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In reply to the discussion: Are you in favor of the death penalty? [View all]Kennah
(14,465 posts)They made a deal and offered him life without parole in exchange for ALL info about ALL victims. If he left something out, that could be dealt with in accordance with the law. Ridgeway himself said he could not remember all of the people he murdered or where he put all of the bodies, but he agreed. A whole lotta case get cleared, loved ones get closure, and they don't have to endure the pain and anguish of a trial.
Every single day in prison, Ridgeway likely goes to sleep and wakes up thinking, "Is today the day?" Is today the day they find another body linked to him for which he can get the death penalty? Governor Inslee issued a moratorium, but it could be revoked to execute Ridgeway.
I expect that he'll die in prison, but to me, it is the perfect execution [pun intended] of the death penalty.
Many people could have gotten closure if this had been possible with Ted Bundy.