But it's unlikely that finding out the Ramirez character was based on a real guy didn'tget younger audiences, or those lucky enough not to know much about him, interested in the true story, which is now also the subject ofthe new Netflix docu-series Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer. Ramirez spent almost 24 years on death row before dying of cancer in 2013 at the age of 53, having told reporters after a jury handed down his punishment, "Big deal. This time, he chose the home of 63-year-old Sophie Dickman. He walked past officers who were staking out the bus terminal in hopes of catching the killer should he attempt to flee on an outbound bus, but remained calm and drew no attention to himself. His highly publicized home invasion crime spree terrorized the residents of the greater Los Angeles area, and later the residents of the San Francisco area, from June 10, 1984 until August 31, 1985. Invalid memorial. He murdered Chainarong Khovananth, by shooting the sleeping man in the head with a .25 caliber handgun, killing him instantly. He taught him the tactics of guerrilla warfare, how to sneak up on an enemy and kill with stealth and certainty. American Horror Story. Tell them the Night Stalker was here, were his last words the brazen killer taunted her with before leaving their shattered home. One of them, Doreen Lioy, a freelance magazine editor, would later marry Ramirez in San Quentin. During a time when satanic panic was at its peak, the seemingly devilish crime wave that hit Los Angeles in the mid-1980s was especially terrifying. In May 1985, 56-year-old Lillian Doi, who was raped by Ramirez and whose husband, Bill, was murdered during the home invasion, told police the suspect had bad teeth. - 20 July 1985) (his death) (2 children) See also Other Works | Publicity Listings | Official Sites Ramirez also killed 30-year-old Tsai-Lian "Veronica" Yu, 64-year-old Vincent Charles Zazzara, 44-year-old Maxine Levenia Zazzara, 66-year-old Bill Doi, 75-year-old Mary Louise Cannon, 61-year-old Joyce Lucille Nelson, 66-year-old Lela Kneiding and her 68-yar-old husband Maxon Kneiding, Chainarong Khovananth, 31-year-old Elyas Abowath, as . Next he came upon Somkid Khovananth whom he raped repeatedly before tying up the couple's 8-year-old son and dragging Somkid around the house to reveal any valuable items. Carrillo, still pondering why the killer had let Hernandez live, was sure that one guy was responsible for all of it. By the time he reached high school his classmates had noticed a drastic change in him. He didnt have a specific area he hunted in either, randomly selecting unrelated victims from all over Southern California. On July 20, 1985, Ramirez purchased a machete with cash before driving a stolen Toyota out to Glendale. DIAMOND BAR (CBSLA.com) Sakina Abowath was married to her husband for 3 years, 2 months and 28 days before he was shot and killed -- in cold blood -- by . In 2009, DNA testing conclusively linked Ramirez to another murder, this one from April 10, 1984. On Aug. 18, 1985, Ramirez entered the home of Peter and Barbara Pan. From June 1984 until August 1985, Ramirez terrorized California by orchestrating what, at first, appeared to random violent crimes. Kaiser said that Ramirez asked him to shoot him in the head. Ramirez had appeals pending until the time of his death. Prior to his capture, Ramirez was dubbed "The Night Stalker" by the news media . Okazaki, presumably hearing the gunshot, had ducked behind the kitchen counter, but not before Ramirez had seen her. Both survived. When it was discovered that the ballistic and shoe print evidence from the Night Stalker crime scenes matched the Pan crime scene Dianne Feinstein, who was the mayor of San Francisco at the time, divulged the critical information in a televised press conference. Kevin is related to Kimberly Khovananth and Dorothy Wong as well as 1 additional person. Because of this bizarre and random behavior it was nearly impossible for police to predict his next move and capture him. It had been a hot night and Richard had taken off his glove at one point then adjusted the mirror. The sheriffs department recovered bullet casings from each of the murder scenes. Whitney Bennett, 16,survived being beaten with a tire iron on July 5. August 8, 1985: Sakina and Elyas Abowath were both attacked, with Elyas fatally shot and Sakina raped. She pointed it at Ramirez, pulled the trigger and heard a click. He admitted to having a fascination with murder and with serial killers and took delight