Richard Ramirez
Richard Ramirez was known as the Night Stalker as he was known for leaving Satanic symbols at the scene of his crimes. He was a serial killer, rapist, child molester, kidnapper, and burglar who was known to have murdered at least 13 people between June 1984 and August 1985.
He used a wide variety of weapons to kill his victims, and many of his victims were sexually assaulted, raped, and beaten before being murdered.
His first known murder was of a 79 year-old widow who he raped before stabbing her to death. Many of his killings took place in homes that he had intended to steal from, where the owners had got in the way.
During his killing spree, there was a panic that saw a rise in gun sales in California. A fingerprint led to the identification of Ramirez as the Night Stalker, and he was convicted of 13 murders.
He was given a death sentence with death by the gas chamber, but he was diagnosed with cancer while on death row. He died in 2013.
