Green River Killer victim identified after 40 years
Wendy Stephens was only 14 when she was murdered by Gary Ridgway. Her remains have now been identified through a DNA match.
photo courtesy of King County Sheriff
Mon, 01/25/2021
A previously unidentified victim of Gary Ridgway, dubbed the Green River Killer has been identified some 40 years after her murder.
The King County Prosecutor, Dan Satterberg said she was identified as Wendy Stephens of Denver, Colorado who was only 14 when she was killed. Her remains were identified through a DNA match.
Ridgway was convicted of 49 separate murders during the 1980 s and 1990 s. He confessed to 71 crimes.