On this day in 1985: The “Night Stalker” is captured and nearly killed by a mob in East Los Angeles. A day earlier, police released photographs of Richard Ramirez as the predator who had terrorized Southern California by creeping into his victims’ homes. He usually shot any men in the house before raping, stabbing and mutilating his female victims. Upon his arrest, Ramirez, 25, was charged with 14 murders and 31 other felonies related to his 1985 spree. Ramirez is awaiting execution on California’s death row at San Quentin State Prison.