in learning that the holding cell he was placed in after his capture had once also housed Angelo Buono, who committed a series of murders along with Kenneth Bianci and became known as the Hillside Strangler. Two weeks later, on the night of May 29, 1985, Ramirez drove a stolen Mercedes-Benz to Monrovia where he attacked 84-year-old Mable Bell and her 81-year-old sister Florence Lang. Her body was found hanging from a pipe. "I still have nightmares," he said in 2017, 32 years after the night Ramirez fled his family's yard. Two public defenders were appointed to Richard Ramirez, but he disliked them. But Ramirez had been unknowingly spotted. Given his self-proclaimed Satanic views the consequences of an ordinary criminal justice trial seemed irrelevant, since his true reward would be in hell. The accounts from his survivors and the overwhelming physical evidence tying him to the scene of the crimes was more than enough to convince them of his guilt. He bound the couple's terrified 8-year-old son before dragging Somkid around the house to reveal the location of . A former police officer, he took a job on the Santa Fe railroad when he crossed the border with his new bride. Yu was still breathing when the ambulance arrived, but was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. Still on the couch, Zazzara was fatally shot in the head. The bullet ricocheted off her car keys. On July 7, 1985, Ramirez returned to Monterey Park to burglarize the home of 61-year-old Joyce Lucille Nelson. His charisma wasnt enough to win the jury over. Other family members and associates include Cynthia Wilkie , Mohsen Tahiti , Annee Delaware , Judith Trimble and Stephanie Jobe . The police arrived in time to save him from mob justice and take him into custody. There he randomly chose the home of Maxon and Lela Kneiding, another elderly couple. When he was released in June of 1984, it was only a matter of weeks before he committed the first of his Night Stalker murders. "It hasn't been easy. As was the case at Hernandez and Okazaki's place, where nothing had been taken, Yu hadn't been robbed. Hernandez, who had run around to the front of the complex, saw him as he let himself out through the front door. An assailant stalked through that garden around 6 a.m. July 20, entering the house and fatally shooting Khovananth. But while Ramirez was cunning, sometimes breaking into two or three homes a day, hewas no criminal mastermind. He then tied up and beat Khovananths wife, Somkid, and his 8-year-old son. They released the information to the press, who quickly dubbed him the Night Stalker. The Night Stalkers reign of terror officially began on July 27, 1984, in Glassell Park, a small community north east of Los Angeles. He shot Chainarong Khovananth in the head with a .25-caliber handgun while he slept, instantly killing him. Ramirez followed Maria Hernandezto Rosemead, a city about 12 miles away from the bowels of downtown L.A. where he had made himself at home, and watched her pull into the garage of the condo she shared with her roommate, Dayle Okazaki. Mike was arrested, judged insane, and committed to a mental hospital. Through the window, he could see Vincent Zazzara sleeping on the couch. But unlike most serial killers, he would kill again soon, not having the patience to wait. He shot the sleeping Chainarong Khovananth in the head with a .25 caliber handgun, killing him instantly, then repeatedly raped and beat Somkid Khovananth. Unfortunately, they were paid for in cash and the store owner couldnt recall who had bought them. When her curiosity overwhelmed her she raised her head. Born October 24, 1952 Died July 20, 1985 (32) Add or change photo on IMDbPro Add to list Credits IMDbPro Archive Footage Then after robbing and ransacking the house hed disappear. 101 votes, 10 comments. He attended church regularly and was even an alter boy for a while. The best result we found for your search is Kevin Khovananth age 40s in San Francisco, CA in the Outer Sunset neighborhood. But theyve hit a snag, Rain check! He forced his way into her car and shot her twice with a .22-caliber handgun before fleeing the scene. It's not to say thatAHS brought him back to life, because the world's most notorious villains are never really forgotten, and pop culture holds a special macabre place in the darker regions of its soul for monsters. He murdered the household patriarch, Chainarong Khovananth, by shooting the sleeping man in the head with a .25 caliber handgun, killing him instantly. On Aug. 6,Chris and Virginia