The "Night Stalker"

Inspired by the Hannibal TV series and The Silence of the Lambs horror franchise, a real life “Hannibal Lecter” sets out to find human victims as his appetite for human flesh increases. New Copycat Killers podcasts drop each Thursday. Next week, Forensic Psychologist Dr. J. Buzz ...  Show more

Richard Speck always believed he would shock the world and make headlines. He did just that when he systematically tortured, raped, and murdered eight student nurses from South Chicago Community Hospital on the night of July 13–14, 1966. He craved the attention he felt deprived o ...  Show more

In the span of only two years, Richard Ramirez became known as the “Night Stalker” for breaking into the homes of over 13 people in Los Angeles and viciously raping, torturing and often times, performing Satanic rituals on many of his victims as he brutally murdered them. During ...  Show more

The mid-1980s was a period of terror in Southern California. A series of random home invasions, sexual assaults, and brutal murders were happening across the region. Men, women, and children of all races and walks of life were victims. Stranger yet, the horrendous methods of kill ...  Show more

Entre 1984 et 1985, Richard Ramirez sème la terreur dans la région de Los Angeles et de San Francisco. Reconnu coupable d'une dizaine de meurtres et de viols, il est condamné à la peine de mort en 1989. Il devient une sorte de superstar du crime. Son histoire a inspiré le cinéast ...  Show more

Sara and Danny are back to discuss one of the most notorious criminals from the Golden State: The Night Stalker. They unpack Richard Ramirez’s childhood and discuss how his experiences played a role in his path towards murder. Then, they delve into an overview of his crimes and t ...  Show more