Chasing the Devil, Sheriff David Reichert
Chasing the Devil, Sheriff David Reichert
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Chasing the Devil
My Twenty-Year Quest to Capture the Green River Killer

Author: Sheriff David Reichert

Narrator: Dennis Boutsikaris, Author

Abridged: 5 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Hachette Audio

Published: 07/01/2009

Categories: Nonfiction, True Crime


Synopsis

The riveting personal account of one sheriffs epic hunt for America's most heinous serial killer. For eight years, Sheriff David Reichert devoted days and nights to capturing the Green River Killer--the most notorious serial killer in American history. He was the first detective on the case in 1982 and doggedly pursued it as the body count climbed to 49 and it became the most infamous unsolved case in the nation. Frantically following all leads, even as more bodies surfaced near the river outside Seattle, Sheriff Reichert befriended the victims families, publicly challenged the killer, and risked his own safety--and the endurance and love of his family--before he found his madman. But Reicherts hunt didnt end when he finally cornered a truck painter named Gary Ridgway. It would be yet another 11 haunting years before forensic science could prove Ridgways guilt beyond a shadow of a doubt. CHASING THE DEVIL is the gripping firsthand account of Reicherts relentless pursuit--a 21-year odyssey full of near-misses and startling revelations. Told in vivid detail by the man who knows the whole story--the man who has stared into the eyes of absolute evil--this is a page-turning real-life suspense story of unparalleled heroism.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Katherine on November 04, 2017

[library] [N.b. (1) David Reichert is now a Congressman. [N.b. (2) What I say about "Dave Reichert" is in reference to the character presented in Chasing the Devil, not to the Congressman himself. I have no knowledge one way or the other of Congressman Reichert's character.] I'm afraid that even after......more

Goodreads review by Mara on June 10, 2017

Author Sheriff David Reichert obviously knows a thing or two when it comes to the case of the Green River Killer. He was on the scene from the first dump site discovery in 1982, and conducted some of the final interviews with Gary Ridgway before they locked him up and threw away the......more

Goodreads review by Brenna on April 12, 2009

Sheriff David Reichert, according to a variety of well-informed sources, made a damn fine detective. Unfortunately, he does not make a damn fine writer. Sheriff Reichert details many aspects of what proved to be the definitive crime investigation of his entire career in law enforcement. Having gone u......more

Goodreads review by Amy on June 09, 2009

Well first, I have to say that I am really glad I listened to the audio version of this book. Not only was there an interview with author and lead detective on the Green River case at the end but throughout the book there was audio interviews of Reichert with Ted Bundy and Gary Ridgeway! I am a big......more

Goodreads review by Derek on May 27, 2012

Reichert comes across as a remarkable human being – honest, decent, straightforward, totally lacking in grandstanding while never smarmily humble. Though the point-man for nearly all the history of the Green River investigation, Reichert never grabbed the spotlight except when he thought it would be......more