Richard Ramirez

'Night Stalker' Richard Ramirez, Who Terrorized L.A. in 1985, is Dead

Richard Ramirez, the "Night Stalker" who terrorized Southern California in the summer of 1985 with a series of random and horrific home-invasion murders, has died, according to reports. KRON television in the Bay Area reports that the 53-year-old died of natural causes at San Quentin, where he awai ... More >>

Christopher Dorner: Other Notable Manhunts Throughout U.S. History

The search for disgraced LAPD officer and alleged-killer Christopher Dorner is one of the biggest dragnets for a suspect in the department's history and has put cops on extended hours, with police from the border to San Bernardino County on high alert overnight. It will surely make the history book ... More >>

Would You Buy Art Created by a Serial Killer?

Ever wanted to buy a half-eaten bag of Reese's Pieces, owned by Charles Manson? Well, for $425 they're yours, from a black market in serial killer memorabilia that has sprung up online. Now you can log on and buy charming watercolor paintings by child killers and hand-written letters from cannibals ... More >>

California Voter Guide for Nov. 6, 2012, Los Angeles Weekly

Confused about the measures and races on Tuesday's ballot? This California Voter Guide for November 6, 2012 contains a summary of all state measures and several key races. It does not take a position but does touch on controversies, polls and analysis. Proposition 30: Jerry Brown's Tax Hike Governo ... More >>

Gil Carrillo Fired as San Fernando Police Chief

When we heard last March that the city of San Fernando had appointed Night Stalker serial-murder investigator Gil Carrillo as its interim police chief, we though it was a smart move. After all, the city had been rocked by chaos and drama, not the least of which was an affair between its mayor, Mari ... More >>

Night Stalker Hero Detective Gil Carrillo Becomes Chief of San Fernando Police Force

Gil Carrillo is the man who helped crack the Night Stalker case, one of the Southern California's most terrifying murder sprees. Richard Ramirez killed and attacked from South Orange County to San Francisco, and he seemed to do so at random. You can only imagine the sweat he generated as Angelenos k ... More >>

California Death Penalty Could be Overturned With Your Vote: L.A. Police Union Says No to Statewide Ballot Measure

Richard Ramirez is still alive.​To kill or not to kill, that is the question that could be coming to a voting booth near you. Will you pull the trigger? The state Assembly's Public Safety Committee approved Berkeley state Senator Loni Hancock's SB 490 last week, setting off a firestorm of cri ... More >>

Victor Felix: Eastside Stories

Victor Felix: Eastside Stories

Six Most Idiotic Attempts to Blame Musicians for Violent Events (or, the Tucson Tragedy Was Caused by a Crazy Person, Not by Drowning Pool's "Bodies Hit the Floor")

6 Horrible Acts of Violence Blamed on Music

This weekend: Wild Flag, Richard Thompson, Avi Buffalo, Shadow Shadow Shade, Daedelus, Bob Mould, Eisley

Richard Thompson​You (and your fellow audience members) have died and gone to the underworld. You're in a waiting room, waiting to be processed. To entertain you, the gatekeeper drags various unsuspecting souls onto the stage to "perform songs defending their character and existence." And you ... More >>

Group Demands Progress on Grim Sleeper

1980s-era activists return to fight a serial killer in South-Central

Today in Photographs: February 25, 1986

Accused Night Stalker killer Richard Ramirez is led by a sheriff's deputy into a pretrial hearing. (Photo: Los Angeles Public Library Collection)

Silent Wraith: Chester Turner

By slaying troubled black women, LA's worst serial killer operated invisibly for years

Milestones in MAP History

From Edward Roybal to Alberto Gonzales

Eastside Story

The day we caught the night stalker

Where Eagles Dare

Don Henley’s life in the diamond lane

The Hidden Epidemic

Rape continues to plague L.A. as other violent crime declines

Death Row Ink

South Bay publisher cashes in on the condemned