The Night Stalker: Richard Ramirez and His Female Admirers

The Night Stalker's Reign of Terror

• 🌃 Richard Ramirez, known as the "Night Stalker," terrorized California between 1984 and 1985 with vicious assaults and satanic messages.
• 🩸 His crime spree began on June 28th, 1984, with the murder of 79-year-old Jenny Vinco, who was stabbed repeatedly in her sleep.
• ⚖️ Over a year later, Ramirez was captured and eventually convicted of 13 murders, five attempted murders, 11 sexual assaults, and 14 burglaries.

The "Women in Black" Admirers

• 👥 Despite the brutality of his crimes, Ramirez amassed an army of female admirers, some of whom wrote to him in prison and attended his trial.
• 💬 Two of his most fervent fans, known as the "Women in Black," were interviewed by a NewsNation affiliate, expressing their unusual admiration.
• 💖 One admirer, who identified herself as Paige and a Satanist, stated she found Ramirez "cute" and believed him to be a "nice person" despite his convictions.
• 💔 She also expressed a desire to be the only one he favored, indicating a complex and possibly delusional connection.

Public Reaction and Legal Aftermath

• 🤯 The attraction to Ramirez is described as "out of the usual" and "out of the norm," with admirers suggesting that critics "just don't understand."
• 💰 Ramirez's trial was the most expensive murder trial in California history at the time, costing $1.8 million, later surpassed by O.J. Simpson's trial.
• ⏳ Richard Ramirez was sentenced to death in 1989 but died of cancer in prison before his execution, having married at least once while incarcerated.