Ramirez's first murder victim was a child. A reclusive child prone to epileptic seizures, Richard became close to his cousin Miguel Ramirez, a decorated Vietnam veteran. Suffering from liver failure, Ramirez, who had become increasingly reclusive in his final years, was transported from San Quentin State Prison to Marin General Hospital. Mei Leung's lifeless body was hung from a pipe. She had four to five-inch-long cuts down her ribs and a blistered burn mark below her right breast. Sophie Dickman was held at gunpoint and Richard attempted to rape her. A bloody shoe print was found on a blanket in her room, matching the previous prints. However, multiple United States death records state that Florence died on 7th August 1985. Enraged when he found nothing of value, Ramirez descended on Vincow as she slept. June 28, 1984: Jennie Vincow, 79, was stabbed repeatedly and her throat was slashed so severely she was almost decapitated. Moments later, the killer - known as the Night Stalker - walked into Marias apartment and shot her flatmate, Dayle Okazaki, between the eyes. Sakina's three-year-old son came to the room after hearing the terrible noise Ramirez tied him up and went back to raping his mother. He never told his parents he had witnessed the killing. He was a 25-year-old drifter from El Paso, Texas, named Richard Ramirez. Who was the Boston Strangler suspect Paul Dempsey and what happened to him? And I end up with Ramirez.. Ramirez's Satanic spree continued with Mabel Bell, 84, who he beat with a hammer before electrocuting her. Her hands had been tied behind her back with electrical cord and her ankles bound with electrical tape. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Because Mabel did not die until 15th July, there was no way of knowing whether she had digested any banana. Many of Ramirez's victims were elderly. He ran and tried to steal two other cars, but his pursuers caught up with him and beat him until cops turned up and cuffed him. Those lucky enough to survive his attacks described a figure out of hell itself a slender phantom in black with rotting teeth who reeked of wet leather. While picking up a cup of coffee and pastry at a nearby liquor store, he noticed some elderly Hispanic women staring at him. Yet, his dark thoughts inspired guilt born of his religion. She survived but had severe injuries. Gil reveals his initial theories were dismissed by colleagues because of the sheer range of the depravity. I love being Muscle Barbie, Major update as mercy killer grandads confession to smothering dying wife CAN be used as evidence in murder trial. May 29 June 1, 1985: Mabel Bell, 84, and her invalid sister, Florence Lang, 81, are beaten with a hammer in their Monrovia home. "When I met Richard Ramirez, he was one of the nicest, most polite young men you'd ever want to meet," LaVey told the press in the wake of the killings. After Maxine died, Richard mutilated her body with a knife and gouged out her eyes. Ramirez tied and beat Zazzara's wife Maxine before shooting her three times and mutilating her body with a kitchen knife. I recognised it immediately as the same footprint to the one lifted at the Zazarra crime scene, says Gil. Ramirez also broke into the house of elderly sisters Mabel Bell, 83, and Florence Lang, 81, that same month. Whoever it belonged to was not Richard Ramirez and was probably from the victims. There was, however, hair on the hammer. He then raped her disabled sister Florence Lang, 81, and drew a lipstick pentagram a five-pointed star associated with Satanism on her thigh and the bedroom wall. "Her head was drooped and her chin down. Ramirez scoured the public library for books on the occult, learning all he could about Satanism and black magic. Within days he killed again, this time by taking a hammer he found in the home of two sisters in their 80s, Mabel Bell and Florence Lang, who lived together. In my opinion, we had a serial killer who was also responsible for kidnapping children - girls and boys - raping adult women, killing adult women, killing males, he says. Lillian's bedroom, handcuffed the disabled woman and raped her after which he searched the house for valuables. Just 40 minutes later, motorist Tsai-Lian Yu, 30, was stopped, dragged from her car and shot in the chest. "He looked like a green highlighter pen. Four days later, the stolen car was found with fingerprints inside. It would mean that upon Richards return (via coach) he would have arrived at the Greyhound Bus Depot on 6th Street and