Crime journalist Maria DiLorenzo joins Santana True Crime to discuss her upcoming book Confessions of the Green River Killer: A True Story of Manipulation, Madness, and a Search for Justice.

After writing to serial killer Gary Ridgway, Maria expected silence. Instead, the man known as the Green River Killer called her from prison. Over the following years, Ridgway contacted her hundreds of times, revealing disturbing insights into his crimes, motivations, and twisted psychology.

Ridgway—one of the most prolific serial killers in U.S. history—was convicted of 49 murders, mostly targeting vulnerable women in Washington state.

In this episode we discuss:

• How Maria became one of the only journalists Ridgway would talk to
• The disturbing phone calls and psychological manipulation she experienced
• What Ridgway revealed about his crimes
• Whether additional victims may still be unidentified
• The emotional toll of interviewing a serial killer

This is a chilling look inside the mind of one of America’s most notorious killers—and the journalist who spent years trying to uncover the truth.

Maria DiLorenzo is a crime journalist and writer who has extensively interviewed incarcerated murderers to better understand the criminal mind. She is the author of Confessions of the Green River Killer, based on hundreds of conversations with Gary Ridgway. The book is scheduled to be released on July 21st.