He terrorized California in the 1980s, murdering 13 people on a "satanic reign of terror."
This is the story of the "Night Stalker," Richard Ramirez.
This is the story of the "Night Stalker," Richard Ramirez.
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00:00At his arraignment Ramirez pleaded innocent but displayed a pentagram on the palm of his hand and exhibited bizarre behavior
00:30Who's safe?
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01:29Most terrifying of all is the fact that
01:32People were being attacked when they were at home
01:36Asleep in their bed at their most vulnerable when you feel you're most safe and suddenly
01:42There's somebody that's standing in your house looking to end your life
02:01At the beginning of the 24-hour news cycle where suddenly this is in the papers every day
02:06It's on broadcast television on the local news every night
02:09And so it becomes this crazy cat and mouse where the public is terrified
02:15The media wants to put out information the cops only want a certain amount of information
02:19And then there's this quickening that happens as the summer goes on where Ramirez gets into this incredible frenzy
02:31You
03:01Ramirez moved quickly killing and leaving heading to another area to kill again
03:31The next day an angry crowd in East, Los Angeles
03:36The next day an angry crowd in East, Los Angeles
03:57Recognizing Ramirez from those photos chased him down and beat him
04:06Holding him after he tried to steal a woman's car
04:09The police arrested him and charged Ramirez with what had become known as the Night Stalker murders
04:14And in the case of Ramirez, there was a strange surreal afterlife where he became this like fetishized, you know, sexual icon
04:33And in the case of Ramirez, there was a strange surreal afterlife where he became this like
04:40fetishized, you know
04:42Sexual icon
04:44and sort of object of desire in the courtroom and whatever else in spite of the fact that this guy's a vicious brutal killer and
04:51child molester
05:12And in the case of Ramirez, there was a strange surreal afterlife where he became this like fetishized, you know, sexual icon
05:42And in the case of Ramirez, there was a strange surreal afterlife where he became this like fetishized, you know, sexual icon