By Sandi Doughton, The Seattle Times
This much is clear: Gary L. Ridgway loved to kill.
The mystery is why.
In months of interviews with detectives, which were summarized in court documents, the Auburn truck painter divulged graphic details of his 20-year, Green River murder spree but seemed unable to articulate his motivation.
He said the prostitutes he strangled were “garbage.” He said he had murderous and sexual fantasies about his mother. He admitted he lacks something most people possess: caring.