Murder in Washington: Notorious Crime Sites is a visual return to over one hundred infamous murder scenes profiling the shocking and detailed narratives behind each tragedy.
The State of Washington has been the residence of three internationally prominent serial killers including Ted Bundy, Gary Ridgway (The Green River Killer), Kenneth Bianchi (Hillside Strangler) and Lee Boyd Malvo (DC Sniper). Many of the narratives defy believability, yet they are true. Long after the screaming headlines and sensationalism has subsided, these bizarre, infamous and obscure murder sites and stories remain buried awaiting rediscovery.
The Murder in Washington edition is segmented into eight categories including assassinations, historical legacies, premeditated homicides, chance encounters and impulse killings, law enforcement fatalities and controversies, unsolved murders, rampage and serial killers.
The edition provides the precise location of each crime site, fatality victims, perpetrators and for those still living, the penal institution where they are incarcerated.
Cases profiled include:
Serial Killers:
Ted Bundy, Gary Green River Killer Ridgway, Uncle Joe Kondro, Lee Boyd Malvo and the DC Sniper, Kenneth Bianchi, Rodney Alcala, Donna Perry, Maurice Clemmons, Jake Bird, Two Tacoma Park Killers, William Batten and George Russell
Premeditated Killings
Doug Carlile, Federal Judge Tom Wales, Rolf Neslund, Brides of Christ Cult, Michael Feeney, Turid Turi Bentley, Barrett Bailey, Dinh Bowman, Jennifer Paulson, Samuel Lau Family, Kevin Heimsoth, Reverend Grady Young, Dr. Bruce Rowan, Jeremy McLean and Officer Timothy Brenton
Historical Legacies
Seattle’s People’s Theatre, Billy Gohl, Everett Union dockside massacre, Sylvia Gaines Incest Killing, Port Townsend’s Hanging Tree, Starvation Heights, Chief Leschi, Dead Man’s Island, Harry Sutton’s Missing Gold, Chestzemoka Park Hanging, Crescent Lake, Barbara Hickey, Max Gasol, John Fiori, James Elledge, Jim Mahoney and Officer Volney Stevens
Mass Killings
Seattle’s Jungle killings, Mitchell Rupp Botched Hanging, Wilson, Anderson, Goldmark and Rafay Family killings, Aurora Bridge Shooter, Wah Mee Gambling Club, Trang Dai Café, Café Racer and Centralia Veterans Parade massacre, Kyle Huff, Marysville-Pilchuck High School, Red Barn Door Tavern, Aaron Ybarra, Zachary Craven, Naveed Afzal Haq, Pang Frozen Food Fire, Patrick Drum, Peter Keller, Michael Anthony Mullen and Bainbridge Trio Drug Transaction
Unsolved Murders
Ann Marie Burr, Tacoma’s Puyallup Avenue sex workers, Charles Mattson Kidnapping, Civil Rights advocate Edwin Pratt, Oleg Babichenko, Nathan Gilstrap, Ann Weatter and Katerine Allen, Louis Bellessa, Roseann Pleasant, Timothy Alioth and Donna Plew, Chalisa Lewis, Fred Cohen, James Jimmy Smith, Norman Boullion, Bryce Herda,
Impulsive Killings
Rapper Lil Danger, Killer Werewolf, Singer Little Willie John, The Gits lead singer Mia Zapata, Activist Mike Webb, Tuba Man, Susette Werner, Geneva MacDonald Bludgeoning, David Lee Childs, Delbert Belton, Patrick Gibson, Marge Williams, George Cecil David, Dwone Anderson-Young and Ahmed Said, John Alkins, Olympia Homeless Encampment, Isaiah Kalebu, Police murders of Niles Meservey and Otto Zehm and Bret Allen Kenny
And Even More….
Visual Artist, Writer and Photographer Marques Vickers re-established his Pacific Coast art and creative operations following a five-year residence in southern France between 2005-2009. His figurative painting, photography and sculptural works have been sold and exhibited internationally since 1986 (MarquesV.com). Born in 1957, Vickers grew up in Vallejo, California. He is a 1979 Business Administration graduate from Azusa Pacific University in the Los Angeles area. Following graduation, he became the Executive Director of the Burbank, California Chamber of Commerce between 1979-84. He later served as Vice President of Sales for AsTRA Tours and Travel in Westwood, California between 1984-86. Following a brief residence in Dijon, France, he began Marquis Enterprises in 1987 until 2004 in northern California. His company operations have included sports apparel exporting, travel and tour operations and fine wine brokering. In 2005, he relocated to southern France where he refurbished and flipped two different 19th century stone village houses. Returning in 2009, he began the Marquis Gallery (ArtsInAmerica.com) and (InsiderSeriesBooks.com) focused on reselling rare books, collectibles, fine art and wine through online marketplace stores and barter trade exchanges. He has published numerous e-book and paperback works on the fine arts and auction industry, Southern France, notorious murder crime sites, wine, architecture, his poetry and short stories, phobias and obsessions, photography themed editions and photojournalism projects. He has two daughters, Charline and Caroline who presently reside in Europe.