travelled 40+ minutes northeast to attack two elderly ladies near the mountains. As he dashed for the exit, Ramirez formulated a plan. June 1, 1985----Mable "Ma Bell" Bell, 83, and sister, Florence "Nettie" Lang, 80, Monrovia. The killer wouldn't make it much further before the angry crowd descended on him, beating him with fists, feet, barbecue tools, and anything they could get their hands on. Mabel Gardiner Hubbard Bell, aeronautics financier, community leader, social reformer and advocate for the deaf (born 25 November 1857 in Cambridge, Massachusetts; died 3 January 1923 in Chevy Chase, Maryland). He made two more attempts at carjacking. Some were raped and in one gruesome case, Ramirez mutilated the body of a 44-year-old woman before cutting out her eyes. Again, it was not Richards. Leaving his mark for the first time,the murderer scrawled a pentagram on Bell's body and bedroom wallswith lipstick. He even kept the eyes in a jewellery box and fled the scene with them. The Church of Satan Headquarters was in California during this period, so Richard would not have been the only Satanist in town. Florence Lang, 80, Bell's invalid sister, also of Monrovia, beaten but survived, on May 29, 1985. There is a possibility that he made a mistake in saying he was there on 31st May and that he returned on 1st June, as that is when the sisters were discovered. On the same day Tsai-Lian "Veronica" Yu was pulled out of her car and fatally shot twice. Edit. Most importantly, it was the preferred close-range weapon of professional hit men. Yu was pronounced dead on arrival at a nearby hospital. On May 29, 1985, in Monrovia, Calif., he bludgeoned 83-year-old Mabel Bell to death with a hammer and beat and raped her disabled 81-year-old sister, Florence Lang, who later died of her injuries. In his teens, Ramirez began taking LSD, developed an obsession with Satanism and embarked in a string of petty crimes. One of the child abductees was Anastasia Hronner, who was just six when she was taken from her bed in the middle of the night. Here, we look at who he was and the crimes he committed. Ramirez left after using lipstick to draw pentagrams on. The new Netflix documentary, Night Stalker, which launches on Wednesday, tells the story of the 1985 manhunt, which resulted in Ramirez being jailed for 13 murders, five attempted murders, 11 sexual assaults and 14 burglaries. Gil ends the documentary with his own statement. Dayle Okazakis murder on March 17, 1985, nine months after Jennie's death, marked the start of a killing spree which left Los Angeles quaking with fear. It was weak evidence. The clock had also been picked up by a gloved hand, creating a fabric pattern across the sole, distorting its clarity. He shot William in the head and ferociously beat Lillie, but she survived. Now a version of his evil character features in the new FX series of American Horror Story: 1984. For other inquiries Contact Us. As Ramirez entered adolescence, his sexual fantasies began to focus on violence, bondage, and death. His father, Julian Ramirez, a former police officer, was a stern man who had been physically abused by his father and grandfather and visited the same treatment on his four sons. Night Stalker: The Hunt For A Serial Killer is available on Netflix from Jan 13. At age 13, Richard, unable to cope with his father's abuse, moved in with his older sister Ruth and her husband Roberto Avala. The same year, he moved in with his sister Ruth and her husband Roberto a peeping Tom who took Ramirez along on his sick nighttime escapades. While the two werent instantly linked, Gil had a hunch the seemingly motiveless killings were linked to a sexual deviance that sees the perpetrator turned on by fear. After hearing a shot and then someone enter the flat, Dayle cowered behind the kitchen counter. He then carved a T in her breast and gouged out her eyes, taking them with him in a jewellery box. Top: Lisa DiMeo, Document 7-19. "I'm lucky that the cops caught me," Ramirez later said. Ramirez was now leaving his pentagram calling card at crime scenes and ordering victims to "swear on Satan" they weren't hiding valuables. *There is a strange epilogue to this case: Mabel Bells grandson said he visited his great aunt Florence just before he testified at trial. On September 20, 1989, Ramirez was found guilty of all charges: 13 murders, five attempted murders, 11 sexual assaults, and 14 burglaries. Ramirez then murdered 30-year-old Tsai 'Veronica' Lian Yu after pulling her out of her car. As discussed in these posts, [X],[X] & [X], there is a good reason to believe Felipe Solano was protecting other burglars and potential suspects, all with a motive to point the finger at Richard. While the murders stacked up, Gils colleagues at the LAPD reported the latest in spate of child abductions. August 8, 1985: Sakina and Elyas Abowath were both attacked, with Elyas fatally shot and Sakina raped. