Richard Ramirez: The Brutal Murderer Ricardo Leyva Muñoz Ramírez, known as Richard Ramirez, was a serial killer, rapist, and burglar in the United States from June 1984 until August 1985. He went on a home invasion crime spree in which he killed fourteen people, raped and severely injured many others totaling 25 victims. This occurred in the greater Los Angeles area and later the San Francisco area. The background info of serial murderer, burglar, and rapist Richard Ramirez during his escapade. The victims of Ramirez’s crimes included: 79 year old Jennie Vincow, 22 year old Maria Hernandez, 30 year old Tsai-Lian “Veronica” Yu, 64 year old Vincent Zazzara and his 44 year old wife Maxine, 66 year old Bill Doi and his disabled 56 year old wife Lillian, sisters Mable Bell (83) and Florence Lang (81), 42 year old Carol Kyle, 75 year old Mary Louise Cannon, 16 year old Whitney Bennett, 61 year old Joyce Lucille Nelson, and others before heading to San Francisco to continue his spree. “Ramirez, who had been following the media coverage of his crimes, left the Los …show more content…
“A full-scale police operation yielded no concrete results” (Biography.com) up until April of 1985. “After the press demanded that the police do more to catch the killer, a dedicated task force comprised of hundreds of law-enforcement officers was established, and the FBI stepped in to assist” (Biography.com). After not finding much evidence after so many deaths and victims, the police felt the pressure from the media and developed a specific force to catch and stop Ramirez. “After a televised appeal, the car was found, complete with his fingerprints inside, and his criminal record enabled the police to finally put a name to the "Night Stalker"” (Biography.com). The police were able to get fingerprints out of the car and connect it to Ramirez. The fingerprint evidence is what the case hinged on other than victims