Modus Operandi
Gary Ridgway would usually pick up his victims along the South Pacific Highway in Seattle, Washington. He would often show the victim a picture of his son to gain their trust. Gary would have sex with them but would always insist on making his payment after they were finished. Following sex, Gary would strangle his victims to death. He initially strangled them manually but after being inflicted with many wounds and bruises from the victims trying to defend themselves he began using ropes, belts, and other ligatures so as not to draw suspicion. Ridgway killed the majority of his victims in either his truck or his home. Most of the bodies were dumped around the Green River in what Ridgway called "clusters". He would sometimes return to these "clusters" and have intercourse with the bodies.