"Final Victim of Green River Killer Identified 40 Years Later Through DNA Evidence"

The remains of 16-year-old Tammie Liles, a victim of the Green River killer in Washington state, have been identified, bringing closure to her case and marking the identification of all 49 of Gary Ridgway's victims. Ridgway, known as the Green River killer, preyed on vulnerable girls and young women in the 1980s and 1990s. Advances in DNA technology and forensic investigation led to the identification of Liles' remains, providing answers to her family and law enforcement after decades of uncertainty.