Pennie Wood

She Married the Green River Serial Killer Pennie Wood

Judith had been neglected, misunderstood, and abused until she met and married the man of her dreams, Gary Ridgway, who would become known as The Green River Serial Killer by the rest of the world.




For fourteen happy years, Judith shared her life with an attentive and kind husband, never suspecting there was a secret side to the man she loved until the storybook romance turned into a terrifying nightmare.




Gary Ridgway masterfully managed his two identities. One included romantic vacations, bicycling, and raising poodles with his wife. The other was obsessed with soliciting and strangling prostitutes and young runaway girls near the Seattle-Tacoma Airport.




In 2001, Ridgway was finally captured after murdering for two decades. He subsequently confessed to murdering forty-eight victims in a deal that spared him from the death penalty, but he alluded to having killed many more-too many to remember!




She Married the Green River Serial Killer - The Story of an Unsuspecting Housewife examines one of America's most prolific serial killers through the loving eyes of his unsuspecting wife. The exclusive, authorized biography begins with Judith's tragic childhood, details her first abusive marriage, then introduces readers to Gary Ridgway through the couple's dating and married years.




2nd Edition




This 2nd edition book comes on the twenty-year anniversary of the Green River Serial Killer's capture. It includes an extensive follow-up with Judith Ridgway and intimate details of the painful journey she experienced after learning the devastating truth about her husband.




New photos, deaths in the Ridgway's support circle, and updates on Gary Ridgway and his victims have been added to this edition which contains photographs from the Ridgway's private albums, letters handwritten by Gary from prison, and interviews with people who were closest to the killer.