Mabel Bells diary had been filled in for the 29th. Although cautious, Richard Ramirez nevertheless left behind clues. July 5, 1985: Whitney Bennett, 16, survived after being beaten with a wheel brace by Ramirez. A pentagram had been drawn on her body. One of the child abductees was Anastasia Hronner, who was just six when she was taken from her bed in the middle of the night. That was who I was - walking death.. August 6, 1985: Christopher and Virginia Peterson were shot but survived. Other victims included a six-year-old snatched from school and assaulted and a nine-year-old boy snatched from his bed and raped. 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Mabel died on 15th July; the coroner ruled that she had been attacked with a hammer. Why was someone other than the police allowed inside their home? The 30th is the more likely date, due to dated evidence at the scene: a TV guide had been turned to a page showing late night on 29th, to noon on 30th. A pentagram was drawn on the wall above her bed. Mabel and her sister Florence Lang were assaulted on the evening of May 29, 1985. Gil Carrillo now knew the identity of their serial killer, and issued a mugshot to the press. I can still hear (my young daughters) screams of terror, 'Mommy, please dont die'.". "Tell them the Night Stalker was here," he said. Mabel Bell. July 2, 1985: Mary Louise Cannon was stabbed repeatedly and died. The same year, he moved in with his sister Ruth and her husband Roberto a peeping Tom who took Ramirez along on his sick nighttime escapades. Despite the investigation into him, Ramirez continued his rampage killing husbands before attacking women and stealing valuables. Striking in the dead of night, Ramirez killed indiscriminately. March 27, 1985: Vincent Charles Zazzara and Maxine Levenia Zazzara were both shot. A bloody shoe print was found on a blanket in her room, matching the previous prints. Bell was killed. Both women initially survived, but Bell then passed. Undaunted, lead detective Gil Carillo was certain he was on the trail of a serial killer. Lillian's bedroom, handcuffed the disabled woman and raped her after which he searched the house for valuables. He made two more attempts at carjacking. On August 24, 1985: Bill Carns was shot but survived and his fiance, Inez Erickson, was raped. He then raped her disabled sister Florence Lang, 81, and drew a lipstick pentagram a five-pointed star associated with Satanism on her thigh and the bedroom wall. Both women were taken to hospital and sexual assault kits were collected. Leaving his mark for the first time,the murderer scrawled a pentagram on Bell's body and bedroom wallswith lipstick. Julian claimed his son had been with the family in El Paso on May 29 and 30, the days he raped and killed Florence Lang (81) and brutally raped Mabel Bell (83) and Carol Kyle (42). They both survived. She survived but had severe injuries. "When I met Richard Ramirez, he was one of the nicest, most polite young men you'd ever want to meet," LaVey told the press in the wake of the killings. But his victims never escaped the trauma of his crimes. Among the dead were 64-year-old retired accountant Vincent Zazzara shot to death in his sleep. Her throat was slashed so severely she was almost decapitated before being sexually assaulted. But then he changed his mind because he was always changing it or even faking it. He even kept the eyes in a jewellery box and fled the scene with them. Mabel Bell appears to have been sexually assaulted but not raped. Aug. 8, 1985: Elyas Abowath, 35, is shot to death in his home. Many of Ramirez's victims were elderly. View our online Press Pack. The Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer documentary states that this cassette player was recovered from Jesse Perez in Mexico, along with a gun, that therefore linked Bell and Lang with the Doi incident, but it was actually found at Felipe Solanos. When she was dead, he hung the nine-year-old's body from a pipe in the basement Mei's eight-year-old brother found her. After mortally injuring Bill by beating him unconscious, he put Lillian in thumbcuffs metal manacles that lock round your thumbs and raped her. Because the defence utterly failed in this case, more so than others. She was instrumental in giving a detailed description of Richard to the police. Bay Area police were temporarily hamstrung in their investigation when San Francisco mayor Diane Feinstein leaked details about the crimes to the press, including the shoe print evidence. Aug. 8, 1985: Elyas Abowath, 35, is shot to death in his home. However, concentric circles are a very common feature of countless shoes. It is believed that Ramirez was likely in the basement looking for valuables to steal when Mei Leung stumbled upon him. An 83-year-old Burbank woman is sexually assaulted on May 30, 1985. Enraged when he found nothing of value, Ramirez descended on Vincow as she slept. After hearing a shot and then someone enter the flat, Dayle cowered behind the kitchen counter. May 14, 1985: Bill Doi was fatally shot and Lillian Doi was raped. As he pulled the trigger the terrified 20-year-old put her hands to her face and, miraculously, the bullet ricocheted off her keys, saving her life. Mabel Bell was born on 6 April 1902 in Kentucky, USA. Most importantly, it was the preferred close-range weapon of professional hit men. In 2013, after 23 years on death row, Ramirez died from cancer, at the age of 53. None of the other Los Angeles crime scenes involved pentagrams; although Sakina Abowath claimed in court that her husbands killer told her to swear on Satan, there was no trademark left at any scenes. Is it possible that another serial killer could have done this? I remember saying Stop. May 30, 1985:Carol Kyle, 42, and her son were bound. Florence Lang. With Dayle Okazaki, he waited until he saw the fear in her eyes then he shot her. "I scream in terror. Menu. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. She had sustained head injuries, had two black eyes, facial bruising, a cut eyebrow and marks from the ligatures. In 1996, she and Ramirez married. He was sitting up in his bed doing stretches.". Therefore, the shoe evidence is inconclusive, and, as we state every time the shoes come up Richard was never proven to have worn such a shoe. