For twenty years, Sheriff David Reichert of King County, Washington, was a man with a single, all-consuming obsession: to capture the most notorious serial killer in American history - the monster who would become known nationwide by the river he used as a dumping ground. From the earliest morning hours to the middle of the night, Reichert combed local streets and alleys, wilderness and parkland, searching for any clue that could lead him to the Green River killer. He was driven by compassion for the victims' families and justice for the victims. He staked his career and his life on putting an end to the most horrifying episode in his beloved county's history.
Chasing the Devil is Sheriff Reichert's first-person account of his tireless quest, with the help of the best investigators in the Northwest, to track down a brutal murderer. It is the story of Reichert's odyssey, filled with breathtaking near misses and startling revelations. told in vivid detail by the man who knows the whole story - the man who has stared in to the eyes of absolute evil.
