Richard Ramirez
The Night Stalker
Active for 2 years
(1984-1985) in United States
13
CONFIRMED
VICTIMS
20
POSSIBLE
VICTIMS
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- 10 Timeline Events
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- 18 Books Written About Richard Ramirez
- 9 External References
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Richard Ramirez (Ricardo Leyva Muñoz Ramírez) an American serial killer burglar and rapist known as the Night Stalker. Ramirez killed thirteen people between 1984 and 1985, in Los Angeles, California. Ramirez used a wide variety of weapons, including handguns, knives, a machete, a tire iron, and a hammer. Richard Ramirez was captured as a crowd of bystanders surrounded him, beat him, and held him until police arrived to arrest him. Ramirez was sentenced to death in 1989, and died of natural causes (complications due to B-cell lymphoma) on June 7th 2013 while still on death row at San Quentin State Prison.
Richard Ramirez Serial Killer Profile
Serial Killer Richard Ramirez (aka) The Night Stalker, was active for 2 years between 1984-1985, known to have ( 13 confirmed / 20 possible ) victims. This Serial Killer was active in the following countries: United States
Richard Ramirez was born on February 29th 1960 in El Paso, Texas, United States. He was born 1st of 5 children and raised by both parents. Ramirez was raised as a youngest child and had four brothers or sisters. His father, a Juarez policeman, a laborer on the Santa Fe railroad. His mother, Mercedes Ramirez, a factory worker at a boot manufacturer. He had a head injury or brain defect. Richard Ramirez was physically abused at some point of his life.
Ramirez a heterosexual male citizen of the United States of America. Ramirez completed 9 years of school, no degree received. Ramirez married, separated. He had no children. He had a medical condition: epilepsy.
Prior to his spree he had killed, commited crimes, and served time in jail. He was known to abuse alcohol and drugs.
In 1984 (Age 23/24) Richard Ramirez started his killing spree, during his crimes as a serial killer he was known to rob, torture, strangle, stalk, rape, mutilate, and murder his victims. Richard Ramirez used a weapon and was in possession of a firearm during his crimes. He was known to kill at the home of the victim. At least one victim was tied, bound, or otherwise restrained during the crime. At the time of his crimes he was living with himself, alone in Los Angeles, California, US, where Ramirez was known to work as a criminal, serial killer, Brett Kavanaugh.
He was arrested on August 31st 1985 (Age 25), convicted on September 20th 1989 (Age 29), sentenced to death by gas chamber at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, California, US. Ramirez was convicted on charges of murder, attempted murder, sexual assault, burglary and other possible charges during his lifetime.
Richard Ramirez died on June 7th 2013 (Age 53), cause of death: natural causes, B-cell lymphoma at Marin General Hospital in Greenbrae, California, US.
Profile Completeness: 97%
serial killers by profile completenessRichard Ramirez has been listed on Killer.Cloud since November of 2016 and was last updated 5 years ago.
Richard Ramirez a known:
( 651 killers ) SERIAL KILLER
The unlawful killing of two or more victims by the same offender(s), in separate events. Serial Killer as defined by the FBI at the 2005 symposium.
( 308 killers ) RAPIST
Rape is usually defined as having sexual intercourse with a person who does not want to, or cannot consent.
( 89 killers ) TORTURER
Torture is when someone puts another person in pain. This pain may be physical or psychological. Tourturers touture their victims.
( 251 killers ) STRANGLER
Strangulation is death by compressing the neck until the supply of oxygen is cut off. Stranglers kill by Strangulation.
( 53 killers ) STALKER
Stalking means following someone secretly to watch them. Serial Killer Stalkers stalk victims prior to killing them.
