Identified...Identified...Identified
Date of Discovery: August 21, 2003
Location of Discovery: Kent, King County, Washington
Estimated Date of Death: 30 Years prior
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only
Cause of Death: Unknown
Estimated Age: 13-24 years old
Race: Unknown
Gender: Female
Height: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unavailable
DNA: Unknown
Clothing: None
Jewelry: None
Additional Personal Items: None
The decedent, known as Jane Doe "B20", is a victim of serial killer Gary Leon Ridgway. She is one of four Ridgway has admitted killing but whose remains are unidentified.
In August 2003, Ridgway directed investigators to the 24000 block of Kent-Des Moines Road. Extensive search yielded about 25-30 scattered bones and three teeth in a ravine off the road.
Scientists concluded that the decedent's body was dumped at the site close to 30 years ago.
Based on Ridgway's recollections and other evidence, investigators believe that the decedent was 16-26 years old, white or of mixed race, thin or medium build, and had shoulder-length light brown hair.
The investigator speculated that the decedent might have been an "experimental" killing for Ridgway as he escalated from assault to murder. The investigator also believes the decedent may not have been a prostitute, which could explain why Ridgway had been reluctant to explain more about the murder.
In a video recording of an interview, Ridgway said he believed he killed the decedent in 1982 or 1983, but he could have killed her in the 1970s. He said he picked her up somewhere on Pacific Highway South, then brought her home. The next day, he brought her to a spot near the Kent-Des Moines Road, just east of Military Road South, and buried her, naked, after digging a makeshift grave with a shovel. Ridgway said he believed she was 16 to 20 years old.
Ridgeway pled guilty to the decedent's murder in 2004.
Agency Name: King County Sheriff's Office
Agency Contact Person: Thomas Jensen
Agency Phone Number: 206-296-4155
Agency E-Mail: Unknown
Agency Case Number: 03-263862
Agency Name: King County Medical Examiner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Unknown
Agency Phone Number: 206-731-3232
Agency E-Mail: Unknown
Agency Case Number: 03-1139
NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 9930
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Aug. 8, 2005
Added: 08/21/2022; Last Updated: 08/21/2022
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