Richard Ramirez

Ricardo "Richard" Muñoz Ramirez (February 29, 1960 – June 7, 2013) was an American serial killer, rapist, and burglar who died while awaiting execution on California's death row. His highly publicized home invasion crime spree terrorized the residents of the greater Los Angeles area from April 1984 until August 1985. Prior to his capture, Ramirez was dubbed the "Night Stalker" by the news media. Ramirez, who was an avowed Satanist, never expressed any remorse for his crimes. The judge who upheld his death sentence remarked that Ramirez's deeds exhibited "cruelty, callousness, and viciousness beyond any human understanding".