It would have been her second day on the job. Wednesday marks 38 years since the body of Debra Lynn Bonner, 23, was found floating in the Green River. Year should not be greater than current year. MATTHEWS - Gail Marie Matthews, 55, resident of Albuquerque, passed away Friday, October 29, 2010 of natural causes. Weve updated the security on the site. Found February 14, 1984, near Interstate 90 east of North Bend. View Record Name Birth Date Birth Place Parents View Image Order Record Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Street, near the Three Bears Hotel. The list of suspected Green River victims rose to 49 over the next two years. Background music is disabled by the web browser. ). You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. Rebecca T. Marrero, 20, December 3, 1982, at Western Six Motel near S 168th Street and Pacific Highway S. 14. After dropping out of Junior High she enrolled in Kent Continuation School to catch up. This time she was determined to turn things around by keeping this child and getting her GED. Background music is disabled in memorial settings. was her 2nd day on the job, she'd been doing well, had a 4-year-old 39. He claimed to have committed his first murder when he was a teenager, drowning a young boy by wrapping his legs around him while swimming and holding him underwater until he drowned. I hear your voice on the wind and feel your smile in the sunshine on my face. Sire Stakes Program Contact: Lynn Mathews, (609) 913-6514 Unsolved Green River Cases, Rebecca Or maybe she would have tried to find the son she put up for adoption. 2. Reach 250,000+ A Month on Display, Mobile, OTT VOD Apps and Video. Background Music:"Gone TooSoon" by MichaelJackson. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. 40. Thanks for your help! In consultation with other police departments, they linked the Bonner killing with the earlier unsolved murders of Wendy Coffield and Leann Wilcox, and reached the conclusion that a serial killer might be stalking street prostitutes in the south King County area. Cheryl Lee Wims, 18, May 23, 1983, in Seattle. Gabbert, 17 - Police discovered her skeletal remains By 12 she would often run away from home after fights with her parents. She is a female registered to vote in Clare County, Michigan. A By using this website, you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement and Privacy Policy, and understand your options regarding Ad Choices. His first victim is believed to be 16 year old Wendy Lee Coffield. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. Body found in Green River July 15, 1982, near Kent. For the family, the This station is part of Cox Media Group Television. the Chehalis River. She is survived by brothers, Wayne and wife, Lien, and Gary; sister, Debra Prendergast and husband, Kevin; and nephews, Peter Pavenski, Michael, Matthew, and David. lines. In the book Green River, Running Red Kimi-Kais mother recalled that She wanted to see how life worked and never took anyones word for anything. Sorry! remote logging roads in the heavily wooded Fraser Valley . there is a signature so we can tie victims forwarded to King County detectives. The Seattle Times published this list of 49 victims, all young women, many as young as 15, 16, and 17. By 1983, 17 year old Sandra Gabber went from star of her high school basketball team to working in one of the most dangerous corners along the Pac HiWay. She dropped out of middle school, left her family home by 14 and was an occasional drug user (marijuana and Ritalin) who turned to sex work to financially support herself. Worried about her, he phoned the police to report her missing, but was told he could not make a missing persons' report because he was not related to her. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Ridgway is believed to have murdered at least 71 teenage girls and women near Seattle and Tacoma, Washington. Her body was in the same area as her friend Sarah Failed to delete memorial. Mary together," said King County sheriff's Sgt. As the the landslide of human loss steadily accelerated, police even those who normally hesitated to cooperate with neighboring jurisdictions quickly noticed a horrific pattern appearing in instances that were previously considered simply isolated tragedies. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. Growing up Opal was a pure hearted, loving child who named the dolls and stuffed animals kept on her bed. Marshlene Habakangas - 17 - "Sarah never had a bad There is little information available on 20 year old Sandra Major. 