The Night Stalker: The Life and Crimes of Richard Ramirez

The Night Stalker: The Life and Crimes of Richard Ramirez by Philip Carlo. mass_market edition. ISBN: 9780786013623.

Ten years after the murder spree that left thirteen people dead and paralyzed the city of Los Angeles with fear, his name is synonymous with Satanism, torture, and sadistic murder. Yet despite the sensational nature of his crimes, until now, no one has ever been able to tell the complex story of the killer whose seductive, brooding looks still draw women like moths to a flame - a man millions call the devil himself. Painstakingly researched over three years, based on nearly one hundred hours of exclusive interviews with Richard Ramirez on Californias Death Row, THE NIGHT STALKER is the definitive account of Americans most feared serial murderer. From Ramirezs earliest brushes with the law to his deadliest stalking expeditions to the unprecedented police and civilian manhunt that resulted in one of the most sensational trials in California history, THE NIGHT STALKER is an eerle and spellbinding descent into the very heart of human evil.