Despite the investigation into him, Ramirez continued his rampage. Ramirez tormented California between 1984 and 1985, breaking into family homes in the dead of night in random attacks to carry out sick sexual fantasies. This hurts' and why are you doing this? she says. After Maxine died, Richard mutilated her body with a knife and gouged out her eyes. The very next day, he broke into the home of victim Carol Kyle, binding her and her 11-year-old son as he ransacked the house. His wife is beaten. After raping her, he said: "Tell them the Night Stalker was here" before he fled. Richard Ramirez's victims ranged widely in terms of their age, but they were mostly women or couples. "Having power over life and death was a high," Miguel told his impressionable cousin. According to author Philip Carlo, Richard Ramirez was coming down from a cocaine high and desperate for cash on the evening of June 27, 1984. Ramirez's first murder victim was a child. She was instrumental in giving a detailed description of Richard to the police. After Killing 14 People, The Night Stalker Was Taken Down By A 13-Year-Old Gil Carrillo now knew the identity of their serial killer, and issued a mugshot to the press. He shot Vincent dead before raping Maxine several times and stabbing her. Victims of the Night - The Night Stalker Just 10 days later, Ramirez broke into the home of Vincent Zazzara, 64, and his wife Maxine, 44. One of the child abductees was Anastasia Hronner, who was just six when she was taken from her bed in the middle of the night. There was a soundtrack of Madonna going - Holiday and Like a Virgin - over and over, she recalls. He ran and tried to steal two other cars, but his pursuers caught up with him and beat him until cops turned up and cuffed him. Bell was killed. Soon, he started using LSD, mushrooms, and peyote and believed he was developing a personal rapport with Satan. Yu was pronounced dead on arrival at a nearby hospital. Bystanders intervened and chased him away, then he attempted to carjack twice more. His court case went on for over a year, and at a cost of $1.8million is was the most expensive trial in the history of California - until OJ Simpson's case in 1994. 'Night Stalker' prosecutor says Ramirez death ends 'tragic period' May 14, 1985: Bill Doi was fatally shot and Lillian Doi was raped. A self-styled devil worshipper with a penchant for sexual assault and a love of heavy metal, Ramirez was brought down by the very community he had terrorized. Dayle Okazakis murder on March 17, 1985, nine months after Jennie's death, marked the start of a killing spree which left Los Angeles quaking with fear. Suffering from liver failure, Ramirez, who had become increasingly reclusive in his final years, was transported from San Quentin State Prison to Marin General Hospital. The bite mark on the banana was not matched to Richards teeth there is no information on it at all. When he went into one that he'd robbed a year earlier at around 2am one March evening, he immediately shot and killed the homeowner, Vincent Zazzara. A few weeks later, Jennie Vincow, 79, was found dead in her apartment. Aug. 8, 1985: Elyas Abowath, 35, is shot to death in his home. Aug. 6, 1985: Ramirez shot both Christopher Petersen, 38, and his wife, Virginia, 27, in the head. His deteriorating health manifested in his complexion. I recognised it immediately as the same footprint to the one lifted at the Zazarra crime scene, says Gil. Sakina's three-year-old son came to the room after hearing the terrible noise Ramirez tied him up and went back to raping his mother. View our online Press Pack. Two newspapers were left in their driveway, perhaps from 30th and 31st May (it does not say). Sophie Dickman was held at gunpoint and Richard attempted to rape her. In 2013, after 23 years on death row, Ramirez died at the age of 53 from cancer, escaping the gas chamber. He was never convicted of the child abductions and rapes. . That was who I was - walking death.. July 2, 1985: Mary Louise Cannon was stabbed repeatedly and died. According to author Clifford Linedecker, Ramirez's fascination with Satan ironically intensified after attending a Jehovah's Witnesses' Bible study class with his friends Eddie Milam and Tom Ramos. After slashing the throat of Mary Louise Cannon, 75, on July 2, 1985 he broke into the bedroom of 16-year-old Whitney Bennett. He then hung her body from a pipe in April 1984. To Ruth's anger, Roberto, an obsessed peeping tom, took Richard with him on his nightly rounds of spying in the windows of neighborhood women. Head hairs were found on a stocking, bedsheets, the mattress pad and stuck to the electrical tape used to bind Mabels ankles together. Who Was The Night Stalker? What to Know About Richard Ramirez It's an incredible act of generosity towards a man who committed so much evil - and ruined so many lives. Moments later, the killer - known as the Night Stalker - walked into Marias apartment and shot her flatmate, Dayle Okazaki, between the eyes. During the delays, Ramirez consciously perfected his image as a bad boy outsider. But it was his cousin, Miguel, who opened Ramirez's eyes to sadistic brutality. May 29, 1985: Mabel "Ma" Bell, 83, and her disabled sister, Florence "Nettie" Lang, 81, were both bound