While many members of Congress proverbially cut their teeth in politics, Rep. Dave Reichert’s throat was cut with a butcher knife. The Washington Republican faced down perps with loaded shotguns pointed at him. And he developed an empathy for runaways because he was once one himself. As sheriff of King County in his home state, Reichert investigated kidnappings and murders, and rose to prominence by helping bring down the infamous Green River Killer, Gary Ridgway. “It has become a part of me,” Reichert told HOH as he prepared for a panel discussion on the case Wednesday night at the Naval Heritage Center in D.C. “It was such a tragic and dramatic time in my life and [that of] every investigator that worked on the case.” (more…)
