Who were Gary Ridgway's spouses?

INFAMOUS serial killer Gary Ridgway is responsible for taking the lives of at least 48 women.

Before he became known as the Green River Killer, he lived a seemingly normal life and even had several marriages.

Who were Gary Ridgway's spouses?

Over the years, Ridgway has tied the knot three times.

His spouses included:

Claudia Kraig Barrows

Ridgway first tied the knot with Claudia Kraig Barrows in 1970.

Ultimately, their marriage was short-lived, and they were divorced by 1972.

Outside of her relationship with Ridgway, little information is available on Barrows' personal life.

Marcia Lorene Brown

Shortly after Ridgway's first divorce was finalized, he married Marcia Lorene Brown.

The former couple tied the knot in 1973 but later divorced in 1981.

During that time, they welcomed Ridgway's only child, a son named Matthew.

Judith Lorraine Lynch

After Ridgway's second divorce was finalized, he waited seven years before marrying again.

In 1988, he married Judith Lorraine Lynch but their marriage also ended in divorce in 2002, shortly after Ridgway was arrested for murder.

Almost 10 years after their divorce was finalized, Lynch opened up about her ex-husband and explained that she never suspected anything was wrong until police showed up at their door, putting an end to their "perfect life."

"I was crying, no it can't be him. Then I found out that he'd had the carpets removed because he'd killed women on them and there were bloodstains," Lynch said in 2011, via Daily Mail.

"He'd had sex with some of them on the bed and killed them. I look back and think, 'Was my life real with him or did he just use me?'"

Where is Gary Ridgway now?

On November 30, 2001, Ridgway was arrested for the killings of Marcia Chapman, Opal Mills, Cynthia Hinds, and Carol Ann Christensen.

He later confessed to more killings and claimed there were others, according to Britannica.

In order to avoid the death penalty, Ridgway took a plea and he was sentenced to 48 life sentences without the possibility of parole on December 18, 2003.

The plea bargain set the following term: Ridgway admits to all of his crimes and not just the seven in the indictment and he'll be spared the death penalty or the other option - be convicted of all seven murders and possibly face a death sentence.

Ridgway, who is now 73 years old, is serving out his sentence at the Washington State Penitentiary.