Gary Ridgway - Popular Culture

Popular Culture

Many non-fiction books and novels have been written about the Green River murders and Gary Ridgway himself. Examples include:

• Serial Killers: Issues Explored Through Green River Murders by Tomas Guillen
• Green River Killer, a graphic novel by Jeff Jensen and Jonathan Case
• The Riverman: Ted Bundy and I Hunt for the Green River Killer by Robert D. Keppel
• Green River Serial Killer: Biography of an Unsuspecting Wife by Pennie Morehead, telling the story of his third wife and her struggles with the truth
• Defending Gary: Unraveling the Mind of the Green River Killer by Mark Prothero with help from Carlton Smith
• Chasing the Devil by Sheriff David Reichert
• Green River, Running Red by thriller novelist Ann Rule
• Search for the Green River Killer by Carlton Smith with help from Tom Guillen
• Case of the Green River Killer by Diane Yancey
• The Green River Killer by the King County Journal Staff

Other notable mentions of Ridgway in popular media include:

• The direct-to-DVD movie Green River Killer was released in 2005.
• In a 2006 episode, the TV series Crimes That Shook the World featured a biography of the Green River Killer, Gary Ridgway (starring Frank Violi) (narration by Tim Pigott-Smith).
• In 2008, the Lifetime Movie Network aired The Capture of the Green River Killer, a TV movie loosely based on his crimes. John Pielmeier portrays Ridgway.
• The song "Deep Red Bells" by Neko Case was inspired by her growing up as a teenager in the area during the time of the murders.
• In 2004, Phil Hansen created and displayed artwork depicting Gary Ridgway's face, composed of 11,792 portraits of the 48 victims.