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Green River Killer’s “Newest” Victim?

wa state pol — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 07:11:15 +0000

Police say that the human skull found on Auburn’s West Hill this week belongs to a young woman who disappeared in1982. That places her disappearance and death at the height of Gary Ridgeway’s Green River Killings. After Ridgeway’s capture in 2001, he cut a deal with the King County Prosecutor to avoid the death penalty. In that deal, he was to admit all of his killings, disclose all of his victims, and help police locate his victims’ remains. He did not identify Rebecca “Becky” Marrero, whose remains were discovered, as one of his victims. If her death can be tied to Ridgeway, and if he can be convicted in court for her murder, he could face the death penalty.

Ridgeway escaped Death Row once. If he can be convicted of this death, he should pay the ultimate price. If he killed this woman, Gary Ridgeway broke his deal with the Prosecutor’s office, and is eligible for the death penalty. He committed the most heinous of crimes to at least 48 women, and probably many more. He needs to pay the ultimate price. He is alive. His victims are not. That imbalance needs to be rectified!

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Skull found in Auburn ravine identified as possible victim of Green River Killer

Hell Has Frozen Over–Pam Roach is Endorsed by Democrats!

wa state pol — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 05:36:44 +0000

Wow! Pam Roach, the conservative, controversial, and long-time state senator for the 31st District (south Auburn, Sumner, Bonney Lake, Lake Tapps, Enumclaw), who likes nothing more than to sink her teeth into a nice, juicy Democrat (and the occasional senate staffer), now “enjoys” the endorsement of prominent 31st District Democrats. Yes, Democrats Chris Hurst, Yvonne Ward, and Karen Willard have all endorsed their arch-nemesis for re-election!

The three dems say that Pam Roach’s current Democratic opponent Matt Richardson is a sex offender who cannot be trusted with representing 31st District voters, nor can be trusted to be in proximity to teen-aged senate pages. So, there you have it, local Democrats say that Republican Pam Roach is better than an alleged sex offender.

At an earlier point in his life, Richardson entered an “Alford plea” to a reduced misdemeanor charge of communicating with a minor for immoral purposes. That allowed him to avoid admitting the facts alleged by the prosecutor while pleading guilty in order take advantage of the prosecutor’s sentence recommendation, according to the Seattle Times.

All in all though, when Democratic politicians endorse Pam Roach for re-election against one of their own, you could say that “Hell Has Frozen Over!”

Haugen Challenges Lewis for Auburn Mayor

wa state pol — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:54:21 +0000

The election race for Auburn’s mayor just became a LOT more interesting. Incumbent Mayor Pete Lewis is running for a third term, and as of Thursday, June 4, 2009, three challengers have emerged to oppose him. The most interesting of the three, to anyone who follows Auburn politics, is City Councilmember Virginia Haugen. Haugen has been a long-time vocal critic of Mayor Lewis and the way Lewis and the Council run Auburn.

She is joined in the race against Lewis by Shelley Erickson, owner of Shelley’s Total Body Works, a tanning and beauty salon in south Auburn, and by Frank Lonergan, an Auburn Locksmith who has served as Treasurer for the Northwest Locksmith Association.

It is well-known that Haugen and Lewis do not see eye-to-eye on many matters related to business development in Auburn. In October, 2008, Haugen “stormed out” of a Council meeting, later explaining that she believed Mayor Lewis was not being truthful in relation to City involvement in the failed Ace Hardware Project that effectively killed off a historic business that had served Auburn for 114 years.

This election season in Auburn will be VERY interesting to watch…

http://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2009/06/filing-week-2009-look-at-whos-filed-in_04.html

http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/south_king/aub/news/30811219.html

http://www.pnwlocalnews.com/south_king/aub/community/44931842.html

http://mynwla.com/treasurer.html