Episode notes
Years into the Green River investigation, detectives still did not know the identity of the man responsible—but the discoveries were far from over.
In Part 4, we follow the cases of Tracy Winston, Maureen Feeney, Kimberly Nelson, Cindy Smith, Debra Estes, Andrea Childers, Marta Reeves, Roberta Hayes, Patricia Barczak, and Patricia Yellowrobe. Some were found years after they disappeared. Others were not immediately connected to the Green River case at all.
As the case dragged on, the task force faced shrinking resources, pressure from above, and the painful reality that women and girls were still being overlooked—even as evidence suggested the killer had not truly stopped.
This episode also explores the warning signs investigators missed, the victims whose identities and stories were lost in paperwork and assumptions, and the lo ...