The Night Stalker, Philip Carlo
The Book This book takes an in depth dive into the crimes of brutal serial killer, Richard Ramirez, aka The Night Stalker. It begins with Ramirez's acknowledged crime spree, beginning in July of 1984, although after the book was written, DNA matched Ramirez to at least one more killing, that of a child who had been raped. The victims ranged in age from children to over 80. As his brutal crimes increased in frequency and as the police shared their resources, the media glommed on and raised his profile, making his media moniker, The Night Stalker, one of the most feared in history. As with the The Hillside Stranglers, the wide area of Los Angeles county, and the many small towns surrounding LA made crossing jurisdictions easy. The LA County Sherriff's office ran the investigation. Once again, the legendary Frank Salerno led the task force. But it was the dogged, smart work of young detective Gil Carrillo that originally identified the cases as being connected. Abou...
