Do you remember Richard Ramirez, aka The Night Stalker?

[Grumpy Old Guy]

Richard Ramirez, aka The Night Stalker, terrorized Los Angeles with a string of brutal and grisly rapes and murders in the mid eighties. He eluded capture for two years. He was finally caught when he tried it in East L.A. The local folks spotted him, chased him down, beat his ass and held him until the cops showed up

The moral of the story: Don't f*&k with the citizens of Los Angeles. They're a lot tougher than people think they are, especially when they are being threatened.

[blm]

1. Ramirez was the Night stalker

Remember it well.

[petronius]

2. AKA the Night Stalker

My family was on a sailing trip when they caught him, that was the first thing we heard when we got to the dock. Even before the lines were tied off.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

3. Thank you for correcting me!

Richard Ramirez was the Night Stalker. The Hillside Strangler was Kenneth Bianchi along with his cousin Angelo Buono.

I can't believe I confused the two. I worked at one of the L.A. TV stations in those days. I dealt with those stories every day. The years have blurred my memory.

I had the incorrect time frame in my OP too.

[Celerity]

6. Hillside Strangler....

Battalion Of Saints - I Wanna Make You Scream (1982)

Battalion Of Saints - Fighting Boys EP
Label: Nutrons Records – BS-001
Format: Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, EP
Country: US
Released: 1982
Genre: Rock
Style: Hardcore, Punk

[nini]

4. I remember that vividly

Just a few nights before he was caught he was seen in my sister’s neighborhood. A neighbor got home from work and saw him creeping around another house and he took off. I don’t know anyone who wasn’t on high alert before he was caught. Scary times.

And I believe that crowd in East LA would have killed him if they had a few more minutes before the cops arrived.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

5. I think you're correct.

They probably would have killed him.

[John1956PA]

7. Did he not receive marriage proposals while in prison?

I recall watching a television special about him hosted by Donnie Wahlberg.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

8. Probably.

All those murderers get marriage proposals.