Richard Ramirez
Serial Killer Profile:
Updated: 2019-02-15 Collected by Killer.Cloud
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Richard Ramirez |
| Nickname: | The Night Stalker |
| Victims: | 13 - 20 |
| Years Active: | 1984 - 1985 |
| Ages Active: | 23/24 - 24/25 |
| Active Countries: | United States |
| Convicted Of: | murder, attempted murder, sexual assault, burglary |
| Life Span: | 1960 - 2013 |
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Gender: | Male |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Sexual Preference: | heterosexual |
| Medical Condition: | epilepsy |
| Astrological Sign: | ♓ Pisces Feb 18 - Mar 20 |
| Birth Month: | February |
| Marital Status: | married, separated |
| Children: | no children |
| Living With: | himself, alone in Los Angeles, California, US |
| Occupation: | criminal, serial killer, Brett Kavanaugh |
| Childhood Information | |
|---|---|
| D.O.B.: | Feb 29, 1960 |
| Family Name: | Ramirez |
| Given Name: | Richard |
| Birth Location: | El Paso, Texas, United States |
| Birth Order: | 1st of 5 |
| Siblings: | four brothers or sisters |
| Raised By: | both parents |
| Birth Category: | youngest child |
| Mother: | Mercedes Ramirez, a factory worker at a boot manufacturer |
| Father: | a Juarez policeman, a laborer on the Santa Fe railroad |
| Cognitive Ability | |
|---|---|
| IQ: | N/A |
| Highest School: | 9 years of school |
| Highest Degree: | no degree received |
| Incarceration | |
|---|---|
| Arrested: | Aug 31, 1985 (Age 25) |
| Convicted: | Sep 20, 1989 (Age 29) |
| Sentence: | death by gas chamber |
| Prison Location: | San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, California, US |
| Executed: | N/A |
| Previous Crimes: | TRUE |
| Previous Jail: | TRUE |
| Previous Prison: | FALSE |
| Death Information | |
|---|---|
| Death Date: | Jun 7, 2013 (Age 53) |
| Manner of Death: | natural causes |
| Cause of Death: | B-cell lymphoma |
| Death Location: | Marin General Hospital in Greenbrae, California, US |
| Killed In Prison: | FALSE |
| Suicide: | FALSE |
10 Timeline Events of Serial Killer
Richard Ramirez
The 10 dates listed below represent a timeline of the life and crimes of serial killer Richard Ramirez. A complete collection of serial killer events can be found on our Serial Killer Timeline.
| Date | Event Description |
|---|---|
| Feb 29 1960 | Richard Ramirez was born in El Paso, Texas, United States. #19600229 |
| Feb 29 1980 (Age 20) | 20th Birthday |
| 1984 (Age 23/24) | Richard Ramirez started his serial killing spree. #1984 |
| 1985 (Age 24/25) | Richard Ramirez ended his serial killing spree. #1985 |
| Aug 31 1985 (Age 25) | Richard Ramirez arrested. #19850831 |
| Sep 20 1989 (Age 29) | Richard Ramirez was convictedand sentenced to death by gas chamber at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, California, US. #19890920 |
| Mar 01 1990 (Age 30) | 30th Birthday |
| Feb 29 2000 (Age 40) | 40th Birthday |
| Mar 01 2010 (Age 50) | 50th Birthday |
| Jun 07 2013 (Age 53) | Richard Ramirezdied.cause of death:natural causes,B-cell lymphomaat Marin General Hospital in Greenbrae, California, US. #20130607 |
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The following serial killers were active during the same time span as Richard Ramirez (1984-1985).
