Overview
- State corrections officials call the stories inaccurate and say Ridgway has had no change to his medical condition.
- The department says he is not eligible for release to a hospice facility because he is serving life without parole.
- KIRO Newsradio reported five anonymous sources who described end-of-life care for Ridgway, a claim that has not been verified.
- Former King County Sheriff Dave Reichert said he has heard Ridgway is close to death, while conceding he has no facts to support it.
- King County investigators continue working unresolved cases tied to Ridgway, who was convicted in 2003 of 49 murders and has claimed more victims.