I found myself reminded this morning, while reading the story about Gary Ridgway's sentencing: why does the Northwest seem to be a breeding ground for high-profile serial killers?
I found an old P-I story with a comment from Ann Rule, a local famous true-crime writer (of whom I am a huge fan), saying that the area isn't any worse than other regions across the country.
Apparently, according to Rule, police detectives are simply able to track serial killers better here.
Interesting.
To look at some of the serial killers with connections to Washington state -- Ted Bundy, Robert Yates, Lee Boyd Malvo, John Allen Muhammad, and now Gary Ridgway -- you see a large sample of some of the most infamous serial killers in recent history.
I can understand why the association with serial killers can be made to the Pacific Northwest, and I can't imagine there are other regions with the same track-record we have. The Northwest is a breeding ground for serial killers. For what reason, I don't know.
But I don't think its the weather.
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