In 2001: The DNA break that finally caught America's deadliest serial killer
Gary Ridgway, the Green River Killer, was arrested on July 7, 2001 after DNA evidence linked him to four victims, ending a 19-year manhunt; he later pleaded guilty to 48 murders and was sentenced to life without parole.
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