Published 16:38 IST, January 14th 2021

Who was the Night Stalker? Find out who America's most-wanted serial killer was

Who was the Night Stalker? Find out about the real-life boogeyman that brought California to a standstill. Read to know all America's notorious serial killer.

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Netflix's latest venture is making netizens around world ask one question: 'Who was Night Stalker?' Night Stalker is one of most vicious serial killers down history. But before he became who he is w called out to be, he was also an incent impressionable boy who never imagined his future to be written in such a peculiar way. Re on to kw who was Night Stalker:

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Who was Night Stalker?

Born as Richard Ramirez, Night Stalker h a rar tough childhood stemming from his cousin Miguel Ramirez' influence. Richard was 12 when he first witnessed terror. His cousin Miguel, who h recently returned from Vietnam War, chose to show him pictures of Vietnamese women getting raped, tortured and killed. At of 13, he saw his cousin shoot his wife in face. Soon after, Richard moved to Los Angeles and chose drugs and burglary over his education, for which he eventually got arrested under juvenile delinquency for several months.

name Night Stalker was coined a few years later though. First kwn as "walk-in killer", Richard Ramirez h me inving homes to attack people at night his tremark. He would often leave behind satanic symbols on walls like a calling card, as a way to be recognised for his work.

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Night Stalker was hard to catch hold of. His attacks h patterns, anyone could be a victim. only way to link murders were through occult symbols carved in crime scenes that were most probably inspired by Charles Manson. After a long and exhausting hunt, Night Stalker was finally arrested at end of summer of 1985. Ramirez was found guilty of 13 murders, 5 attempted murders, 11 sexual assaults and 14 burglaries. After spending 23 years on a death row, Richard Ramirez eventually died of lymphoma in 2013.,

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Netflix' Night Stalker: Hunt for a Serial Killer

Netflix shocked ir audience with  unexpected drop of this docuseries. Hunt for a Serial Killer is primarily narrated from perspectives of detectives Gil Carrillo and Frank Saler, and also includes interviews of survivors and family members of Night Stalker victims. “We’ve never encountered anybody like that in criminal history," Carrillo said as he described attacks in docuseries. How was Richard Ramirez caught? Watch show to find out.

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16:38 IST, January 14th 2021