Killer Thriller: The Capture of the Green River Killer
Legally Brunette
iHeartPodcasts
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 23 December 2025
⏱️ 51 minutes
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We’re breaking down The Capture of the Green River Killer. It’s the story of serial killer Gary Ridgway, who confessed to 48 murders and evaded capture for nearly 20 years, and the detective who refused to give up the chase. This true-crime drama shook a generation and delivers performances that are impossible to forget. The iconic Sharon Lawrence joins us with stories you won’t hear anywhere else.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.5 | Guaranteed human. |
| 0:10.6 | Amy Robock and T.J. Holmes present. |
| 0:13.5 | Killer Thriller with your host, Elisa Donovan. |
| 0:17.8 | Hey, everyone. Elisa Donovan here, back with a new episode of Killer Thriller, where we examine the crossroads between the true crime dramas that we find ourselves addicted to and the real stories behind them. |
| 0:32.8 | So today, I'd like to report I am in beautiful Maui with my family on a little getaway, |
| 0:40.8 | quick trip vacation, but my priority is to deliver this episode to you all. So I look a little |
| 0:48.5 | crazy, but I think we're going to have an incredible, incredible episode today because we are going to |
| 0:56.8 | dive into a true crime story that, wow, it just stays with you long, long after the credits |
| 1:04.4 | roll. |
| 1:05.0 | And this is one of the most chilling serial killer cases in U.S. history. |
| 1:12.2 | And this story is told not just through the search for the killer, but through the lives |
| 1:16.4 | caught in the middle of it all. |
| 1:18.6 | And our guest today, I am ecstatic to announce, is Sharon Lawrence, actress, singer, dancer, |
| 1:26.5 | best known for her iconic and Emmy-nominated role as ADA |
| 1:31.0 | Sylvia Costas Sippowitz on NYPD Blue. |
| 1:34.9 | You may also know her from roles in Desperate Housewives, One Tree Hill, for voicing Scarlet |
| 1:39.6 | Reynolds and American Dad. |
| 1:41.6 | But today, she's here to talk about her role in the capture of the Green River |
| 1:47.5 | Killer. This is a 2008 miniseries that follows the nearly 20-year hunt for Gary Ridgeway, |
| 1:56.4 | the man responsible for the murders of dozens of women in Washington State and the detectives who just |
| 2:02.8 | refused to walk away from the case. Sharon played the mother of a fictionalized character |
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