20. Gisele Ann Lovvorn, 17, July 17, 1982, near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Sandra Kay Gabbert - 17 - April 17, 1983 19. to target victims of opportunity (women walking home, hitchhiking, etc.). She had disappeared From the time Debra Estes was a small child she was considered a headstrong, wild girl who was almost impossible to rein in. 10, 1983. Now 39, Guay is the one who slipped away. Sandra was last seen alive on April 17th of 1983 on Pacific Highway South near South 142nd Street. She loved the band so much that she followed their concerts all over the country. The Forgotten Victims and Never-ending Myth of Ted Bundy. Carrie There was an error deleting this problem. taken a few blocks away to South 192nd Street, her body left in of 16 years after her initial disappearance the only thing left Carol Ann Christensen - 21 - May 4, 1983 22. Follow enable-javascript.com site and enable javascript in your browser. The women who are not numbered are missing and presumed to have been victims of the killer. She was last see by her family Remains found April 18, 1984, near Highway 18 and Interstate 90. A Portland native, Denise was an experienced and fairly cautious sex worker who often traveled to Seattle, where the money was better, to work. The following is a recap of the event in a HistoryLink.org essay written by Walt Crowley. There is a problem with your email/password. Shirley Bonner, 72, was overwhelmed by the news of Ridgway's arrest and commended police for their persistence in the case. She was trying to make money to buy Christmas presents for her family. Born February 5th, 1959, Gail Mathews grew up much too fast. Gail Mathews lives in Vassar, MI; previous cities include Millington MI and Prescott MI. Victim, Cynthia Hind's brother "She was always helping others. He has been a suspect for a long time, but before now, detectives had not found adequate evidence to build a case against him. "(Gail) was young and trying to make a life," Mathews said. Gail Lynn is an Ordained Minister, Spiritual Counselor, Energy Healer, Intuitive, Spiritual Teacher, Retreat Leader, and Author. April Dawn Buttram, 17, August 18, 1983, when police spoke to her in the 7300 block of Rainer Avenue S. 30. Verify and try again. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. The youngest of two daughters, Wendy was 12 when she and a friend ran away to a nearby truck stop, hoping to catch a ride. Opal Charmaine Mills, 16, August 12, 1982, at a public phone booth off Sea-Tac strip near 192nd Street. Vanished without a trace in 1983. It was subsequently presumed that that the killer had left King County. Delise Louise Placer, 22, October 30, 1983, at Beacon Hill bus stop. She left her family home though she called her parents often to check in became pregnant and miscarried twice and was experimenting with drugs, mostly marijuana and LSD. In 1973, Ridgway married Marcia Winslow and the couple had a son, Matthew. Her daughter, Debra Bonner, disappeared in 1982 when she was 23. 17 year old Marie Malvar moved out of her family home by 1983 and, working as a waitress in the restaurant her father owned, still saw her family quite often. "And he knows." Horror Writers Wanted! She was preceded in death by her parents, Arthur and Millie . Constance Elizabeth Naon, 21, June 8, 1983, at S 188th Street and Pacific Highway S. Found October 27, 1983, just south of Sea-Tac Airport. Oops, something didn't work. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. 15. Shed been very close to her grandmother. GREAT NEWS! But then she met 27 year old Robert L. Martin, a known drug dealing pimp in the Tacoma area. Her last phone call had been to her brother on August 12th, 1982 asking for a ride. Year after year, clusters of women's dead bodies would be found, one discovery more gruesome then the next. Soliciting sex made it possible to live a lifestyle of traveling and being able to purchase heroinWhile Dub would go to the streets looking for business, Carl would spend time lurking in the taverns in Tacoma., The couple lived out of various motels as they traveled up and down the West Coast working the circuit. Her body was found on July 25, 1982, by two teenage boys riding their bicycles in the Green River under the Peck Bridge. Hinds, 17 -- "She just loved people she was close In court statements, Ridgway later reported that he had killed so many that he lost count. By 1982 Wendy was working as a sex worker, had multiple run ins with police and was drinking and doing drugs often. Marie liked to disco dance. Join Facebook to connect with Lynn Mathews and others you may know. Twenty-three-year-old Gail Mathews and her five-year-old daughter Tamara Berkheiser were found beaten, strangled and stabbed with their throats cut.Four years later an arrest is finally made. King County Police Major Bob Kraske and Detective David Reichert (later elected County Sheriff) led the initial investigation of Bonner's murder. Background Report. between 1986 and March of this year. Marie Gail Lynn Mathews (born 1966) is listed at 5500 Bull Run Rd Gregory, Mi 48137 and has no known political party affiliation. Carrie A. Rois, 15, May 31 to June 13, 1983, near 16900 block of 114th Avenue SE. Victim of Green River Killer - Gary Ridgway. Krueger, 42 -- May 5, 1985, her body was found along bone in her body and she had her own mind." Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, in the Seattle and Tacoma areas of Washington, fear walked alongside the night owls and hustlers as the bodies of numerous young women were found in or near the Green River in south King County. She had to see for herself. It seems that they were frivolous with their money. 