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. After two failed attempts at the ninth grade, Richard left school at 17 with no direction, a juvenile record, and reputation as a thief. During Ramirez's sentencing in 1989, Virginia told the court: "Nights are the worst. Bystanders intervened and chased him away, then he attempted to carjack twice more. Mar. Carol was raped. He said she was still unable to speak and was on a feeding tube. Minutes later, her 8-year-old brother stumbled upon the most horrific scene of his short life. I believe in the devil and I believe in evil, he says. Florence was choked with a cord and raped. Closing to a distance of two feet, he fired at her. 'Night Stalker' Richard Ramirez was chased down by civilians who recognised him, leading to his arrest, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). On August 24, 1985, he fled a burglary scene after house owner James Romero raised the alarm - noting the registration number of the stolen car Ramirez was driving. May 30, 1985:Carol Kyle, 42, and her son were bound. On the same day he shot Chainarong Khovananth and raped Somkid Khovananth. He continued to mutilate their bodies. Also here, for a more detailed look at how they moulded Richard into the Night Stalker. Miguel's murder of his wife in front of 12 year-old Richard seemed to flick a switch inside the troubled youth. Or even one of Solanos burglar friends attempting to stitch Richard up. Sisters Mabel Bell, age 83, and Florence Lang, 81, came face-to-face with evil on May 29, 1985. July 2, 1985: Ramirez kills Mary Louise Cannon, 75, by beating her and slashing her throat. This means you may never have to read about these shoes again. IN the dingy light of her garage, Maria Hernandez heard a bang on her car roof and turned to see the wild-eyed stare of a tall, dishevelled man pointing a gun at her face. The husband beat Ramirez senseless but the teen escaped charges because the visiting couple didn't want to return to the state to testify. Finally, a theory. Jesse Perez and Felipe Solano were friends. He beat her with a metal wheel brace - leaving her with multiple skull fractures - but miraculously she survived. May 29, 1985: Mabel "Ma" Bell, 83, and her disabled sister, Florence "Nettie" Lang, 81, were both bound and bludgeoned. Mar. Florence was choked with a cord and raped. This time, he left a clear footprint in the earth outside the window. Just 10 days later, Ramirez broke into the home of Vincent Zazzara, 64, and his wife Maxine, 44. He shot Vincent dead before raping Maxine several times and stabbing her. July 7, 1985: Ramirez beats to death Joyce Lucille Nelson, 61, of Monterey Park. A Monrovia fire inspector, Steven Mikity, went to the house on the morning of 29th May, to tell the residents to remove brush from their property (it is a fire hazard in hot locations). As he pulled the trigger the terrified 20-year-old put her hands to her face and, miraculously, the bullet ricocheted off her keys, saving her life. Both women were taken to hospital and sexual assault kits were collected. Ramirez then repeatedly raped the defenceless mum while threatening to cut her eyes out if she looked at him. May 30, 1985: Carol Kyle, 41, of Burbank,. Devil-worshipper Ramirez targeted men, women and children between six and 84, leaving 13 dead and many more injured. In 2013, after 23 years on death row, Ramirez died from cancer, at the age of 53. March 17, 1985: Dayle Yoshie Okazaki, 34, was shot in the forehead. They were found in a comatose state and Mabel died. Nobody seemed to be home; the garage and kitchen door were closed. With his favorite band's Highway to Hell album blaring over his headphones, he stole a car from a nearby gas station and followed 22-year-old Maria Hernandez to her Rosemead, Calif., home. The same night, he broke into the house of Bill Carns and shot him three times before raping his 29-year-old fiancee Inez Erickson. The Night Stalker received thousands of letters from the curious and the lovelorn. . She was instrumental in giving a detailed description of Richard to the police. Gil ends the documentary with his own statement. Mar. 22-year-old Maria Hernandez was shot at but survived. He slapped the top of her car so she would turn around and see him. Counting the early murder of Mei Leung, a total of 14 innocent lives would end at the hands of the Night Stalker. Men, women, and children ranging in age from nine to 81 fell to the mysterious killer. 