Petersonsurvived being attacked in their home. He had assured his place not only in history but in eternal damnation as well. Chainarong died immediately. Khovananth was buried with a deck of playing cards at his side, relatives said. Police recovered a car he had used, with bullets inside that linked him to several of the murders. Night Stalker Taylen Martin Per:2 Description of Crime Series of rapes and murders Californians California Started off with petty The couple survived their injuries. As Philip Carlo relayed in his book, he noticed a group of women were quietly muttering to each other about "el matador" (the killer), after which he dashed out of the store, ran across the freeway and attempted to carjack a woman. Frank Salerno, who had headed up the Hillside Strangler investigationthat ultimately resulted in the convictions of Angelo Buono and Kenneth Bianchi, serial killer cousins who left 10dead women in their wake. August 8, 1985: Sakina and Elyas Abowath. ), "I mean, I just hate it," AHS:1984 costar Angelica Ross told Cinema Blend in 2019. A few victims later, on July 20, 1985, Ramirez shot and killed Chainarong Khovananth, 32, while he slept, then raped and attacked his wife, Somkid Khovananth and bound their 8-year-old son.. Rubin and Joseph were both born with birth defects. Veronica Yu, however, noticed that a man in a Toyota appeared to be following her and pulled over to see if he would pass her. He was pronounced dead at 9 a.m. on June 7, 2013. The same goes for victim, Somkid Khovananthalso raped and beaten by Ramirez and whose husband, Chainarong, was murdered during the break-in. Entertainment Television, LLC A Division of NBCUniversal. @nightprowlerr . Somkid Khovananth was born in 1955 in Thailand. Hearing about Yu's murder, Carrillo got in touch with Monterey Park police to compare notes. This provided not only motivation for the terrible crimes, but an explanation for his brazenness and recklessness at crime scenes at well. August 6, 1985: Christopher and Virginia Peterson were shot but survived. Ramirez quickly dispatched him with a shot to the head that killed him instantly. He began roaming the neighborhood at night as a peeping Tom and taking LSD. At gunpoint, Ramirez handcuffed Dickman and attempted to rape her but quickly grew frustrated. After failing to meet his brother, he returned to Los Angeles early on the morning of Aug. 31. August 6, 1985: Christopher and Virginia Peterson were shot but survived. He fled the scene after retrieving the child from the closet and binding the two together again with the handcuffs. Somkid Khovananth dan mengikat putra mereka yang berusia 8 tahun. He was dirty, cold, brooding, and often high on drugs. He died on July 20, 1985 in Sun Valley, California, USA. Death always went with the territory. He lived at address. The trial cost $1.8 million, which at the time made it the most expensive in the history of California, until surpassed by the O. J. Simpson murder case in 1994. Join Facebook to connect with Kimberly Khovananth and others you may know. The victim was Jennie Vincow, an elderly woman nearly 80 years old. Richard Ramirez is aggrandized in popular culture. If Mary knew what was happening, it didnt last long. Ramirezs desire for murder was insatiable, far more than other serial killers. The infant was rushed to Good. He took pictures of them while they were alive, terrified and tied up, and also pictures of them after hed killed them, often severing their heads. Chainarong Khovananth (1952-1985) IMDbPro Starmeter See rank Chainarong Khovananth was born on 24 October 1952 in Thailand. The last time Chainarong Khovananths sister saw her brother alive was on her daughters birthday. When it was all done, he calmly ransacked the house for valuables, walked out the front door and vanished once more into the night. Ricardo "Richard" Leyva Muoz Ramirez (/ r m r z /; February 28, 1960 - June 7, 2013), dubbed the Night Stalker, the Valley Intruder (as his attacks were first clustered in the San Gabriel Valley), and the Walk-In Killer was an American serial killer and sex offender whose crime spree took place in California between June 1984 and August 1985. On August 8, 1985, Ramirez drove a stolen car to Diamond Bar and randomly chose the home of Elyas and Sakina Abowath. Ramirez then repeatedly raped Somkid Khovananth, beating and sodomizing her while she begged for mercy. They could only help link a suspect to a crime after he was already identified. He ditched the Toyota in Hollywood and took a bus back