Confessions of the Green River Killer: A True Story of Manipulation, Madness, and a Search for Justice

Maria DiLorenzo received an MFA in English / creative writing from Hunter College in 2011. For several years she worked as a contributing writer for The Crime Report, and in 2020, she founded the website Beyond the Crime, which shares firsthand interviews with those incarcerated for murder to gain a deeper understanding of the criminal mind. She is one of the only journalists to extensively interview Gary Ridgway, the Green River Killer, one of the most prolific serial killers in American history. Her work in true crime has been chronicled in podcasts and documentaries, including an appearance on ABC's 20/20. She currently resides in Staten Island, NY.