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Ridgway, who was convicted of killing 49 women in Washington state, used a similar MO to the one depicted in the film, targeting sex workers and runaways. Fredkin has stated that he was fascinated by Ridgway's ability to evade capture for so long, and he wanted to explore the cat-and-mouse game that serial killers play with law enforcement.