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title: "Richard Ramírez: The Night Stalker"
description: "The disturbing story of Richard Ramírez, the Night Stalker, from his abusive childhood and Vietnam War veteran cousin's influence to his brutal murder spree across California in 1984-1985."
url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/article/richard-ramirez-the-night-stalker.md
canonical: https://casualcriminalist.pub/article/richard-ramirez-the-night-stalker
datePublished: 2026-06-26
dateModified: 2026-06-26
author:
  - name: Dana Ortiz
    url: https://casualcriminalist.pub/author/dana-ortiz
publisher: Casual Criminalist
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---

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The disturbing story of Richard Ramírez, the Night Stalker, from his abusive childhood and Vietnam War veteran cousin's influence to his brutal murder spree across California in 1984-1985.
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