Ricardo Leyva Muñoz Ramirez AKA Richard Ramirez was a serial killer best know during the 80’s as the “Valley Intruder” then officially as the “Night Stalker.” Ramirez MO would consist of breaking into homes at night (mainly with couples), killing the men with one shot (.22 revolver) and torturing, raping and killed most of his female victims. Ramirez was born February 28, 1960 in El Paso, Texas. He was the youngest of seven kids in his family where his father, Julian Ramirez abandoned them and his mother, Mercedes Ramirez had a hard time taking care of all seven kids on her own. Because seven kids were too many for a single parent, Mercedes could not be with her children 24/7. Because of the lack of father figure in Ramirez’s life, When his cousin Mike, a Green Beret, returning from the vietnam war he found that figure he was missing in his life. …show more content…
Because everything that Mike told Ramirez was sacred, when Mike told Ramirez stories about the torture and mutilation he had inflicted on Vietnamese women, Ramirez admired that about him. Starting to create this thing inside Ramirez. Mike even graphitised his tortures by showing Ramirez pictures of his victims. Ramirez and his cousin Mike would talk about Satanic worship while doing drugs together. Ramirez was a very rebellious teenagers which led him down the wrong path getting him into lots of trouble. Being a troublemaker got him into much trouble that become minor offenses that lead his to his drug addictions. What sent Ramirez over the edge was watching his role model, his cousin, Mike murder his wife right in front of his face. Philip Carlo (2006), explains in his book that Ramirez completed his fascination with