A new Netflix documentary chronicles the manhunt for the Night Stalker who killed 13 people in California in the 1980s and how he was finally caught by his poor dental hygiene.
Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer focuses on the events that led to the eventual arrest of Richard Ramirez.
Between June 1984 and August 1985 the serial killer carried out a series of violent crimes which at first seemed random and left many believing they were the work of multiple people.
He broke into homes and assaulted residents and in some cases kidnapped and molested children before letting them go.
Netflix debuted the four-part docuseries Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer today
It details the crimes of Robert Ramirez, who was convicted for 13 murders, five attempted murders, 11 sexual assaults, and 14 burglaries in 1989
Some early viewers are complaining about the graphic nature of the crime scene photos and CGI reenactments in the show
Crime scene images used in the series show blood from Ramirez s victims spattered on the walls, and also show their dead bodies
Several are calling the crime scene photo use excessive and unnecessary
Many others, though, find the series creepy, terrifying, and disturbing but don t want to turn it off
Who was Richard Ramirez - the true story behind new Netflix series Night Stalker
Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer is now available to stream on Netflix
Mug shot of Richard Ramirez aka Night Stalker (Image: Getty Images)
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as police and the public wrestle with the terrifying notion that no city is safe, the killer strikes again in a new place. two days after the san fernando valley attack, he travels east to diamond bar. the victim was elyas abowath, a 35-year-old computer engineer. he was shot and killed. his wife was beaten. the house was ransacked. i m scared. i think everybody else is scared. it s a scary situation. that scene, we had a great deal of evidence. we had the fact that the phones were disabled, a new shoe print, we had a gun that had been used before. we had some conversation with a surviving victim. he actually tells the surviving victim don t pray to god, pray to satan. all of the night stalker s attacks have taken place within a 50-mile radius, until august 17, 1985. california s newest serial killer has reportedly struck in san francisco. 66-year-old peter pan is gunned down in his home in san francisco.
two days after the san fernando valley attack, he travels east to diamond bar. the victim was elyas abowath, a 35-year-old computer engineer. he was shot and killed. his wife was beaten. the house was ransacked. i m scared. everybody else is scared along with it. it s a scary situation. that scene, we had a great deal of evidence. we had the fact that the phones were disabled, a new shoe print, we had a gun that had been used before. we had some conversation with a surviving victim. he actually tells the surviving victim don t pray to god, pray to satan. all of the night stalker s attacks have taken place within a 50-mile radius, until august 17, 1985. california s newest serial killer has reportedly struck in san francisco. 66-year-old peter pan is gunned down in his home in san francisco. his wife is also shot and beaten but manages to survive. she identifies her attacker from