WHO WAS RICHARD RAMIREZ? Introduction Born on February 29, 1960, in El Paso, Texas, United States, American serial killer, rapist, and burglar Richard Ramirez passed away on June 7, 2013, in Greenbrae, California. Between 1984 and 1985, he was responsible for the deaths of at least thirteen persons in California. His execution was postponed because he passed away while incarcerated. Ramirez was the youngest of five children born to Mexican immigrants in El Paso, Texas. Reportedly, at the age of twelve, he was shown photographs by a cousin who had served in the Vietnam War of women he had reportedly sexually assaulted, tortured, and murdered in Vietnam. A year later, Ramirez saw his cousin shoot and kill his wife. It was about this time that …show more content…
His mental health was apparently severely compromised by the ordeal he endured there. It is well-known that Richard listened intently to Miguel's accounts of the crimes committed against the captives, relishing in every detail. In addition, he presented images of his victims whose bodies he had mutilated. By taking part, Richard Ramirez became the first eyewitness to a genuine homicide. His cousin once shot his wife in the head during an argument. Simultaneously, as Richard stood behind his cousin, the victim's blood splashed into his face. Because he became egotistical and dropped out of school not long after seeing the event, it is safe to say that it had a profound psychological and emotional effect on him. First Theft and Looting His way of life underwent a radical transformation after that period. Richard found himself out on the street with other Latino youths at this very moment. Their morality and rules are supreme. He progressed from the typical shoplifting that his contemporaries engaged in to house robberies. He took great pride in the fact that behind him lay the reputation of a robber. He wanted to be a professional thief, like those whose pictures end up in tabloids, according to others who knew him back then. Also applicable at this point was the beginning of his interest in
In June of 1984, Richard Ramirez began his famous killing spree. His strategies on how he would kill his victims seem to be unorthodox and unorganized, take his first victim for example. Seventy-nine year old Jennie Vincow was asleep on her bed inside her apartment on Chapman Street in Los Angeles, California, when Richard Ramirez who unintentionally broke into the wrong apartment, was high off coke and angry because of the poverty based apartment he broke into, plowed his six-inch hunting knife
why they did the things they did. Richard Ramirez, the Night Stalker, is an example of someone who is unusually interesting. Richard Ramirez is a serial killer who was found guilty of 13 murders, a couple of sexual assaults, and burglaries. He was sentenced to death by California’s gas chamber, but he died in prison in 2013. Richard was a worshiper of the devil, had poor hygiene, and was overall a terrible person. Why and how did he get this way? Richard Ramirez was born on the 29th of February 1960
this topic; however, not many people really are educated on the psychology. behind a serial killer and the act of murder. Hopefully this paper will provide you with a better understanding of it and possibly a different perspective. The objective of this paper is nature vs nurtured by serial killers. Some main points that will be discussed throughout this paper are the point of view of nature explained, the point of view of nurture
facilitate making improvements. (Pratt 2013) Research has shown that many of our nations obese adults had their issues actually created during childhood with documented cases where the deviations from normal adipocyte size have been occurring during children’s first year of age. (Flores 2013) While we know that there is a direct connection between a sedentary lifestyle, eating habits and individuals reduction of physical activities for s variety of reasons. Research is also revealing that there are also
been a load of research on the human brain, no one fully understands it. The brain is relatively small, only weighing about 3 pounds, yet it is a very complex system. Human behavior researchers have spent years trying to understand why people make the choices they make. Even so there is not much known on why people become serial killers. There are some explanations on why a serial killer kills, yet there is no clear answer to how they start their killing spree. In this paper we will try and
despair thoroughly trying to fight terror from both sides of the conflict. I consistently find myself questioning American newspapers, as they use overly strong terminology and definitions on top of puzzling omission of essential facts. This paper was made to research and analyze the cause of my questioning while comparing these causes to Europe in order to see if my questioning is justified. I found that because of small groups with pro-Israeli interests dictating this country, U.S government has a need
fingertips is nearly impossible. DNA Fingerprinting, a method of forensic science, is a reliable technique that has been around for centuries that accurately compares fingerprints at crime scenes to the rightful owner. Since the early 20th century, research has proven that DNA fingerprinting is the leading form of crime scene forensic investigation and has solved more cases than any other method of investigation. DNA fingerprinting in the 21st century is relied upon so much due to the various types
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