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro . "I know that he's a nice person because I've met him". The defence should have challenged the pentagram because, taken in isolation, it did not connect Richard to the crime. Sophie Dickman was held at gunpoint and Richard attempted to rape her. Texan-born Ramirez grew up with an abusive dad, prone to violent rages. Of course, Richard also went to the dentist the following day making him a very busy man indeed. His deteriorating health manifested in his complexion. In his teens, Ramirez began taking LSD, developed an obsession with Satanism and embarked in a string of petty crimes. The killer shot her in the side and back. View our online Press Pack. I'm a fashion fan & found the perfect summer dress in Dunnes Stores - its 35, One dead and seven injured as knifeman goes on bloody rampage near club, Kinahan plan to kill Patsy Hutch on school run that triggered Regency shooting, I found perfect dress for communion or confirmation in Penneys for 22, News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. July 7, 1985: Ramirez beats to death Joyce Lucille Nelson, 61, of Monterey Park. When silence fell, she cautiously raised her head - only to see Ramirez pointing a gun in her face before pulling the trigger. The second would be his undoing. After hearing a shot and then someone enter the flat, Dayle cowered behind the kitchen counter. Top: Lisa DiMeo, Document 7-19. As recounted in The Night Stalker: The Life and Crimes of Richard Ramirez, young Richard Ramirez's obsession with Satan began at an early age. Ramirez was 53 years old at the time of his passing. A Monrovia fire inspector, Steven Mikity, went to the house on the morning of 29th May, to tell the residents to remove brush from their property (it is a fire hazard in hot locations). Ramirez then raped Lang and drew a lipstick pentagram a five-pointed star associated with devil-worship on her thigh, as well as on the bedroom walls. An eight-year-old had been taken from her bed, driven to a construction site and sexually assaulted. Nickname. Physical Evidence Rape kit taken A hammer on the dressing table covered in blood Electrical tape on the victims After hours, he would skulk around the hotel, peeking in windows. In my opinion, we had a serial killer who was also responsible for kidnapping children - girls and boys - raping adult women, killing adult women, killing males, he says. Mei Leung was likely Ramirez's murder victim. Richard Ramirez's victims ranged widely in terms of their age, but they were mostly women or couples. Sentenced to die in California's gas chamber, Ramirez quipped, "Big deal. Ramirez then murdered 30-year-old Tsai 'Veronica' Lian Yu after pulling her out of her car. I'm a rat control expert - here's why giant 'super rats' are taking over our homes and you're to blame, Girl, 11, died suddenly in school playground as grief-stricken parents pay tribute to 'bright and beautiful' daughter, We were paid 3k to attack Hollywood star Jussie Smollett but he threw us under the bus then all hell broke loose, US B-52s intercepted by Russian fighter jet as Putins Tu-95 nuclear bombers take to skies in chilling show of force. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. The devil-worshipping monster would draw satanic symbols before leaving crime scenes and collected trophies from his victims in one case he cut out a woman's eyes who'd angered him and kept them in a jewellery box. Bystanders intervened and chased him away, then he attempted to carjack twice more. March 17, 1985: Dayle Yoshie Okazaki, 34, was shot in the forehead. Police, baffled by the lack of evidence, failed to identify a suspect, and the case went cold until 2009, when DNA evidence found at the scene was positively identified as belonging to Richard Ramirez. She miraculously survived the attack after the bullet bounced off her keys. In a chilling voiceover the killer declares: I was in alliance with the evil that is inherent in human nature. To avoid his father's erratic temper, Richard often slept in a nearby cemetery. The new Netflix documentary, Night Stalker, which launches on Wednesday, tells the story of the 1985 manhunt, which resulted in Ramirez being jailed for 13 murders, five attempted murders, 11 sexual assaults and 14 burglaries. Living. Maxine Zazzara had her eyes gouged out. She was instrumental in giving a detailed description of Richard to the police. Sakina's three-year-old son came to the room after hearing the terrible noise Ramirez tied him up and went back to raping his mother. On the night of May 29, 1985, Ramirez drove a stolen Mercedes-Benz to Monrovia and stopped at the house of Mabel "Ma" Bell, 83, and her sister Florence "Nettie" Lang, 81.Finding a hammer in the kitchen, he bludgeoned and bound the invalid Lang in her bedroom, then bound and bludgeoned Bell before using an electrical cord to electrically shock the 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Though he had raped women and stolen before June 1984, the killing spree that led to him being caught took place in the greater Los Angeles area and San Francisco until August 1985. June 28, 1984: Jennie Vincow, 79, was stabbed repeatedly and her throat was slashed so severely she was almost decapitated. He beat Lang with a hammer and assaulted her before beating and electrocuting her older sister. 27, 1985: Ramirez shot Vincent Zazzara, 64, and his wife Maxine, 44. Florence was choked with a cord and raped. On August 24, 1985, he fled a burglary scene after house owner James Romero raised the alarm - noting the registration number of the stolen car Ramirez was driving. Her captor raped her repeatedly before driving her to a local petrol station and letting her go. March 17, 1985: Dayle Yoshie Okazaki, 34, was shot in the forehead. His wife is beaten. The killer wouldn't make it much further before the angry crowd descended on him, beating him with fists, feet, barbecue tools, and anything they could get their hands on. Ramirez scoured the public library for books on the occult, learning all he could about Satanism and black magic. He'd steal a car, head for Mexico, and blend in. "I'm lucky that the cops caught me," Ramirez later said. The prosecution urged the jury to return a guilty verdict on the basis of the handcuff keys being similar to those at the Kyle incident on the same day.