Tag: court case
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All The Broken Pieces
Multiple mental health professionals evaluated Richard Ramirez over several years, and they all came to the same conclusion: he was not mentally competent to stand trial in San Francisco. Based on this, the San Francisco District Attorney “stayed” the charges indefinitely – a fact quietly buried and never reported in the media. The implications of…
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First Touch – The Vicary Report, September 1985
*Some images may be better viewed on a desktop because of the size* “The trial court failed properly to inquire about and conduct a fullhearing as to Petitioner’s mental competency to actively participate in the proceedings. Petitioner was entitled to a full and fair determination of his mental competency in this multiple murder capital case”.…
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The Monster in Fetters
Richard Ramirez’s constitutional rights were violated on multiple occasions because he had waived his rights, due to being mentally incompetent and unable to understand what was happening – not because he was simple, but because his thoughts were disordered due to temporal lobe disorder. Ramirez’s Habeas Corpus lawyers made 43 separate claims of a ‘Miscarriage…
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Spill-Over
This post will concentrate specifically on Claim 20 of the Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed in 2008: the trial court’s denial of the motion to sever unrelated incidents. Facts: On September 30th, 1987, Richard’s counsel moved to sever counts compromising of fifteen incidents: forty-three charges and nineteen special circumstances. The grounds given were: They wanted…
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One More Time..
*some images are best viewed on a desktop, due to size* “I don’t need to hear all of society’s rationalisations. I’ve heard them before, and the fact remains that what is, is.” Richard Ramirez Why? We did not wake up one morning and decide to start writing about this case, it was a slow realisation…
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Night Stalker: The Mysteries Surrounding Bell and Lang
By Venning In this article, we examine the tragic attack on Mabel “Ma” Bell and Florence Nettie Lang – two elderly sisters brutally assaulted in their Monrovia home in late May 1985. Although Richard Ramirez was later sentenced to death for the crime, a closer look reveals serious evidentiary gaps, weak forensics, and questionable timelines…
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Satan Loves Some Metal.
“We’re on a Highway to Hell!” *Please note: there is use of swear words and sexual references in parts of this post.* Summer 1985, picture the scene: a young addict, a stolen car, cruising through Los Angeles in the darkest hours of the night. Cocaine surging through his veins, adrenaline pumping, he slams a cassette…
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Launie Dempster Strikes Three – The Doi Incident
The attack on William Doi and his wife, Lillie, occurred during the early hours Of May 14th, 1985. Monterey Park police dispatcher Darlene Boese received a 911 call at approximately 5:00 a.m. The system showed the address to be 1586 Trumbower Street (according to official reports, however, it’s “avenue” not “street”) A male voice repeatedly…
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The Vincow Incident: What’s in a Fingerprint?
Jennie Vincow was not murdered at night and fingerprints are not as unique as people think.
Expendable For A Cause. 