gary Ridgway — given name (P735): Gary. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Gary Ridgway — work location (P937): Washington. Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved 2023-10-03. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Gary Ridgway — number of victims of killer (P1345): 49. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Gary Ridgway — convicted of (P1399): murder. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Gary Ridgway — convicted of (P1399): rape. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Gary Ridgway — convicted of (P1399): torture. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Gary Ridgway — nickname (P1449): ''The Green Lake Killer''. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Gary Ridgway — birth name (P1477): Gary Leonardo Ridgway. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Gary Ridgway — name in native language (P1559): Gary Leon Ridgway.. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Gary Ridgway — penalty (P1596): life imprisonment. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Gary Ridgway — start of work period (P2031): 1982. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Gary Ridgway — height (P2048): 178 cm. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Gary Ridgway — place of detention (P2632): Washington State Penitentiary. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Gary Ridgway — P14750 (P14750): 8D63-7BFB-4CA8-87B6-4A22. wikidata.org.

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