Richard Rameriz Research Paper

The life of Richard Rameriz was unusual and strange. A serial killer that had no real purpose to kill, just the thrill. Richard was the youngest of 5 siblings to immigrants from Mexico. Him and all of his siblings had different birth defects ranging from bone deformations or respiratory problems. At the age of 2 Richard had a dresser fall on his head causing a laceration. At 5, he was hit by a swing which knocked him unconscious after this he began having epileptic seizures. Growing up, his father physically abused him. At age 12 his cousin who was a Vietnam War Verten showed him very disturbing photos of a woman who had been killed, raped, and tortued. Later that same cousin shot and killed his wife in front of Richard. Later on in life he

Soon after he left and moved to California where he began breaking and entering, he had a growing cocaine addiction. He was arrested twice in LA for auto theft. On June 28, 1984, he killed his first known victim 79 year old Jennie Vincow. He sexually assaulted her, stabbed and stole things from inside her home. Rameriez waited about 8-9 months to start killing again; he attacked Maria Hernadez on March 17, 1985, she escaped but he then killed her roommate Dayle Okanaki. That same night he shot and killed Tsai-Lian. He was then given the name of “Valley-Intruder” by the press. On March 27 he killed Vincent Zazzara and his wife. But this then became the pattern for him. Shooting the husband first then assaulting and stabbing the woman to death. He would always have a breathing period where for months he could not kill anybody but in May of 1985 his murder rate was speeding up at quite a fast rate. A dozen people 's houses were burglarized, assaulted, and intense violence with satanic rituals. The police began working with the FBI in trying to figure out who was killing/attacking all these innocent people. A surviving victim, forced Rameriz to move out of Los Angeles and move to San Francisco, where he killed 2 more people. It has been confirmed that 13 people were killed. But many believe that there were more people that he

When on the bus back there were cops everywhere looking for the killer. A group of hispanic women identified him from an ad in a newspaper. After fleeing the supermarket he was attracted to carjacking a Ford Mustang, but he was pulled out by angry residents. After this he was fitted over the head with a fence post and ten residents chased him down the street. The resident began beating him and holding him down. The police were called after a fight broke out. He was taken into police custody that day. July 22, 1988 he had his first court appearance, this is when he raised his hand rolling a pentagram and yelling “hail satan.” On September 20, 1989 he was charged with 43 charges. After he was sentenced to death by the gas