The Green River Killer: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

He's a polite neighbor and unassuming friendly family man. When he's not working at the local truck painting factory he enjoys church, garage sales and taking his son camping. No one suspects that this mild mannered individual is the psychopathic madman murdering dozens of women across King County in Washington State. In The Green River Killer the ghastly depravity of Gary Ridgway's crimes come into focus as investigators recount their personal experiences working the case. After 20 years with no arrests, dozens of unsolved murders, an investigation costing more $2 million that involved more than 10,000 pieces of evidence and outrage from victims' families and rights groups investigators faced a daunting challenge. In fresh interviews former Green River Killer task force detectives Tom Jensen and Matt Haney reveal the complex and time consuming process of sorting through the deluge of leads, their methodology for tracking down the killer, clearing suspects and the remarkable breakthrough in the case thanks to revolutionary DNA testing.

Series details

• Title: The Green River Killer
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Crime
• Premiere date: 2021-03-27
• Final broadcast date listed: 2021-03-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: REELZ
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 120 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 72377
• IMDb ID: tt14441952
• TVDB ID: 399612

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2021-03-27; final listed air date 2021-03-28; episode order: 2.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Green River Killer on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.