Much More Tragedy

Part 2 of the original miniseries "The Capture of the Green River Killer" begins with Detective David Reichert  finding out the news and posting pictures of more missing women in the area. No more bodies have been found as of yet. No suspects are in custody as of yet either. Reporters are putting pressure on the police force to find out who the killer is. David has no idea who is doing these unspeakable crimes. He wants to hurry up and find the killer before he finds anymore victims.

At home, David is having a conversation with his daughter and she tells him that one of her friend's mother says that these are bad women and the police are wasting their time. David told her that these women are helpless and that God is helping him to help these women.

As of April 1983, seven women are dead and fifteen women are missing. David's first encounter with Gary Ridgway comes from a witness informing the police of Ridgway's truck being seen at the strip, a sidewalk where prostitutes walk along, and he states his girlfriend was taken from there. David spoke with Ridgway but nothing indicated that he was guilty of anything at this time. So there was no need to speak with him further. But little did David know, he was speaking with the killer all along.

Helen is narrating at this time and states, "Why do bad things happen to good people?" On May 8, 1983, another victim is found and is identified as 16 year old Carol Christensen. David gets help from an FBI agent to get a better profile on the killer. In order to be more organized with the women that are still missing, David invests in a computer to put the women's files online. While typing, many names of women that have disappeared are flashed across the movie screen. Helen narrates, referring to the tragedies of what happened to these women and states, "What were their lives like before they hit the streets? Did they come from happy homes? Did they run away? Did they have boyfriends?"

On June 17, 1983, Joe Jakes, a cab driver, is arrested after a woman informs the police that he tried to kill her and called him "The Green River Killer". At the police station, Joe takes a lie detector and says he didn't kill anyone so they let him go. David is frustrated as of right now. He is trying so hard to find the killer of the innocent women. He hopes to find him soon.

As of October 1983, twelve women are dead and twenty-three women are missing. David and the police are searching through fields near the Green River and find remains of  three more victims. One victim found was pregnant and there was a skull of the baby. The body was identified as 24 year old Mary Meehan. The other two bodies were identified as Jane Doe so they had no identity.

Helen and Kat get tattoos and get really drunk. Helen goes home and gets into an argument with her mother and then runs away. She is walking along the strip. While walking, a truck picks her up and she gets in for the ride.

To be continued....

Lizzy  =)