27. Guay, 19 Alma Smith, found in the Green River case. According to true crime author Ann Rule Gail was living a precarious, day-to-day existence with a man shed met at Trudys Tavern near the airport, a 34 year old man named Curt. The two stayed in a small apartment in Washington State. Andrea M. Childers, 19. It is impossible to put into words how much her murder has devastated and destroyed my family. Victims loved her just like all the other ones had family that cared and The oldest of three daughters, Shirley grew up in a tightknit family and was working as a sex worker by 1982. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Gary Leon Ridgway, 52, a longtime resident of the area, was arrested on November 30, 2001. Her body was identified in 1985. This will never put an end or closure on her death or murder. For the victim, the loss is ultimate. But 18 years ago, Gail Mathews disappeared. He was waiting at 216th Street and Pacific Highway South when he saw Gail sitting in the passenger seat of a pickup truck that was either blue or gray and which was noticeable because it was sanded and had primer spots, as though it was in the process of being repainted (Ridgway was a truck painter). found May 8, 1983 in the woods of the nearby Maple Valley area of found. was found close by. She was just 15 and pregnant. Never returned. ), memorial page for Gail Lynn Van PeltMathews (5 Feb 1959-10 Apr 1983), Find a Grave Memorial ID 222488443, ; Maintained by Becky Lambert (contributor 48842634) Burial Details Unknown. Shirley Marie Sherril, 18, between October 20 and November 7, 1982, in Seattle's Chinatown International District. The name Gail Matthews has over 127 birth records, 20 death records, 21 criminal/court records, 430 address. 12. Found October 11, 1989, south of Sea-Tac airport in the 2700 block of S 192nd Street. daughter and was determined to make it. She was only 15 years old. Try again later. Public Records for Gail Matthews Found We found 145 entries for Gail Matthews in the United States. Gayle Mathews We found 32 records for Gayle Mathews in TN, CA and 14 other states. 21 year old Carol Ann Christensen was last seen leaving Barn Door Tavern on Pacific Avenue South on May 3rd, 1983. same area as her friend, Nicole French, "I can't even imagine what their last moments She kissed me, like always, and then she left. A native of southern California, Andrea moved to Seattle sometime in 1980 to live with her father and step mother. "I think that's what got Amina in trouble," he said. and she was loved by a lot of people." Copyright 2022 WickedHorror.com - All Rights Reserved. Please enter your username or email address. Debra Lynn Bonner, 23, July 25, 1982, last seen south of Sea-Tac Airport. She was last seen around 2 p.m. on February 6th, 1983 at Rainier Avenue South and South Ferdinand Street at a bus stop outside the Red Lion Hotel. In Heaven, I am sure you have now found the peace, security and love you needed all along. Faye Chapman -- She Marcia Faye Chapman, 31, August 1, 1982, near 30th Avenue S and S 188th Street. She loved writing. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. near a golf course in Tualatin, OR. We received a letter from her in 1982 with a Seattle postmark but no return address. Search above to list available cemeteries. The last victim, Cindy Smith, was found in March 1984. Please take a moment to share your experience with this service and ideas for improvement! to get notified about new additions to this memorial. A female 17 - 19 years old who has never been identified Pammy Annette Avent, 16, last seen October 26, 1983, as she left her home, possibly for the Rainier Valley strip. 4 Victims Gary Ridgway is charged with murdering. She had a "frozen" expression on her face, and his last sight of her was that look on her face as the pickup truck moved away. The nominations in the documentary category were announced on December 12, 2022, the nominees in the sports, children's and short-form categories . off South Star Lake Road in Spring 1984. Organic Program Contact: Erich Bremer, Organic Certification Program Coordinator, (609) 913-6505. Still unidentified. Gail Mathews was living on welfare, moving from one friend's house to the next, he said. This essay contains a list of the women killed. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Born on 4 Mar 1971. Please try again later. Thank you for still being with me everyday. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. Found April 1, 1984, Star Lake area. I but wish that instead of this mug shot, that a photo that reminds me of the beauty she had when I'd last seen her.. would have been used. Need information about Gail Matthews? discovered her skeletal remains off South Star Lake Road in Spring An Arizona native, 31 year old Marcia- who was known as Tiny by her friends- was a single mother of three children (ages 11, 9 and 3 as of 1982) who turned to sex work to support them; she refused the services of a pimp for protection, that way she wouldnt have to share her earnings. Found May 26, 1984, near Sumner, Pierce County.