His name was Richard “Ricky” Ramirez, but the nation knew him as “The Night Stalker,” a silent menace who cut window screens and crept into homes at night to murder more than a dozen people in California.
In 1989, I found myself face to face with Ramirez in a Los Angeles courtroom. I raised my right hand and swore to tell the truth about my small connection to the case. As I answered the prosecutor’s questions, I remember nervously glancing over a few times at Ramirez, who sat completely still, hidden behind large sunglasses. He scared me; I was already nervous about testifying in a criminal trial, and he seemed to give off what I can only describe as an “evil” vibe. I decided it was best not to look at him.
The HLN crime Show “Very Scary People” interviewed me for an episode on the Night Stalker, and I compiled my best bits.
