WASHINGTON -- We've all heard of buying baseball cards and other collectibles online, but as we've discovered, there's also some really grisly memorabilia for sale.

Local congressman Dave Reichert wants to stop it.

"I don't understand it. I just can't understand it," Reichert said.

As a former sheriff who spent a career dealing with the pain felt by crime victims, Rep. Reichert now wants to take on an industry he says is exploiting that pain.

On Web sites like murderauction.com, Supernaught and Serial Killers Central, convicted murderers and their fans peddle what's called "murderabilia."

Prison letters and art rake in thousands of dollars. For $3,500, you can buy a hubcap from the Beetle Ted Bundy drove while he terrorized young women in the Northwest. We also found a Christmas card from him for sale, signed "Peace. -Ted." An envelope hand-addressed from the Green River killer Gary Ridgway, who confessed to killing 48 women in Washington state is at auction for $100.

It's not always clear who's profiting, but Reichert wants to make sure its not notorious murderers.

"We want to stop any effort at all from Gary Ridgway trying to profit from his reign of terror in our community in the great Northwest," Reichert said.

Reichert's bill would prohibit criminals from putting any item in the mail with the intention of selling it. He said he's optimistic it will pass.

Beyond that, some Web sites like eBay have banned the sale of murderabilia -- but that hasn't stopped dealers from setting up shop online.