yochelson: what was also significant about the crime scene there was a bucket found upside down that had a shoe print on it. the shoe print was unusual. it turned out to be an avia aerobic shoe, i think size 10 1/2 or size 11. detectives question family, business associates, and neighbors, but found no suspects. linedecker: it s almost unimaginable. the investigators had to know that this was going to happen again because this is a homicidal maniac. you have to wonder about the kind of mind and motivation. jordan: ricardo leyva ramirez was born february 29, 1960, in el paso, texas,
and the defense argued that there should be a mistrial because they were afraid that the jurors would speculate that it was somehow connected to the case. you know, i thought, oh, boy. if they re gonna need to declare a mistrial, that s gonna be god awful. an alternate juror was substituted in, and under california law, the jury had to begin their deliberations all over again. jordan: after such a chaotic trial, the jury had to deal with this awful distraction and the murder of one of their own. but in the end, they did their job. reporter: richard ramirez wasn t in the courtroom to hear the verdict against him. he opted to stay in his cell for what was a loud and clear decision. we, the jury in the above entitled action, find the defendant, richard ramirez, guilty of murder. yochelson: they came back with verdicts convicting ramirez of 13 counts of murder, murder in the first degree,
but then, that summer, it was just constant. reporter: five murders and three sexual attacks in the past eight weeks. this man may be linked to at least six homicides. reporter #2: seven bodies beaten, stabbed, or shot. reporter #3: 33 cases, including 14 murders, have definitely been linked to the walk-in killer. the killer leaves the pentagram, the mark of the devil. he was openly bringing a satanic aspect to the attacks. i m nervous. you know, i m nervous for my family, nervous for my friends and neighbors. reporter: 29-year-old bill carns was shot in the head. yochelson: but what was different about this incident there was a young man who lived a couple blocks away. jenkins: he spotted a suspicious man, and he is able to get a partial license plate number. jordan: the license plate matched with a 1976 orange toyota station wagon. and so it was one of the best leads that they got