Michael Sheen Makes His Directorial Debut With Green River Killer Based On Serial Killer Gary Ridgway
Golden Globe nominee and Masters of Sex and Underworld star Michael Sheen will be making his directorial debut with Green River Killer from his own screenplay, based on the real life murderer “The Green River Killer”. The film follows the true story of Gary Ridgway, who will be played by Sheen, and detective Tom Jensen. In reality, Jensen spent 20 years hunting down the man who earned the nick name “The Green River Killer” . The killer used Seattle as his hunting ground between 1980 and 1990. The first discovered victim, 16-year-old Wendy Lee Coffield, was found floating in the Green River in July of 1982. Over the next 20 years the discovery of bodies, ages 12-31, in and around the river became an all to frequent occurrence, earning the killer his nick name. He was finally caught in 2001 with the help of DNA evidence and police work. Ridgway was convicted of murdering 49 victims. He struck a deal
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