West
‘Green River Killer’ transferred from state penitentiary to county jail: report
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“Green River Killer” Gary Ridgway was booked into the King County Jail in Washington state Monday morning, though reasons for the transfer are unknown, according to reports.
FOX 13 in Seattle reported that Ridgway, who pleaded guilty in 2003 to murdering 49 women in King County from 1982 to 1998, was booked into the jail just after 10:40 a.m. on an institutional hold put in place by the King County Sheriff’s Office.
The notorious serial killer was serving 49 consecutive life sentences at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla, without the possibility of parole.
The transfer to a lower-level jail has raised questions, though officials have not provided details as to why Ridgway was moved.
‘GREEN RIVER KILLER’ VICTIM IDENTIFIED AS RUNAWAY WASHINGTON TEEN
Gary Ridgway prepares to leave the courtroom where he was sentenced in King County Washington Superior Court, Dec. 18, 2003 in Seattle. (Josh Trujillo-Pool/Getty Images)
Fox News Digital has reached out to the King County prosecutor’s office for comment.
In November 2003, Ridgway pleaded guilty to the murder of “Bones #20,” Denise Bush, and Shirley Sherrill, along with 45 other victims. He also later pleaded guilty to the murder of the 49th victim.
Throughout the 1980s, Ridgway terrorized and instilled fear across the state of Washington. He was convicted of killing 49 women but has confessed to 71 murders. However, investigators believe that he killed more victims.
TED BUNDY WAS INTRIGUED BY GREEN RIVER KILLER GARY RIDGWAY FOR THIS REASON, DOC SAYS: ‘WORRIES WERE REALITY’
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In an undated King County prosecutor’s office handout photo, Green River killer Gary Ridgway sits in the backseat of a vehicle while taking investigators to one of the sights where he allegedly buried one of his victims. (King County Prosecutor’s Office via Getty Images)
In December, authorities identified one of the victims as 15-year-old Lori Anne Razpotnik, who ran away from her home in Lewis County in 1982.
Razpotnik’s remains were found in 1985, on a road embankment in Auburn, south of Seattle, alongside the remains of two other victims. Investigators could not determine who those victims were, and the remains were listed as “Bones 16” and “Bones 17.”
DNA EVIDENCE IDENTIFIES LAST KNOWN VICTIM OF GREEN RIVER KILLER ALMOST 40 YEARS LATER
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Green River killer Gary Ridgway listens during his arraignment on charges of murder in the 1982 death of Rebecca “Becky” Marrero at the King County Regional Justice Center in Kent, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson/File)
Bones 16 was identified through DNA testing in 2012 as Sandra Majors, but the identity of Bones 17 remained unknown until a forensic genetic genealogy firm, Virginia-based Parabon Nanolabs, was able to develop a new DNA profile and determine they belonged to Razpotnik.
Razpotnik’s mother provided a DNA sample that confirmed the results, the King County Sheriff’s Office said.
After authorities linked Gary Ridgway to the killings through DNA evidence in 2001, he led them to the site where the three victims had been found.
Bones 16 and Bones 17 were among the 48 slayings he pleaded guilty to in 2003. Many of his victims were young female runaways or sex workers.
Fox News Digital’s Stepheny Price and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Giants Ace Talks First All-Star Game
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A year after finishing second in the NL Cy Young race to his now-teammate Blake Snell, San Francisco Giants starter Logan Webb made his first All-Star team in 2024. While it’s been a down year for the right-hander compared to 2023, it was still a deserving selection. Still leading the league in innings, Webb has been one of the most reliable starters in baseball.
Despite it being Webb’s first All-Star game, which is something players are always excited about, his outing didn’t go as well as he would have wanted. In his inning of work, the 27-year-old allowed three runs on three hits while walking one and striking a batter out.
In the latest episode of the “Rose Rotation,” a show hosted by broadcasting veteran Chris Rose on Jomboy Media, Webb talked about his All-Star experience and it may not be what most expected.
“The best part was the night before the All-Star game. I got to watch the Home Run Derby and hangout with these guys,” he began.
A very normal answer, given that the players always seem to be having a great time with each other at the Derby. While giving the answer, Webb was laughing, and Rose, being the veteran he is, asked about it.
“Cause I was, it was probably one of the more hungover days, the day of the All-Star game. I take responsibility for that, you know, I was having a blast. It was a cool experience, I’m watching the Derby, they had a post-game players celebration, like a party for the players and their families. It was in the middle of the Cowboys stadium,” Webb said, laughing.
It’s an exhibition and celebration of the best in the game, so baseball and the players acted accordingly. With the All-Star break being the only time where players get multiple days off in the middle of the season, they’re going to enjoy their time together, naturally.
“I warm up and I sit down for like 20 minutes. I start throwing again on the mound, and I was excited, right? I was nervous, I was excited, I had a lot of redbulls, I got tyleonol in me cause I’m trying to get the hangover out of me. I think I wasted all my good pitches in the bullpen,” he said sarcastically.
Webb went on to say that he was feeling bad for the way he pitched, but the NL team didn’t feel the same way. It was an exhibition game, and according to the right-hander many of them said “Who cares?” That made him feel better.
Rose went on to put this story into great context: it was was Webb’s moment, it’s a long season and the game doesn’t count. He earned the celebration. And that’s exactly what the All-Star game is: a celebration. It’s fun to hear that even though it’s their jobs, the players still celebrate their accomplishments just like everyone else.
“I enjoyed it. Now I know if I do ever make a future All-Star team and I’m going to pitch in it, to just relax the night before. Enjoy it, but don’t enjoy it too much,” he said with a smile.
Denver, CO
Police respond to an active shooting at an apartment building in the Denver suburb of Broomfield
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BROOMFIELD, Colo. — Police responded Thursday to what they said was an active shooting at an apartment building in the Denver suburb of Broomfield.
The police department released little information other than that officers had responded to gunshots at the Arista Flats apartments and that the area wasn’t safe.
The city’s SWAT team, crisis negotiators and law enforcement from nearby communities were assisting, police said. A school near the scene has been locked down.
In bystander video, authorities could be heard calling out to someone inside the apartment complex.
“This is the Broomfield Poice Department. Come outside with your hands up with no weapons. … Your mom wants to see you. Come out now,” an officer said.
Some people were evacuated and police sent out a reverse emergency notification to area residents to shelter in place.
Nate Schamel, who lives in an apartment building across the street from Arista Flats, told The Associated Press that he first heard sirens at around 6:45 a.m.
“I heard more and went outside onto my balcony. I saw a Broomfield Pd officer pull up across the street from me, get out with his rifle, cock it and start trotting down the street. I asked what was going on and he told me to go inside,” Schamel said in a text.
He said at 7:30, he called down to an officer who was next to his home and asked what was going on, and the officer told him and his wife to evacuate.
“This was after we had already heard multiple bursts of gunfire (from what sounded like multiple different weapons) and as we were leaving we heard 4-5 more bursts of gunfire,” he wrote.
Aaron Maxey, who also lives across the street from the Arista Flats complex, told Denver TV station KUSA that he heard 30 to 50 shots.
Broomfield is a city of about 75,000 people roughly 15 miles (24 kilometers) northwest of Denver.
Seattle, WA
Hundreds gather at Seattle vigil for US activist killed by Israeli military – video
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Hundreds of people gathered at a Seattle beach on Wednesday for a vigil in memory of the Turkish-American human rights activist Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, who was shot and killed by the Israeli military in the occupied West Bank. Friends and family have called for an independent investigation into the incident, which the US and Turkish governments have criticised. Israel’s military acknowledged that one of its soldiers killed Eygi but said it was unintentional
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