Tag: Richard Ramírez
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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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Richie
This article explores how Richard Ramirez’s extensive history of head trauma and a mismanaged seizure disorder likely shaped his neurological and psychological development, influencing his behavior long before he was labeled the “Night Stalker.” On February 29, 1960, at 2:07 a.m., at Providence Memorial Hospital in El Paso, Texas, a dark-haired, dark-eyed baby boy entered…
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The Kyle Incident: Truth Decay
*This post contains details of rape and sexual assault, which some may find upsetting* Carol Kyle was raped, sexually assaulted, and robbed at gunpoint, by a man she described as a male Mexican, mid to late 20s between 5ft10 and 6ft, having medium length, black wavy hair, around 175 pounds, with a slight Spanish accent. …
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The Zazzara Incident
Why did Vincent Zazzara’s sons tell police that their father was involved in mafia narcotics sales?
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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…
Expendable For A Cause. 