to downtown, where he was staying at the Cecil Hotel. Ramirez grabbed the 41-year-old and led her to the room of her 12-year-old son. Afterward, he turned his attention to the couple's 8-year-old son, whom he instructed to reveal anything worth taking. The Department of Justice had 16 million fingerprints in master files, all in hard copy. Between the months of June, 1984 to August, 1985, Richard Ramirez terrorized the Los Angeles area with his murderous crimes, including multiple home invasions, resulting in the deaths of sixteen people. On Aug. 7, 2006, his first round of State appeals ended unsuccessfully when the California Supreme Court upheld his convictions and death sentence. As a young child, Richie escaped some of his fathers brutality by hanging around his mother and big sister, who tried to reinforce his strict Catholic upbringing. Five months later, he was arrested for car theft. Ten days later, Ramirez struck again. But Ramirez wasnt done for the night. Accounts of how he destroyed countless lives and families would come later. 4. Richard Ramirez captured the attention of the entire country, and news reports covered his spree in gory detail. Now with multiple victims able to describe him,sketches of Ramirez were all over the news. After quickly fencing the stolen items from the Kneidling residence, he drove to Sun Valley. Ramirez walked into a convenience store in East L.A., not realizing his mug shot was on the front page of the papers. She begged him to return to his roots in the Catholic church. "He was certain that Satan, archenemy of Christ, of all things good, was traveling with him," wrote author Philip Carlo, whoconducted extensive prison interviews with Ramirez, in his 1996 bookThe Night Stalker: The Disturbing Life and Chilling Crimes of Richard Ramirez, "and that Satan would protect him so long as he stayed evil in his heart and showed no mercy.". Using a master key he began to first rob guests, then later to hide in some of the rooms and spy on female visitors, becoming aroused and fantasizing about overpowering them and having his way. He bound the couple's terrified 8-year-old son before dragging Somkid . I felt just a lot of different feelings about serial killers, and he's a real serial killer, andthere's just a lot of things going on. The husband died by a bullet through his head. She was dead before she hit the floor. On Aug. 6, Chris and Virginia Peterson. He repeatedly demanded that she swore on Satan that she wouldnt scream during his assaults. You cannot merge a memorial into itself. My mom said, 'They think maybe this is the same person.' Ballistics and other forensic evidence in the Aug. 18 murder of Peter Pan and attack on his wife Barbara in their home was swiftly linked to the manhunt in Southern Californiaand investigators were none too happy when San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein said as much on TV, sure that the killer was watching and worried he'd then destroy evidence. He loved blackjack, his sister explained. As he was taken away, he calledthe verdicts "evil." Richard was also told he couldnt play football because of his seizures, a crushing blow to him as a kid. A young woman collapsed into sobs on the witness stand today as she described how an intruder shot her husband in the head, raped her while her husband lay dying, then sodomized their 8-year-old. But though he pointed his gun in her direction, he just walkedback to his car and drove off into thenight, leavingtheAC/DCcap he had been wearing somewhere at the scene. The media dubbed him . He bound the couple's 8-year-old son before dragging Somkid around the house to reveal the location of any . And again, he left shoe prints behind from his Avia sneakers, making Detectives wonder if he was baiting them. For the first time, the Night Stalker had left them more than a clue, hed given the men hunting him a view into his psyche by announcing his dedication to Satan. Ramrez exigi saber dnde estaba familia Los objetos de valor fueron, los rob, luego huy; Somkid y sus hijos sobrevivieron. It was being with his family, friends . The Night Stalker would enter the house late at night and if he found a couple he would eliminate the male first, generally by placing a small caliber handgun to his head and killing him instantly. 2023 E! Women he raped who survived recalled him demanding that they declare their love for Satan. Your source for entertainment news, celebrities, celeb news, and celebrity gossip. 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