Gary Ridgway booked in Seattle, in 'institutional hold' at King County Jail

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Gary Ridgway booked in Seattle, in 'institutional hold' at King County Jail
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Ridgway hasn't been charged, but he is in an 'institutional hold' at the King County Jail, according to the Prosecutor's Office.

Gary Ridgway, also known as the "Green River Killer" that terrorized Washington for years, was recently rebooked into King County Jail.Ridgway previously pleaded guilty to the murders of nearly 50 women and teenagers, leaving multiple families grieving throughout the state.Despite being locked up in Walla Walla's Washington State Penitentiary for decades, Ridgway was recently brought back to Seattle . He was booked at 10:42 a.m. on Monday.

The King County Sheriff's Office provided FOX 13 Seattle the following statement on Ridgway's rebooking."Since Gary Ridgway’s arrest in 2001 pertaining to the Green River murder investigation, the King County Sheriff’s Office continues to actively investigate potentially related cases.

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