1985: Mabel Bell, 84, and her invalid sister, Florence Lang, 81 . Soon, he started using LSD, mushrooms, and peyote and believed he was developing a personal rapport with Satan. In his teens, Ramirez began taking LSD, developed an obsession with Satanism and embarked in a string of petty crimes. Texan-born Ramirez grew up with an abusive dad, prone to violent rages. Ramirez was now leaving his pentagram calling card at crime scenes and ordering victims to "swear on Satan" they weren't hiding valuables. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Attracted by his boyish looks and fascinated by the brutality of his crimes, a dedicated group known as "the women in black" attended his hearings and visited the murderer behind bars. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. With the heat on in L.A., he headed for San Francisco. The women are found four. "Having power over life and death was a high," Miguel told his impressionable cousin. He attacks Lang with a hammer, binds her in the bedroom, and then binds . In June of that year his Night Stalker killing spree began and the crimes took place as follows: In August 1985, Richard made a journey from Arizona to California by bus. July 5, 1985: Whitney Bennett, 16 was attacked while sleeping, but as Richard tried to strangle her with a phone cord he saw sparks come off it which made him think Jesus was saving her and so he fled. Death always went with the territory. Aug. 8, 1985: Elyas Abowath, 35, is shot to death in his home. Richard was allegedly seen by his father and a family friend on 29th May. The children described their attacker as tall, with light brown skin, dishevelled hair, stained teeth and a pungent odour - matching a description given by Maria Hernandez. The Messed Up Truth About The Night Stalker, The Night Stalker: The Life and Crimes of Richard Ramirez, Night Stalker: A Shocking Story of Satanism, Sex, and Serial Murders. 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Miguel was a decorated member of the US Army's special forces who'd served in the Vietnam War. Patiently waiting for her to move from her hiding place below a kitchen counter, Ramirez killed her with a single shot to the head. Head hairs were found on a stocking, bedsheets, the mattress pad and stuck to the electrical tape used to bind Mabels ankles together. And we are happy to never have to write about them again. American Horror Story: 1984 is on FX and Now TV. I'm a rat control expert - here's why giant 'super rats' are taking over our homes and you're to blame, Girl, 11, died suddenly in school playground as grief-stricken parents pay tribute to 'bright and beautiful' daughter, We were paid 3k to attack Hollywood star Jussie Smollett but he threw us under the bus then all hell broke loose, US B-52s intercepted by Russian fighter jet as Putins Tu-95 nuclear bombers take to skies in chilling show of force. Two months after his first taste of murder, Ramirez began a catalogue of violence which terrified the nation for over a year. Both victims survived. To avoid his father's erratic temper, Richard often slept in a nearby cemetery. Florence Mabel Bell (born Rogers) in MyHeritage family trees (Wood Family Web Site) Florence Mabel Rogers in Ontario Births, 1869-1912 Florence Mabel Bell (born Rogers) in MyHeritage family trees (Vicki Lee's Web Site) Florence Mabel Rogers in FamilySearch Family Tree view all Immediate Family George Henry Rogers father Ann Rogers mother After mortally injuring Bill by beating him unconscious, he put Lillian in thumbcuffs metal manacles that lock round your thumbs and raped her. There was a shoe print left in concrete at the site. Change). He shot Vincent dead before raping Maxine several times and stabbing her. BELL, Mabel Close passed away July 15, 1985 in Arcadia. The more sadistic, depraved, and violent his acts, the more his evil master would smile on him and protect him. He beat her with a metal wheel brace - leaving her with multiple skull fractures - but miraculously she survived. Guilty of one count of murder, one count of attempted murder, one count of burglary. Because the defence utterly failed in this case, more