But when it came to Bones 10, like so many of his victims, he knew nothing about her. Her remains were found Jan. 31, 1983. Delise Louise Plager, 22, disappeared Oct. 30, 1983. Her remains were found September 11, 1991. Endangered L pod welcomes new orca calf, Some areas of King Co. see double-digit increases in property tax, QFC to shut down two Seattle stores after hazard pay ordinance, Celeb chef Guy Fieri to open a delivery-only kitchen in Seattle. Marcia Fay Chapman, 31, disappeared Aug. 1, 1982. Her remains were found June 14, 1986. "You’ve got to send these girls home…emotionally it was probably my number one project," says Jensen. He couldn’t let Bones 10 continue to be nameless. Her remains were found Sept. 26, 2003. As part of his plea deal, Ridgway was to help detectives. Her remains were found April 1, 1984. He turned out to be Ted Bundy. SEATTLE - It’s the case that once terrorized not just Western Washington, but an entire nation for decades. Patricia Yellowrobe, 38, disappeared in January 1998. Cindy Anne Smith, 17, disappeared March 21, 1984. "What you have to understand is I wasn’t a homicide detective when I started this case. Budget cuts to the Green River task force slowly dwindled the team down to one. Hold your loved ones tight as we recap this bone-chilling horror story. Roberta Joseph Hayes, 21, disappeared Feb. 7, 1987. Lisa Yates, 19, disappeared Dec. 23, 1983. Her remains were discovered Sept. 18, 1983. Her remains were found in June 1985. Her remains were found May 30, 1988. Theodore Robert Bundy (born Cowell; November 24, 1946 – January 24, 1989) was an American serial killer who kidnapped, raped, and murdered numerous young women and girls during the 1970s and possibly earlier. It was a call that to anyone else would’ve been horrifying, but to the Green River killer task force, it was practically routine. Her remains were found Aug. 11, 1983. He never gave up. Marta Reeves, 36, disappeared March 5, 1990. Cheryl Lee Wims, 18, disappeared May 23, 1983. Her remains were found Oct. 29, 1983. The killer’s signature, in contrast, is more like an imprint left behind, especially on botched incidents. Linda Jane Rule, pictured as an infant with her family, disappeared Sept. 26, 1982. Endangered L pod welcomes new orca calf; spotted between Washington and Canada, King County begins mailing out property tax bills; some areas to see double-digit increases in rates, QFC to shut down two Seattle stores; said decision 'accelerated' after city's hazard pay ordinance, Celebrity chef Guy Fieri to open a delivery-only kitchen in Seattle and it's everything you expected, Canada makes border exemption for Point Roberts residents; will not require negative COVID-19 test, Grocery associations sue Burien over hazard pay ordinance weeks after lawsuit filed against Seattle. They could tell she was just a child. We went over there and probably within five minutes one of the officers had spotted the rest of the remains," explains retired detective Tom Jensen. Her remains were found March 10, 1985. "It did bother me that she was so young and she was unidentified.". After pleading guilty to 59 murders, Ridgway was sentenced to life in prison in 2003. I was a burglary theft detective and I got moved into a serial murder investigation.". No one knows how many girls and women Gary Ridgway killed. Bundy was a cunning and charming psychopath who kidnapped, raped, and murdered more than 30 women in seven states between 1974 and 1978. Her remains were found Nov. 13, 1983. "The manager over at the little league baseball field in Burien, his dog had come home with a bone and he thinks it looks like it might be human. Check the Seattle 911 crime blog for more Seattle crime news. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Her remains were found Aug. 12, 1982. PICTURES: Serial Killer's Secret Photos: New Victims? Signatures can be the result of psychological deviance, but … Kimi-Kai Pitsor, 16, disappeared April 17, 1983. Her remains were found April 2, 1984. Mary Sue Bello, 25, disappeared Oct. 11, 1983. Her remains were found May 26, 1984. Mary Bridget Meehan, 18, disappeared Sept. 15, 1982. All the while, Bones 10, estimated to be possibly as young as 12 years old, remained unidentified. Sandra Kay Gabbert, 17, disappeared April 17, 1983. Still busy as ever, still saying his work is far from over. Liz Kloepfer met the love of her life in a bar. Her remains were found Aug. 6, 1998. RELATED: Case of the 'Green River Killer' examined in documentary. Denise Darcel Bush, 23, disappeared Oct. 8, 1982. Patricia Michelle Barczak, 19, disappeared Oct. 17, 1986. Q13 News has learned the youngest victim of serial killer Gary Ridgway has been identified. Surprise! For one detective in particular, being able to close this chapter in the case comes after a long emotional journey for answers. Shawnda Leea Summers, 16, disappeared Oct. 9, 1982. Ridgway said he’d killed too many women to recall each slaying. Debra Lorraine Estes, 15, disappeared Sept. 20, 1982. And now, 36 years later, thanks to help from the nonprofit the DNA Doe Project and King County forensic anthropologist Kathy Taylor, she’s finally been identified. Martina Theresa Authorlee, 18, disappeared May 22, 1983. Her remains were found June 12, 1985. "It was kind of frightening that we had this identification and we don’t have this record of her having ever been here. The sheriff’s office has not had a cold case unit in many years, but they refuse to close the books on these cases until there is a resolution. SEATTLE - It’s the case that once terrorized not just Western Washington, but an entire nation for decades. Constance Elizabeth Naon, 19, disappeared June 8, 1983. Ridgway and investigators agree he has killed far more, though the truthfulness of his confessions -- offered to avoid execution -- remains suspect. Her remains were found Dec. 15, 1984. Carol Ann Christensen, 21, disappeared May 3, 1983. Above is a slideshow with photos of each of the identified women Ridgway has been convicted of killing. As always, it’s not easy for him to be done with the case, even if now, it’s officially closed. Her remains were foundMay 2, 1986. Visit seattlepi.com's home page for more Seattle news. He was also convicted of killing three women whose remains have not been identified. Her remains were found Nov. 14, 1984. Captured Nov. 30, 2001, Ridgway – better known as the Green River Killer – cut a plea deal on Nov. 5, 2003, meant to give some of his victims’ families solace. Her remains were found Aug. 30, 2003. But Detective Jensen knew his work on the case was far from over. Debra Lynn Bonner, 23, disappeared July 25, 1982. Seattlepi.com reporter Levi Pulkkinen can be reached at 206-448-8348 or levipulkkinen@seattlepi.com. Green River taskforce photos from Seattle P-I archives. When Huntington Beach, Calif., detectives searched Rodney Alcala's Seattle storage locker during the murder investigation of 12-year-old Robin Samsoe in … Tina Marie Thompson, 21, disappeared July 25, 1983. Alma Ann Smith, 18, disappeared March 3, 1983. For the King County Sheriff’s Department, it’s never been closed. The untold story of what happened to serial killer Ted Bundy's daughter, Rose Bundy. Colleen Renee Brockman, 15, disappeared Dec. 24, 1982. "We spent the majority of 1984 recovering bodies.". Her remains were found March 31, 1984. Her remains were found April 1, 1984. Detective Jensen submitted the DNA that would finally crack the case and give investigators the evidence they needed to arrest Gary Ridgway in 2001, someone who’d already been a suspect for nearly 20 years. He remembers the victim, just bones then but mainly intact, was in the fetal position. Her remains were found Oct. 29, 1983. The Story Of The Serial Killer Who Terrorized This Small Arkansas Town Is Truly Frightening. Her remains were discovered Dec. 21, 2010. Linda Jane Rule, 16, disappeared Sept. 26, 1982. This latest victim was one of six victims who’d been found within a less than two-week timeframe; 18-year-old Cheryl Wims was found the next day, less than 100 feet from her. Andrea M. Childers, 19, disappeared April 14, 1983. Her remains were found Oct. 12, 1984. Her remains were found Sept.25, 1982. This is what her life looks like now. If he was moved, Alcala never betrayed it. A decade after striking a plea deal in the Green River killings, Gary Ridgway has been convicted in 49 slayings of women and girls who disappeared in the 1980s and 1990s. Wendy Stephens was just 14 years old when she ran away from home in Colorado and a short time later was murdered by one of the most infamous serial killers in Seattle, a city she had no ties to. Gail Lynn Mathews, 23, disappeared April 10, 1983. Mary Exzetta West, 16, disappeared Feb. 6, 1984. April Dawn Buttram, 16, disappeared Aug. 18, 1983. The identification does not affect Ridgway’s criminal case, as he already pleaded guilty to killing Stephens when she was still referred to as Bones 10. After more than a decade of denials, before his execution in 1989 he confessed to 30 homicides that he committed in seven states between 1974 and 1978. They didn’t know her name, so investigators began referring to her as Bones 10. Her remains were found June 27, 1987. Her remains were found Aug. 15, 1982. Marie M. Malvar, 18, disappeared April 30, 1983. Pammy Annette Avent, 15, disappeared Oct. 26, 1983. Kelly Marie Ware, 22, disappeared July 18, 1983. There’s a lot of answers that I’d like to have.". When former task force member Dave Reichert became sheriff in 1997, he pushed for funding for forensic testing. Her remains were found Feb. 14, 1984. There’d be many more victims. "We got cut, cut, and finally it was just me. Ridgway terrorized the Seattle area in the 1980s and has pleaded guilty to killing 49 women and girls since 2003. She is no longer Bones 10; she is 14-year-old Wendy Stephens. Kimberly L. Nelson, 21, disappeared Nov. 1, 1983. Her remains were found Jan. 31, 1983. The little-known story of serial killer Ted Bundy's first girlfriend, Diane Edwards. Yvonne "Shelly" Antosh, 19, disappeared May 31, 1983. Opal Charmaine Mills, 16, disappeared Aug. 12, 1982. (Courtesy of the King County Sheriff's Office). Her remains were found March 13, 1984. Years, then decades went by. Cynthia Jean Hinds, 17, disappeared Aug. 11, 1982. 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For Detective Jensen, the call to the little league baseball field was his first murder case on the Green River task force. Terry Rene Milligan, 16, disappeared Aug. 29, 1982. Follow Levi on Twitter at twitter.com/levipulk. Her remains were found May 8, 1983. Rebecca Morrero, 20, disappeared Dec. 3, 1982. Her remains were found in February 1993. Tracy Ann Winston, 19, disappeared Sept. 12, 1983. Her remains were found Aug. 15, 1982. "How does somebody not miss someone that young? For Detective Jensen, finally knowing her name is profound, and emotional. Ted Bundy, one of the most prolific serial killers in U.S. history, confessed to 30 murders across several states during the 1970s, including 11 in Washington state.