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Richard Ramirez

1960 - 2013

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Ricardo Leyva Muñoz Ramirez (; February 29, 1960 – June 7, 2013), better known as Richard Ramirez, was an American serial killer, sex offender and burglar whose killing spree occurred in Greater Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area in the state of California. From April 1984 to August 1985, Ramirez murdered at least fourteen people during various break-ins, with his crimes usually taking place after dark, leading to him being dubbed the Night Stalker, the Walk-In Killer, and the Valley Intruder. He was convicted and sentenced to death in 1989 and died while awaiting execution in 2013. Ramirez's crimes were heavily influenced by a troubled childhood. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Ramirez is the 119th most popular extremist (down from 105th in 2019), the 2,840th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,200th in 2019) and the 41st most popular American Extremist.

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Among EXTREMISTS

Among extremists, Richard Ramirez ranks 119 out of 283. Before him are Wadie Haddad, Sirhan Sirhan, Robert Stroud, Matteo Messina Denaro, Horst Mahler, and Harold Shipman. After him are Anwar al-Awlaki, Jack Unterweger, Saif al-Adel, Dokka Umarov, Kang Kek Iew, and Rafael Caro Quintero.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Richard Ramirez ranks 97. Before him are Simonetta Sommaruga, Nicoletta Braschi, Leos Carax, José Maria Neves, Yannick Noah, and Cathy Moriarty. After him are Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, Saif al-Adel, Sid Eudy, Mehmet Oz, Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, and Craig Mello. Among people deceased in 2013, Richard Ramirez ranks 118. Before him are Ray Price, Emilio Colombo, Frederik Pohl, Marie-Claire Alain, Ali Kafi, and Ken Norton. After him are Ray Harryhausen, Colin Davis, Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse, Dokka Umarov, Marta Eggerth, and Tuncel Kurtiz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Ramirez ranks 2,840 out of 20,380. Before him are Tom Price (1954), Warner Baxter (1889), John F. MacArthur (1939), Joe Perry (1950), Nelson Algren (1909), and Chuck Palahniuk (1962). After him are Bob Bennett (1933), Muriel Humphrey Brown (1912), Wally Schirra (1923), Maria Shriver (1955), Lois Chiles (1947), and Fred Haise (1933).

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Among EXTREMISTS In United States

Among extremists born in United States, Richard Ramirez ranks 41. Before him are James Earl Ray (1928), Gary Ridgway (1949), Bobby Joe Long (1953), Ma Barker (1873), Henry Lee Lucas (1936), and Robert Stroud (1890). After him are Anwar al-Awlaki (1971), David Berkowitz (1953), Delphine LaLaurie (1787), Robert Hansen (1939), Aldrich Ames (1941), and Baruch Goldstein (1956).

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