Robert D. Keppel was the chief consultant to the Green River Murders Task force who helped develop the strategy behind the arrest of current suspect Gary Ridgway. He has since retired as the chief criminal investigator for the Washington State Attorney Generalβs Office, and is currently on the faculty of the University of Washington.
He has received a number of grants from the U.S. Bureau of Justice Administration to aid local police agencies in tracking serial homicides, and is currently implementing his own βMurderbookβ software in law enforcement agencies around the country.