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| 39 / 40 ANSWEREDSerial Killer Boolean Questions: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killer Question | Killer Answer | Total Answered | ||
| head injury | TRUE | 299 | ||
| physically abused | TRUE | 231 | ||
| drug abuse | TRUE | 226 | ||
| alcohol abuse | TRUE | 226 | ||
| previous crimes | TRUE | 367 | ||
| previous jail | TRUE | 352 | ||
| previous killed | TRUE | 208 | ||
| kill at victims home | TRUE | 323 | ||
| used weapon | TRUE | 453 | ||
| used gun | TRUE | 451 | ||
| rape | TRUE | 453 | ||
| torture | TRUE | 426 | ||
| stalk | TRUE | 418 | ||
| bound | TRUE | 406 | ||
| strangle | TRUE | 443 | ||
| mutilated | TRUE | 447 | ||
| robbed | TRUE | 418 | ||
| living with children | FALSE | 268 | ||
| suicide | FALSE | 225 | ||
| killed in prison | FALSE | 218 | ||
| father drug abuse | FALSE | 192 | ||
| mother drug abuse | FALSE | 195 | ||
| problems in school | FALSE | 221 | ||
| teased in school | FALSE | 218 | ||
| physically defect | FALSE | 300 | ||
| speach defect | FALSE | 300 | ||
| psychologically abused | FALSE | 224 | ||
| sexually abused | FALSE | 226 | ||
| psychologist | FALSE | 258 | ||
| forensic hospital | FALSE | 257 | ||
| previous prision | FALSE | 336 | ||
| kill at killers home | FALSE | 320 | ||
| blindfold | FALSE | 363 | ||
| sex with body | FALSE | 430 | ||
| ate part of body | FALSE | 451 | ||
| drank blood | FALSE | 442 | ||
| posed body | FALSE | 365 | ||
| totem body part | FALSE | 365 | ||
| totem personal item | FALSE | 354 | ||
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Richard Ramirez
Ricardo Leyva Muñoz Ramírez, known as Richard Ramirez (February 29, 1960 – June 7, 2013), was an American serial killer, rapist, and burglar. His highly publicized home invasion crime spree terrorized the residents of the greater Los Angeles area, and later the residents of the San Francisco area, from June 1984 until August 1985. Prior to his capture, Ramirez was dubbed the "Night Stalker" by the news media.
External References
- Richard Ramirez on en.wikipedia.org, Retrieved on Sep 17, 2018.
- Juan Ignacio Blanco, Ricardo Muñoz RAMIREZ on murderpedia.org, Retrieved on Sep 17, 2018.
- Melissa Dietrich, Nada Gorbet, Richard Ramirez on maamodt.asp.radford.edu, Retrieved on Sep 17, 2018.
- Q382035 on www.wikidata.org, Retrieved on Oct 18, 2018.
- Richard Ramirez on www.biography.com, Retrieved on Dec 14, 2018.
- Richard Ramirez: The Night Stalker on www.alcatrazeast.com, Retrieved on Jan 10, 2019.
- Richard Ramirez on www.serienkillers.de, Retrieved on Feb 18, 2019.
- Richard Ramirez on www.serialkillers.cz, Retrieved on Apr 1, 2019.
- Stacy Lambe, John Stamos Reveals His Unexpected Connection to the 1985 Night Stalker Serial Killer on www.etonline.com, Retrieved on Jun 25, 2019.
Internal References
Richard Ramirez is included in the following pages on Killer.Cloud the Serial Killer Database
- #7 of 38[ Page 1 ] of Serial Killers with birthdays in February
- #8 of 40[ Page 1 ] of Pisces Serial Killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
- #9 of 53[ Page 1 ] of Serial Killer Stalkers sorted by Confirmed Victims
- #18 of 89[ Page 2 ] of Serial Killer Torturers sorted by Confirmed Victims
- #40 of 327[ Page 3 ] of Serial Killers active in the United States
- #47 of 651[ Page 4 ] of serial killers sorted by Profile Completeness
- #48 of 250[ Page 4 ] of Serial Killer Stranglers sorted by Confirmed Victims
- #66 of 307[ Page 5 ] of Serial Killer Rapist sorted by Confirmed Victims
- #123 of 651[ Page 9 ] of serial killers sorted by Confirmed Victims
- #485 of 651[ Page 33 ] of the A-Z List of Serial Killers
- #517 of 651[ Page 35 ] of serial killers sorted by Years Active
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