so than others. Florence Lang. There was a soundtrack of Madonna going - Holiday and Like a Virgin - over and over, she recalls. While the murders stacked up, Gils colleagues at the LAPD reported the latest in spate of child abductions. Mar. On August 24, 1985, he fled a burglary scene after house owner James Romero raised the alarm - noting the registration number of the stolen car Ramirez was driving. May 14, 1985: Bill Doi was fatally shot and Lillian Doi was raped. Eventually a group of civilians caught up with him, beat him, then held him down until police arrived at the scene. May 14, 1985: Ramirez broke into the home of William and Lillie Doi. This hurts' and why are you doing this? she says. He saw a group of elderly women identify him as "The Killer" so attempted to flee and carjack another woman. Murder, burglary. In one picture, he gleefully posed with the severed head of a woman he'd raped and then decapitated. July 2, 1985----Mary Louise Cannon, 75, Arcadia. Ramirez also left the print of his size 11-and-a-half Avia sneakers in dirt, mud, blood, and on the face of victim Joyce Nelson. Mrs Zazzara's body was mutilated with several stab wounds and her eyes were gouged out. There was a shoe print left in concrete at the site. According to author Philip Carlo, Richard Ramirez was coming down from a cocaine high and desperate for cash on the evening of June 27, 1984. The small gun was perfect, Ramirez thought. May 30, 1985:Carol Kyle, 42, and her son were bound. Four days later, the stolen car was found with fingerprints inside. It was easy to conceal and relatively quiet. She had sustained head injuries, had two black eyes, facial bruising, a cut eyebrow and marks from the ligatures. 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY | YOUR AD CHOICES | SITEMAP, Maria Hernandez was saved from a brutal death by a bunch of keys, Richard Ramirez was a satanist who terrorised Los Angeles, Dayle Okazaki was shot between the eyes in the kitchen, Detective Gil Carrillo made a link between the child snatcher and the serial killer, Ramirez was a troubled teen who dabbled in drugs and Satanism, Mei Leung was raped and murdered before being hung from a pipe, The blood-soaked crime scene after Dayle was shot in the head, Vince Zazarra was shot and his wife raped and murdered, Lillian was put into thumbcuffs which left her bleeding profusely, Anastasia Hronner says her abuser met Ramirez's description, Evil Ramirez was suspected of being the child snatcher, The pentagon was scrawled on the wall of many of his victims, The bloody bed of Whitney Bennett, after he beat her with a metal wheel brace, Police tracked down the stolen car and found fingerprints, Ramirez showed the pentagon sign during his trial for mass murder, Horrific story behind Netflixs Night Stalker who raped and murdered victims from six to 82 and gouged out a mums eyes, Mister Rogers' wife Joanne dead at 92 nearly twenty years after TV host husband passed away from cancer, Little Peoples Audrey Roloff bans Jeremy from watching films with nudity and following hot women on IG to remain 'pure', YFN Luccis lyrics reveal he threatened to MURDER rival and put him in the ground ahead of shooting arrest, Teen Mom Jenelle Evans reveals kids colored all over her WALLS after admitting she's 'frustrated' by parenting, How much Love Islanders could earn if they had everyday jobs with Molly-Mae's skills perfect for marketing, Married At First Sight Australia bride Jessika looks almost unrecognisable after spending 30,000 on surgery. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. It was only when Detective Gil Carrillo linked the killings to a spate of child kidnappings that the LA police began to track Ramirez down. However, he drove on, without knocking at the house. Just 40 minutes later, motorist Tsai-Lian Yu, 30, was stopped, dragged from her car and shot in the chest. That was who I was - walking death.. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); A hammer on the dressing table covered in blood, Fabric marks on the clock and the telephone. I remember saying Stop. His next victims were Bill and Lillian Doi. For over two decades, authorities assumed the Night Stalker murders began in June of 1984 with the slaying of 79-year-old Jennie Vincow. July 20, 1985: Ramirez shot and killed Maxson Kneiding, 68, and his wife Lela, 66, in their home.Later that day, he shot and killed Chainarong Khovananth, 32, then raped his wife and son.
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