Expendable For A Cause.

The Railroading Of Richard Ramírez

There Will Be a Book!

A dream of ours was to eventually write a book on the Ramirez case. In January, it seemed like fantasy. I (Venning) have written other books, and the process can be exhausting – non-fiction especially fries my brain. At the end of every book I say, “Never again!” but writers always feel that finishing a book leaves a hole in their lives. Seeing as I write for this blog anyway – and I finished another project in February 2023 – there was a hole… I thought I may as well begin our Richard Ramirez book.

It won’t be a simple rehash of all of our blog posts; there will be additional details and theories. The issues and crimes covered on here will be explained more thoroughly, and also chronologically to show a month-by-month timeline leading up to Ramirez’s capture and beyond. This was not easy as it meant carving some of our blog posts into three or four chunks.

It will detail how detectives engineered the image of the Night Stalker and the turning point at which multiple suspects were amalgamated into one. As with the blog, hundreds of newspaper articles have been referenced, police reports analysed and Ramirez’s appeals dissected and reassembled in order of occurence.

First, we want to search for a ‘real’ publisher. The chances are remote, and publishers can take months to review even tiny samples of manuscripts, so we might self-publish in the meantime (we haven’t decided yet). A lot of publishers may be reticent to give us a chance. Our take on the Ramirez case is ‘controversial’ because we are contradicting a long-established story and essentially suggesting those murders are open cases. However, it shouldn’t be controversial. It’s not a conspiracy theory unless one believes Ramirez’s later defence/appellate lawyers are liars. There is no reason to be offended by public legal documents. As such, we don’t have any release date, but a first draft will likely be completed by the end of the year. As of today, the book is around 112,000 words, with several parts still to go.

Stay tuned for more information…

-VenningB-

Photo not mine – and it’s not real L.A., it’s Los Santos from GTA…but I needed a picture for this post…

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9 responses to “There Will Be a Book!”

  1. donnaluvsrichie Avatar
    donnaluvsrichie

    I can’t wait for this book!

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      ~ Jay ~

      The dream is happening, Donna!

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  2. N. S. Avatar
    N. S.

    “It’s not a conspiracy theory unless one believes Ramirez’s later defence/appellate lawyers are liars.” Just to add to that: How would people explain the original police reports and eyewitness descriptions? Or the physical evidence (blood types, etc.) that didn’t match? It seems like in order to argue with those things, people would have to come up with explanations that would sound more like conspiracy theories themselves.

    I’ll admit to something: The first moment that I saw this site, my skepticism was high, and the phrase “conspiracy theory” did go through my mind. Luckily, I kept reading, and I would soon see what this site really is. It was like the reason that I had thought “conspiracy theory” was because I had simply never heard of this case being questioned. And I realized that there was a certain irony, considering an issue connected to this case: The Satanic Panic. That was basically a conspiracy theory, but it was heavily promoted by law enforcement and the media. It was very popular at one point. It was an example of how something’s level of popularity is not the only indicator of its validity. People shouldn’t lose sight of that!

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      VenningB

      This is also something that should have been picked up years ago. Philip Carlo’s book was first written in the 90s and he mentions that the blood and semen at 4 scenes wasn’t Richard’s. But very few people have questioned it. I think they skip the trial chapters thinking they’re boring. Which is a shame because they’re the only bits that are evidence-based and most of what he says checks out with the Petition and news reports, unlike the crimes chapters where most of his information has come from Carrillo.

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        ~ Jay ~

        Dave McGowan also pointed out the blood/semen/hair irregularities in his book. Shamefully this gets brushed under the carpet, as do the eyewitnesses varying descriptions.

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    ~ Jay ~

    Hi, I wouldn’t blame you for being sceptic, it’s quite true that this case has rarely been questioned, and the original reports and counter evidence never disclosed publicly and in detail. Facts are facts, and the original crime reports tell a whole different story, as do the ballistics and shoeprint evidence. It needed to be told for balance.
    We will never tell people what to think, we just give the information, nothing is made up. What they do with the information is up to them. Many will prefer the “official” story, as it’s not easy to get your head around everything, or to comprehend that the whole truth did not come out in court.
    Thanks for sticking with it and reading what we had to say.

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    VenningB

    It’s sort of an expanded version of the blog with photos and more of a dive into the police misconduct and Detective Carrillo. It has a chapter that is sort of biographical mixed in with the psychiatric reports stuff.

    I personally hated the Netflix documentary. It was full of filler and left many unanswered questions.

    Yes we’ve seen Manhunt! It’s so bad it’s almost good. Unintentionally hilarious!

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    VenningB

    I forgot to answer that the book is about 420 pages long.

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    ~ Jay ~

    As Venning said,the book is an extended version, a deeper dive, and I really hope you enjoy it, if you get it. There’s also so much more info on things like the shoeprints, etc.

    The Netflix documentary was a travesty, a bad joke, and so full of holes it’s the reason I started the research that led to this blog being created.
    As for “Manhunt”.. haha! The less said about that the better.

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