Tag: mistaken identity
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ODD ONE OUT
We’re back… The Night Stalker cases should have been split into separate trials to prevent a joinder or “spill-over” where evidence from another case is used to suggest a connection to another. There are several ways to divide the cases. This post will focus on those where Ramirez was prosecuted for rape-burglaries: Kyle, Dickman, Khovananth…
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“Murder Clothes” – The Myth of the Night Stalker’s Appearance
We have examined the eyewitness descriptions and composite sketches of the Night Stalker many times on this blog but we have never really discussed his clothes. The Night Stalker is a caricature. He invaded in the dark, clad in black from head to foot. He wore a “black Members Only type jacket”, dark baseball caps…
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Native American Tattoo?
Here is Gil Carrillo, recalling how Anastasia Hronas – the little girl who was allegedly sexually abused by Richard Ramirez – remembered seeing an “Indian headdress tattoo” on the arm of her kidnapper. That is an amazing lead. But Richard Ramirez had no such tattoo. Carrillo insists Hronas actually saw a pentagram pen drawing, which…
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Shapeshifter
When Reasonable Questioning Gets Shut Down. * Images may require a desktop for greater clarity * So many “true crime” podcasts and channels are available to us; a brief scan of my YouTube account reveals countless lists. Checking out the episodes dedicated to Ramirez, you will notice one recurring thing; they are all the same.…
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The Gallery of Horrors
Some people have watched the Netflix documentary and were left with the question: how did all those varied composite drawings lead to Richard Ramirez? He looked nothing like most of them, yet Ramirez had many distinguishing features, like scars and unusual eyebrows. Here is a quick rundown of some the composites involved in the Ramirez…
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Sophie Dickman and the Shortish Jewellery Expert
7th July 1985: Sophie Dickman was raped, assaulted and robbed in Monterey Park. During the attack, the man threatened to kill her with a small pistol which he held against her head. She was left handcuffed to her bed. Sophie Dickman’s neighbour across the street was Linda Arthur, an L.A. County Sheriff’s Deputy and crime…
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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…
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Where it began: The Murder of Dayle Okazaki
The story the public is familiar with: on 17th March 1985, Richard Ramirez entered the garage of 22-year old Maria Hernandez and shot her. He proceeded into the condominium and shot Maria’s housemate, 34-year-old Dayle Okazaki, in the head. Ramirez departed without taking anything but left his hat behind, and for reasons unknown, spared Hernandez…