Criminal Profile Name: Ricardo Leyva Muñoz Ramírez Nickname: The Night Stalker‚ Richard‚ Rich Born: February 28th 1960 Died: June 7th 2013 Place of Birth: El Paso‚ Texas Charged for: ● Sexual Assault ● Successful Murder ● Attempted Murder ● Burglary Backstory of Ricardo Ricardo was born in El Paso‚ Texas. He was raised by an abusive father and a loving mother. His family consisted of his father‚ mother‚ four other siblings and himself. They all believed in the morals and beliefs of the Catholic faith
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Richard Ramirez: The Night Stalker Richard Ramirez was born in El Paso Texas on February 28‚ 1960. He was introduced to satanic worship and drugs at an early age. After moving to Southern California he supported himself by breaking in to homes. Soon after the robbing of homes he began to kill and sometimes even rape many of people. Over the course of his rigorous murders and long trial he was sentenced to life in prison. Ramirez was the youngest of six children born to Julian and Mercedes Ramirez
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Richard Ramirez aka The Night Stalker Richard Ramirez was serial killer who went on a two rampage killing innocent people in southern California. He raped and tortured more than 25 victims and killed more than a dozen of them. Most of these victims were killed in their own homes; as he would find opened windows and doors in the night to kill his victims. But what were the contributing factors that maybe helped mold Richard Ramirez into this brutal serial killer who seemed to have no conscious
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Richard Ramirez‚ a 25-year old unemployed Hispanic male‚ was responsible for at least 16 murders in Los Angeles during July 1984 August 1985 that baffled authorities. Victims ranged from the ages of six to eighty years old. He had no set pattern weapons used ranged from guns‚ knives‚ tire irons‚ to his bare hands. He dressed in all black wearing an AC/DC hat and Avia running shoes. Victims were scattered throughout Los Angeles he would steal cars to get to each destination and pawn off valuables
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Richard Ramirez‚ known as "The Night Stalker"‚ was a convicted serial killer back in the 1980’s. He was born on February 29th‚ 1960 in El Paso‚ Texas. His father was a policeman and was often very abusive towards Ramirez. Ramirez was also prone to epileptic seizures due to two massive head injuries that happened when he was young. He went to school until he turned 18 when he dropped out and moved to California. Ramirez was mostly influenced by his cousin Mike to become a serial killer. Mike would
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Night Stalker Richard Ramirez also known as "The Night Stalker" was a notorious serial killer who tormented the lives of Los Angeles residents by raping‚ sodomizing‚ murdering‚ and torturing random citizens of the community. Ramirez was addicted to cocaine and was a Satan worshiper. His rain of torture throughout 1985 included over 29 victims. He has already outlived some of the victims that survived his attacks. In 1985 Ramirez was captured by an angry mob of citizens. Ramirez was born in
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Ricardo "Richard" Munoz Ramirez born February 28‚ 1960 is a convicted serial killer and is awaiting execution on California ’s death row. Before his capture‚ Ramirez was dubbed the "Night Stalker" by the mass media. Munoz’s crimes stem from murder to rape and home invasion‚ his first victim was on April 10‚ 1984‚ 9-year-old Mei Leung was found dead in a hotel basement where Ramirez was living at the time. Ramirez ’s DNA was matched to DNA obtained at the 1984 crime scene in 2009. On June 28‚ 1984
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Benjamin Bottomley Cognitive Science 198 March 7‚ 2017 The Night Stalker Richard Ramirez was a California-based serial killer who operated from 1984 to 1985. He was born in El Paso‚ Texas‚ but eventually moved out to California. He was known as the “Night Stalker” because he would break into homes at night‚ raping and killing his victims. Ramirez got his start early‚ as he (unsurprisingly) had a rough childhood. His father was known to abuse him‚ and he spent some time in juvenile detention
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Introduction This paper presents a case analysis of Richard Ramirez‚ the serial killer of the 1980s better known as “The Night Stalker”. Using the qualitative method and content analysis‚ the findings reveal that the law enforcement procedures were minimal because of the technology available during that time and the prosecution was sufficient because of the criminal justice system. Literature Review For instance‚ Vetter (1990) studied the association of the intensity of the violence within the
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psychological phases that I consider that Richard Ramirez experienced are the aura phase‚ the murder phase‚ and the trolling phase. In the aura phase‚ Ramirez because in his personal life he distances himself from any social interaction. Ramirez left school‚ stopped talking to his friends at school‚ did not have a lot of friends at school‚ just hanged out with people that deal with drugs and alcohol‚ left his house and was sleeping on cemeteries. Ramirez also went through violent acts during childhood
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