Category: ORANGE COUNTY
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The Orange County Attack
On 25th August 1985, Bill Carns was shot three times in the head and his partner Inez Erickson (sometimes named as Carole Smith in books/media) was raped. The couple lived in Mission Viejo, Orange County, meaning the Night Stalker had moved south. The Carns/Erickson incident never went to trial so this post cannot examine any…
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Eight Richard Ramirezes
The unreliability of fingerprint forensics was previously discussed in Kaycee’s article on the Vincow Incident. Vincow’s was the only murder scene that supposedly linked Ramirez to a crime scene – or at least the outside of it – for the incriminating print was on a window screen. This was a latent print (invisible to the…
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That Orange Toyota
“How a 13-year old boy brought down the Night Stalker!” This story is one of many articles that claim something or someone directly led to Richard Ramirez’s capture. As with everything the media has told you about the Night Stalker, the reality is a little different. Bill Carns and his girlfriend Inez Erickson (sometimes named…
Expendable For A Cause. 