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Melvin Foster was the falsely accused taxi-driver. As a 63-year-old retired taxi driver and ambulance medic, he fit the profile of the Green River Killer and quickly became the focus of the investigation. After the real killer was caught, Foster was quoted as saying, "My refusal to bow, now they know why." The man's name is Melvyn Foster, taxi driver by profession. Foster was of extreme interest to the Green River task force for quite awhile. He knew several of the victims, and in fact one stayed with him for a short time. He sometimes acted strange and wanted to be helpful and inject himself into the investigation. Many killers act exactly this way.

He could have saved himself a lot of trouble and minded his own business, but for some reason that proved impossible for Foster. But like with so many other suspects in this case, it all went south. Until Gary L. Ridgeway.

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