As he drove and watched people walking on the sidewalks of Main, Broadway, and Spring, sitting in their cars waiting for red lights, he thought about violent sex and domination. The right time and place were essential for successful murder. He’d later reveal: To be a good killer you have to plan things out carefully. You’ve got to be prepared in every way when the moment comes to strike; you cannot hesitate. He was eager to speak to Maria. He knew the Hernandezes were fine working people and Maria would tell him the truth. Getting people to tell the truth was Carrillo’s specialty. He had a concerned, serious face, always talked gently, and was respectful. He was such a large, powerful man that people were caught off guard by his gentle demeanor. He often managed to get suspects to open up, to confess, with his concerned, sincere face and eyes. Van Derbeken, Jaxon (October 23, 2009). " 'Night Stalker' tied to slaying of S.F. girl". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, California: Hearst Corporation. Archived from the original on April 28, 2014 . Retrieved September 22, 2018. But… one political figure would make a damming mistake later on. More on that below. 4. Assaults of Children

The first half of the book is great, following the 13 murders and couple of near fatal rape-assaults of Richard Ramirez in LA in 1984-1985. Though some might find him a more dynamic or interesting serial killer because of his allegiance to Satan; I find him more boring and more of a coward than most psychopath serial killers. The author Carlo pushes his oxymoronic subtle sermons (views/themes) all too often and almost seems to make excuses for how Ramirez came about. Richard hit his head and had epileptic fits when he was a boy. The government tested atomic bombs in New Mexico and the fallout effected all their children, some physical, maybe some mental. Richard witnessed a murder at 12. His dad yelled at him and had rage. His brothers were a bad influence. In fact, the only avenue in which Carlo doesn't exploit is Ramirez possibly being possessed (because I'm sure he doesn't himself believe in Heaven or Hell), which is surprising because of all the sensational roots to a serial killer demonic possession has the most appeal. Also, it wouldn't be far fetched because Richard believed Satan would protect him, drew pentagrams at some of the scenes of the crime, and made the victims he raped and murdered continuously swear to Satan as opposed to God.We missed him,” detective Gil Carrillo said. “How many more people are going to die?” 7. Dianne Feinstein’s Mistake

The following morning, LAPD fingerprint experts returned and sprayed the bathroom with ninhydrin. No additional prints were discovered. Ramirez’s crimes were the subject of the four-part Netflix documentary Night Stalker: The Hunt For a Serial Killer in 2021. The series features commentary from the two homicide detectives who broke the case, Gil Carillo and Frank Salerno. The latter was known for his work in solving the Hillside Strangler murders in 1977 and 1978. Multiple victims who survived encounters with Ramirez were also interviewed. The author goes into endlessly needless detail about the most unimportant things. He's no Anne Rule, I'll say that. I feel like he's the kid who highlights everything in the textbook because he can't discern what's important from what's not.Frank was the absolute best we had, and I wanted to know what he thought, Carrillo recalled, He had run the Hillside Strangler task force and he knew serial killers. You couldn’t find a better homicide detective anywhere than Salerno. FOUR Supreme Court Minutes Wednesday, September 27, 2006, San Francisco, California" (PDF). courtinfo.ca.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 3, 2007 . Retrieved September 10, 2007. Sennen, Mark (February 27, 2014). "Murderous love: Why are so many women aroused by serial killers?". Telegraph. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014 . Retrieved May 13, 2020. Lioy reportedly severed her relationship with Ramirez in 2009 when a DNA sample connected him to the rape and murder of a 9-year-old girl in San Francisco on April 10, 1984. There is no official record of divorce. The couple had no children, and Ramirez is not known to have fathered any children during his lifetime.

Miller, Johnny (February 9, 2012). "Mayor lets word out on the 'Night Stalker' ". San Francisco Gate (SFGate) . Retrieved February 21, 2021.Dets. Castillo and Wynn questioned whoever they could find home at the Chapman apartment building, but no one had seen or heard anything. They searched the alley, a garbage dumpster out front, the street, the curbs, and the sidewalks for the knife, but couldn’t find it. Detectives even climbed the cemetery wall and looked for it there—thinking the killer might have thrown it over the wall as he’d departed; they found nothing but some coins, dead flowers, used condoms, and empty beer bottles. Vives, Ruben (October 23, 2009). "DNA links 'Night Stalker' to girl's 1984 slaying, S.F. Police Say". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. Archived from the original on October 3, 2019 . Retrieved October 3, 2019. Gil had learned well what Prof. Morneau had taught, and now he began wondering if this killer got off sexually by simply killing people. Frank married his childhood sweetheart, Jayne, and they had three children—a girl, Terri, and two boys, Frank Jr. and Michael. Following in his famous dad’s footsteps, Frank Jr. was a sheriffs deputy and hoped someday to be a homicide detective. Tsai-Lian “Veronica” Yu – On the same day (March 17, 1985) as the murder in Rosemead, Yu, 30, was dragged from her car and killed.