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Who doesn’t love a good crime story? I do, and today I will
be talking about a well-known murderer, Richard Ramirez. Born in El Paso,
Texas, Ramirez has gone through a rough upbringing, from an abusive parent to
watching his cousin murder his own wife in front of him at the age of 12! As a
child he endured such abuse that he nearly died before the age of 6 and
developed temporal lobe epilepsy later on. At age 22, he had moved permanently to
Southern California where he would then begin his murders.
Ramirez began doing petty crimes, such and auto theft and
breaking into homes before moving on to more serious crimes such as assaulting women
and murder. After being caught in August 1985, he was convicted of 12 counts of
first-degree murder, second degree murder, 11 counts of sexual assault, and 14
counts of first-degree burglary, sentenced with 19 death sentences (Wikipedia Contributors,
2024). None of his crimes showed a pattern which made it hard for investigators to narrow their profiles.
Never expressing remorse for his crimes, he was put on death
row. Before he could be executed, he passed away from complications of B-celllymphoma, a form of cancer that is formed in the white blood cells (Gouveia,
2012). Ramirez was 53 years old when he passed and has documentaries, books,
and was even featured in the fifth and nineth season of American Horror Story.
He went by many names, including, Night Stalker, El Matador, The Walk-in
Killer, and The Valley Intruder.
I have yet to watch the documentaries and looking forward
to it! Have you heard of The Night Stalker? What are your thoughts? Thanks for
coming back to my blog and hope to see you in the next one. Until next time,
bye!
Reference
Wikipedia contributors.
(2024, April 9). Richard Ramirez. Wikipedia. Retrieved April 12, 2024, from
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Ramirez
Gouveia, G. R., Siqueira, S. A., &
Pereira, J. (2012). Pathophysiology and molecular aspects of
diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Revista brasileira de hematologia e
hemoterapia, 34(6),
447–451.
https://doi-org.libproxy.gc.maricopa.edu/10.5581/1516-8484.20120111
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