Rebecca Marrero, 20, vanished from Seattle on December 3, 1982. Known as Becky to her family, she was a young mother last seen leaving a motel on Pacific Highway South. Her mother did not report her missing until July 20, 1984, and the Green River Task Force later took up the investigation amid concerns she might be another victim of a serial killer active in the area.

On December 21, 2010, teenagers found a human skull in a wooded ravine in Auburn. Dental comparison identified the remains as Rebecca’s; the find site was near where another Green River Killer victim had been discovered. After the identification, Gary Leon Ridgway, long considered the prime suspect, was charged in county court and on February 18, 2011 pleaded guilty to aggravated first-degree murder in Rebecca Marrero’s death, resulting in an additional life sentence.

Anyone who knew Rebecca, her movements in late 1982, or has information about the motel on Pacific Highway South is asked to share what they remember.