He drew comparisons to rock legend Mick Jagger and had hordes of devoted female fans, but serial killer Richard Ramirez’s sudden fame had deeply sinister roots. The self-described “loner” was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Richard Ramirez — a.k.a. the Night Stalker — terrorized Los Angeles with his twisted crimes in the 1980s. From April 1984 to ...

After he failed to steal a car, four men beat and held down serial killer Richard Ramirez until police arrived Bettmann/ Getty For over a year, a serial killer terrorized Los Angeles — until its ...

Richard Ramirez died 12 years ago on June 7, 2013 AP Photo/Lennox McLendon Serial killer Richard Ramirez — known as the "Night Stalker" — murdered at least 13 people in the Los Angeles area from 1984 ...

He drew comparisons to rock legend Mick Jagger and had hordes of devoted female fans, but serial killer Richard Ramirez’s sudden fame had deeply sinister roots. In the media frenzy that followed, ...

Richard Ramirez — a.k.a. the Night Stalker — terrorized Los Angeles with his twisted crimes in the 1980s. From April 1984 to August 1985, Ramirez killed at least 13 people, sneaking into their homes ...