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(NewsNation) — A erstwhile pb detective who investigated Ted Bundy said the serial slayer gave constabulary "crucial information" that yet led to the apprehension of "Green River Killer" Gary Ridgway.
Roger Dunn, an ex-King County, Washington, detective, joined "Banfield" connected Tuesday to sermon his acquisition with Bundy and Hulu's documentary "Dialogue With The Devil," which delves into Bundy helping the constabulary successful their probe and eventual seizure of Ridgway successful 2001.
Ridgway was convicted of sidesplitting 49 women and girls successful the Seattle and Tacoma, Washington, areas successful the 1980s and 1990s. He was termed the Green River Killer due to the fact that respective of his victims were recovered successful the Seattle-area stream.
Ridgway pleaded blameworthy to 48 of the crimes successful 2003 and was sentenced to 48 beingness sentences without the anticipation of parole to beryllium served consecutively.
He confessed to the 49th execution successful 2011, and an further beingness condemnation was added. He is incarcerated astatine the Washington State Penitentiary successful Walla Walla, Washington.
Dunn said constabulary had to instrumentality Bundy's accusation "with a atom of salt" fixed his impending execution, which took spot Jan. 24, 1989.
Despite this, helium says, "When it came close down to it, (he) gave important accusation astir the transgression country ... wherever the victims were dumped.
"No 1 other had that cognition different than the killer. I don't cognize what Bundy's motive [was]..."
NewsNation's Steph Whiteside contributed to this report.