and bludgeoned. This hurts' and why are you doing this? she says. Mabel passed away 15 July 1985 at Southern California Methodist Hospital. Six days after his last sickening crime, Ramirez attempted a carjacking in LA but locals recognised him, chased him and beat him until cops arrived. Florence Mabel Bell (born Rogers) in MyHeritage family trees (Wood Family Web Site) Florence Mabel Rogers in Ontario Births, 1869-1912 Florence Mabel Bell (born Rogers) in MyHeritage family trees (Vicki Lee's Web Site) Florence Mabel Rogers in FamilySearch Family Tree view all Immediate Family George Henry Rogers father Ann Rogers mother The new Netflix documentary, Night Stalker, which launches on Wednesday, tells the story of the 1985 manhunt, which resulted in Ramirez being jailed for 13 murders, five attempted murders, 11 sexual assaults and 14 burglaries. As indicated in the image above, the sisters had some property stolen: a cassette player/stereo, last seen by a relative at their house in the month before they were attacked. Nobody seemed to be home; the garage and kitchen door were closed. Services at Glen Haven Memorial Park, San Fernando on Friday, July 19 at 11 a.m. . He played the role of a rockstar killer to the hilt, flashing Satanic symbols to the courtroom, staring down the prosecution and jury, and praising Satan. Lecherous looks and flirtatious comments directed at female guests landed him in trouble with management. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click here. June 1, 1985----Mable "Ma Bell" Bell, 83, and sister, Florence "Nettie" Lang, 80, Monrovia. Among the dead were 64-year-old retired accountant Vincent Zazzara shot to death in his sleep. Slipping through the open window, he carefully searched the apartment. And while still in school, he began having violent sexual fantasies which he decided to try and act out. Jury selection for what would be one of California's most expensive trials at last began in July 1988. In 2013, after 23 years on death row, Ramirez died from cancer, at the age of 53. After two failed attempts at the ninth grade, Richard left school at 17 with no direction, a juvenile record, and reputation as a thief. Elyas Abowath, 35, was shot to death in. A pentagram had been drawn on her body. He continued to mutilate their bodies. July 2, 1985: Mary Louise Cannon was stabbed repeatedly and died. Other victims included a six-year-old snatched from school and assaulted and a nine-year-old boy snatched from his bed and raped. See you in Disneyland". I love being Muscle Barbie, Major update as mercy killer grandads confession to smothering dying wife CAN be used as evidence in murder trial. Clad in his customary black, he pulled down his dark blue AC/DC cap. In the Monrovia home of Mabel Bell and Florence Lang, a pentagram was drawn on a bedroom wall and on the thigh of one of the women. As discussed in these posts, [X],[X] & [X], there is a good reason to believe Felipe Solano was protecting other burglars and potential suspects, all with a motive to point the finger at Richard. He then raped her disabled sister Florence Lang, 81, and drew a lipstick pentagram a five-pointed star associated with Satanism on her thigh and the bedroom wall. He said she was still unable to speak and was on a feeding tube. The Real American Horror Story Behind the Night Stalker Murders - E! Online Desperate for escape, he attempted to carjack Manuela Villanueva while she waited for her boyfriend, Carmello Robles, outside a bakery. On the same day Tsai-Lian "Veronica" Yu was pulled out of her car and fatally shot twice. Her head was covered in blood, with brain tissue protruding from her broken skull. She was driven across LA by a tall, thin man and smuggled into his "dark and dingy" house in a duffel bag. Aug. 8, 1985: Elyas Abowath, 35, is shot to death in his home. Thanks to modern forensic science, the mystery of Mei Leung's death was solved at last and the longstanding narrative of the Night Stalker upended. July 5, 1985: Whitney Bennett, 16, survived after being beaten with a wheel brace by Ramirez. He was never convicted of the child abductions and rapes. The new Netflix documentary, Night Stalker, which launches on Wednesday, tells the story of the 1985 manhunt, which resulted in Ramirez being jailed for 13 murders, five attempted murders, 11 sexual assaults and 14 burglaries. The little girl wandered off to the building's basement looking for a lost dollar. Searching for a house to rob, he settled on a shabby, pink apartment building. Instead of pointing this out, those wallies Daniel and Arturo Hernandez brought the bad alibi back for the Kyle incident and it failed to convince a second time. Though he's not discussed as often as other murderers, it would be fair to call Richard Ramirez, aka the Night Stalker, one of the most prolific serial killers of the last 50 years. There was a shoe print left in concrete at the site. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. So, for one last time Avias. Ramirez's most ardent admirer, journalist Doreen Lioy, received 75 love letters from the serial killer over a period of 11 years. It was only when Detective Gil Carrillo linked the killings to a spate of child kidnappings that the LA police began to track Ramirez down.