Another victim, Florence “Nettie” Lang, 81, was beaten to death with a hammer. Investigators identified him as an “enraged killer” because of how viciously his victims had been killed: in one case, the victim, Patty Higgins, was slashed and stabbed in the throat. In Whittier, he cut out Maxine Zazzara’s eyes and took them with him. In the early days of his crimes, he knocked on the car hood of Maria Hernandez so she would see him before the attack, and he yanked Tsai-Lian “Veronica” Yu out of her car as opposed to shooting her through the window. He had a pattern - he killed the man in the house, and sexually assaulted a woman, and always made sure he could see the fear in his victim’s eyes. You probably know how vicious his crimes were - but the true-crime series delves deeply into how bloody and gory they really were.

(Note: What you are about to read might be disturbing and upsetting.) 1. See below for 10 of the most shocking facts presented in the docuseries, available on Netflix now. He was sentenced to death - but in 2013, he died of cancer in prison, after serving 23 years on death row. On September 20, 1989, he was convicted of all charges: 13 counts of murder, five attempted murders, 11 sexual assaults and 14 burglaries, although he’s assumed to have committed many more crimes. He used a wide variety of weapons and would leave behind satanic symbols.Īfter finding prints on a stolen car and releasing a mugshot to the public, Ramirez was apprehended after he was subdued by a group of residents and was beaten before cops could step in.Īlso Read: 'Night Stalker': How Dianne Feinstein Jeopardized the Search for Serial Killer Richard Ramirez Ramirez, first known as the “walk-in killer,” invaded homes, murdering and sexually assaulting the residents, from June 1984 to August 1985. Now, Netflix’s docuseries “Night Stalker: Searching for a Serial Killer” delves into how investigators finally apprehended the killer, after he managed to evade law enforcement for a year. Richard Ramirez, known as The Night Stalker, is one of the most prolific and vicious serial killers to have terrorized the streets of Los Angeles in the ’80s. (SPOILER ALERT: Do not read on if you don’t want to know what happens in “Night Stalker: Searching for a Serial Killer”.)

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