An evil intruder who killed, tortured and raped. And then disappeared without trace. He was called the Night Stalker. The Night Stalker, History Channel
Los Angeles 1985: the city was in the grip of a ruthless serial killer. ibid.
A single fingerprint helped police identify the notorious serial killer dubbed the Night Stalker. ibid.
Richard Ramirez was convicted of thirteen counts of murder, five attempted murders, eleven sexual assaults, and fourteen burglaries. ibid.
He earned a nickname the Night Stalker. Deranged Killers: Nightstalker, History 2008
Los Angeles, summer of 1985, it was held captive by a demon: the Night Stalker. Cloaked in darkness, emerging from shadows, this predator struck victims in their homes while they slept. ibid.
Three women had been shot in Los Angeles in one night: two died. ibid.
For the first time he had exhibited over-kill. ibid.
Mable was bludgeoned to death with a hammer; Florence was brutally raped and left for dead. ibid.
He stole a car and headed five hundred kilometres north to San Francisco. ibid.
Ramirez was a twenty-five-year-old drifter from Texas, a drug addict and small-time thief. ibid.
There were other destructive forces in the young boy’s life. ibid.
Investigators suspect that Richard Ramirez committed many more murders than he was prosecuted for. ibid.
Ramirez showed no remorse. ibid.
In 1985 Los Angeles would be terrorised by a series of brutal rapes and murders. Men, women, the elderly and children were all in the sadistic killer’s sights. A serial murderer who broke all the rules. The attacker christened the Night Stalker would go down as one of history’s most heinous killers. Born to Kill? Richard Ramirez, CI 2014
Ramirez lived day to day taking drugs, using prostitutes, stealing cars, breaking and entering. ibid.
Are the lessons he learned in his upbringing to blame? ibid.
On August 31st 1985 detectives across California finally discovered the identity of a serial killer who the media had dubbed the Night Stalker. The mysterious attacker was wanted for 13 murders across Los Angeles. World’s Most Evil Killers s2e3: Richard Ramirez, Sky Living 2018
‘His father was a brutal short-tempered man.’ ibid.
He would murder his victims by any means necessary. ibid.
Richard Ramirez, a drifter from El Paso, Texas, and a self-described Satan worshipper, had gone on a rampage so grisly that Deputy District Attorney Phil Halpin said Ramirez had probably written the book on serial murders. The Killer in My Family s1e2: Richard Ramirez, news, Quest Red 2020
In the summer of 1985 the citizens of Los Angeles were held hostage by the actions of Richard Ramirez. What had started as burglaries to fund his drug habit soon escalated into a series of brutal and horrific murders. All his victims were complete strangers. ibid. commentary
Ramirez raped, killed and stole, and a few people survived the brutal attacks. ibid. news
The name changed from the Valley Intruder to the Night Stalker. ibid. rozzer
I’m telling you he wasn’t always bad. ibid. niece
Richard suffered with epilepsy since the age of six. ibid. commentary
Held on Death Row for 24 years. ibid.
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It’s one of the most haunting murder cases in American history. Six-years-old JonBenet Ramsey was found dead. True Crime with Aphrodite Jones s2e1: JonBenet Ramsey, ID 2011
In 1996 the murder of JonBenet Ramsey stunned the nation. ibid.
Many people still believe John and Patsy Ramsey are responsible for her death. They’ve never been charged with the murder. ibid.
On the morning after Christmas, December 26th 1996, Patsy Ramsey woke up suddenly. ibid.
The note contained detailed instructions ... What began as a kidnapping was now a homicide investigation. ibid.
Why would someone leave a ransom note if the victim was already dead? ibid.
Analysts were unable to rule out Patsy Ramsey as the writer. ibid.
The big hole in the investigation was motive. ibid.
The Ramseys talked about how unfair the police and press had been to them. ibid.
The investigation had slowed to a crawl. ibid.
Patsy staunchly maintained her innocence. ibid.
A new analysis of the crime scene photos shows two sets of footprints on the basement floor. ibid.
One or more intruders were responsible for the death of JonBenet Ramsey. ibid.
Patsy never lived to see the Ramsey family cleared. ibid.
When a district judge ruled in 2003 that evidence showed an intruder most likely killed JonBenet Ramsey, she didn’t shy away from commenting on other suspects.
US District Judge Julie Carnes issued a 93-page ruling after dismissing a civil lawsuit filed by a freelance journalist who claimed JonBenet’s mother, Patsy Ramsey, was the killer.
The civil defamation suit was filed by journalist Chris Wolf in March 2001 after the Ramseys publicly named Wolf as a possible suspect in the case.
But the lawsuit backfired. In the first thorough judicial review of the evidence, Carnes ruled evidence actually pointed away from the mother.
Which left the question: If not Patsy Ramsey, who? Examiner online article 28th January 2013
‘755 15th Street. We have a kidnapping. Hurry, please ... Oh my God!’ JonBenet: An American Murder I II III, 911 call, 2016
Who killed JonBenet? ... December 26th 1996: ‘The cause of death was strangulation’. ibid.
‘The note was found on the back stairway by Patsy Ramsey ... It’s two and a half pages.’ ibid.
9‘I found over two hundred similarities between Patsy Ramsey’s handwriting and the ransom note.’ ibid.
Once again the Ramseys take their case to the public. ibid.