terry milligan, alma smith, delores williams, gail matthews, sandra gabbert, carey royce. two were found beneath a tree next to this little league field. parents of players later remarked they had wondered about the smell. five bodies were uncovered in this wooded area south of the airport. by the end of 1984, 2 1/2 years after the killings started, the total stood at 40. the task force was reinstated. but by now, the green river killer was way ahead of them. unlike opal mills, these women had been dead so long that their bodies were decomposed, ravaged by animals and the elements. there was one important exception. on may 8th, 1983, the body of carol ann christensen was found. like the others she had been strangled, but unlike theirs, her body was clothed and the scene elaborately staged. >> over the years we've seen lots of bizarre crime scenes. we don't understand all the symbolism of some of the things that he did there. >> christensen had two fish, trout, placed on her chest. an empty bottle of wine on her stomach and sausage on her hands. so bizarre that at first rei