{"product_id":"confessions-of-the-green-river-killer-1","title":"Confessions of the Green River Killer","description":"\u003cb\u003eA startling profile of one of the most prolific serial killers and the disturbing experience of the journalist who earned his trust for the sake of justice.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen crime journalist Maria DiLorenzo mailed a letter to Gary Ridgway, she never expected him to reply. He refused to speak to reporters and would send only religious materials back to anyone who contacted him in prison--if he replied at all. But instead of silence or a boilerplate letter, Maria's phone rang-and it was the Green River Killer calling. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the next several years, Ridgway would call Maria hundreds of times, using all of his free time in prison to speak with her. Her goal: to pry the details of his dozens of unidentified and unsolved murders from him. His motivation in speaking to her: unknowable. Through these hundreds of hours of phone calls, Ridgway revealed new details about his life, his crimes, and his motives - and manipulated Maria much like he tormented his victims. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn insightful and deeply personal profile of a dangerous mind, \u003ci\u003eConfessions of the Green River Killer \u003c\/i\u003eis the closest depiction of Gary Ridgway ever seen and a disturbing glimpse into what it's like to truly know a killer. Readers of \u003ci\u003eI'll Be Gone in the Dark \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Stranger Beside Me \u003c\/i\u003ewill be enraptured to experience Gary Ridgway through the eyes and ears of a woman he came to deeply trust--and deeply covet.","brand":"Crooked Lane Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48845255278797,"sku":"9798892423977","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_e11e3db6-99c3-4af5-8d5d-5b696946913e.jpg?v=1792714186","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/confessions-of-the-green-river-killer-1","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}