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    The Night Stalker: The Life and Crimes of Richard Ramirez by Philip Carlo

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    (Paperback - Updated 10th Ann Ed)

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    • ISBN: 0786018100
    • Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
    • Pub. Date: May 2006
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    Synopsis

    Here at last is the definitive account of America's most feared serial murderer, based on sixty hours of personal interviews with Richard Ramirez himself. You will follow Richard on his odyssey into depravity and mind-numbing violence. You'll listen to an unprecedented police manhunt gather force to capture The Night Stalker. Includes audio segments of Richard Ramirez discussing "the death rattle", sex, & how to avoid being a victim.

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    Richard Ramirez terrorized Los Angeles and the surrounding communities during his reign of terror as "The Night Stalker." By the time he was captured, he had killed 13 people. This account of his sordid deeds spends much time describing the crimes in grisly detail. By far the most interesting part of the presentation is the author's taped interview with Ramirez, during which Ramirez talks about his beliefs, his theories on other serial killers, his drug abuse, and how it feels to be on death row. Listeners will be surprised to find that Ramirez is intelligent and funny: how could this seemingly ordinary man have committed such heinous acts? Danny Aiello is an adequate reader and the background music choice, "Night on Bald Mountain," is inspired. While the account suffers from unevenness at times, the interview more than atones. Recommended for most true crime collections.-Danna C. Bell-Russel, District of Columbia P.L.

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    I'm your Night Prowler, asleep in the day; I'm your Night Prowler, get out of my way; Look out for tby Rebubula

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    09/26/2009: Ten Reasons Why This Book Is Shocking And Should Be Read-

    1. Most fictional horror is based on reality. This nightmare of a tale is one for the books (oh yeah-we're good there; carry on)

    2. Knowing that someone is terrorizing the whole state of California with multiple rapes, robberies and murders is bad enough. Finding out he is an IV coke using Satanist drifting through skid row and the L.A Greyhound terminal makes it seem even more icky.

    3. Child abuse stories told from the point of view of Richard Ramirez's brother truly strange. "I didn't report it because it felt good."

    4. The nightstalker was never paid attention to by women throughout his life. After dozens of sodomy rapes and murders Richie Ramirez is treated like a rock star with gorgeous women flocking to his trial and waiting up to 20 hours to visit him in his cell.

    5. An "upstanding" woman married Richard Ramirez claiming he is "misunderstood"

    6. The pictures inside are not violent but are certainly shocking and thought provoking.

    7. Did I mention this? I did... The man is a Satanist!

    8. A Death Row Interview is included in the ten year anniversary edition.

    9. Richard Ramirez is described as the most famous person to come from El Paso, TX. What about Townes Van Zandt?

    10. Like The Manson Family's "White Album" worship. Mr. Ramirez makes AC/DC seem more evil by living out one a fantasy through one of their earlier tunes, "The Nightstalker"

    Enjoy but beware. Disturbing reading abound. The info I just listed is well known and shouldn't be considered as any sort of "spoiler alert"

    I Also Recommend: To Live's to Fly: The Ballad of the Late, Great Townes Van Zandt.

    CRIMMINAL JUSTICEby Anonymous

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    01/26/2009: The Night Stalker is a really good book. its full with vivid writeing and it tells you about a young men and how he became the night stalker how his family was very respectful and that sometimes seeing some one dieing infront of you can really mess you up. its a good book for people that is into crimminal justice or love reading about killers. it can show you the life of richard ramirez but the book is very detail when it comes down to the killing and how he did it. but beside all that i think the night stalker is a very great book.


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