Green River Hero Gets Miniseries Makeover

Dave Reichert can sell. His image as the "Savior Sheriff" of Green River sold him a ticket to Washington, D.C., a few years back and now, after a lengthy struggle with his conscience, he’s sold the right to have his book adapted into a TV miniseries on Lifetime.
As an incumbent, having a glowing TV saga singing one's praises during a re-election campaign is no small favor.
By virtue of DNA, a shock of white hair and a pathetically overdue admission, Dave Reichert has become somewhat of an irrational media darling.
His ability to solve problems, however, still remains to be seen. Reichert, by any sane measuring standard, should be regarded as one of the worst cops in U.S. history, assuming we measure a cop’s competence in terms of preventing crimes as opposed to mopping up after them. (Forty-eight counts of aggravated murder! WTF?)
With the TV production of his book, Reichert’s echo chamber appears to be gaining momentum and some former coworkers, who toiled with him on the slow and gruesome trail to Gary Ridgway, seem to resent the attention for which he’s being singled out. After all, catching a record-setting serial killer well after the fact isn’t the type of thing one should ride to glory. There’s nothing to be proud of when there’s that much damage done. The Reichert "hero" chant is more tired than ever. Now, if somebody would just tell that to the sensational folks at the Lifetime Movie Network.
Photograph by Lachance, from the Seattlest Flickr pool
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