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Robert D. Keppel

Detective and Criminologist

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American detective and criminologist who helped the investigation that caught Ted Bundy, then led the Green River task force, where he and colleague Dave Reichert periodically interviewed the incarcerated Bundy for offender insight into the still-unidentified Green River Killer.

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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1944 1
Death YearSourced to the subject's own account
2021 1
NationalitySourced to the subject's own account
American 2
Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own account
Led the Green River task force and pioneered consulting an incarcerated offender, Ted Bundy, for investigative insight into an unidentified serial killer. 2
Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own account
The Riverman: Ted Bundy and I Hunt for the Green River Killer (1995); Signature Killers (1997) 1
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Keppel led the task force and brought in incarcerated Ted Bundy for offender-insight consultations.

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1. Wikipedia: Robert Keppel
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Born June 15, 1944
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1. Wikipedia: Robert Keppel
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Died June 14, 2021 (age 76)
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1. Wikipedia: Robert Keppel
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The Riverman: Ted Bundy and I Hunt for the Green River Killer
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2. Wikipedia: Gary Ridgway
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Task force members included Robert D. Keppel and Dave Reichert, who periodically interviewed incarcerated serial killer Ted Bundy in 1984.
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