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Photo illustration of archival images related to the Green River serial killer, Gary Ridgway; a science lab table; the affidavit of charges against Ridgway; Skip Palenik; and Luanna and Rona Yellowrobe
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How missed evidence helped a serial killer evade capture for nearly two decades

Tiny paint spheres helped snare serial killer Gary Ridgway after at least 49 murders in Washington. The evidence was on his first victims, records show.