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However, this was the early 1980s. The Green River Task Force was overwhelmed. They were dealing with a mounting pile of bodies and missing persons reports. Ridgway was a "person of interest," but he was clever. He passed a polygraph test (a feat that would shield him for years), and due to a lack of physical evidence linking him directly to the missing women at that moment, he remained free.

Marie's case remained a "cold case" for two decades until advances in forensic technology changed everything. marie malvar best

In 1984, Ridgway passed a lie detector test regarding the disappearances, which led investigators to focus on other suspects for years. However, this was the early 1980s