"Identification of Green River Killer's Final Victim Sparks Renewed Efforts to Solve Remaining Cases"
The remains of Tammie Liles, the 49th and last known victim of the Green River serial killer, Gary Ridgway, have been identified by authorities in Washington state. While all of Ridgway's known victims have now been identified, there are still "other unsolved cases" that may be connected to him. Ridgway, who preyed on vulnerable girls and young women in the 1980s and 1990s, was arrested in 2001 and pleaded guilty to 48 counts of aggravated murder. Despite closing 51 cases, there are still parents seeking answers about the death and murder of their daughters.