He shot Chainarong Khovananth in the head with a .25-caliber handgun while he slept, instantly killing him. At one in the morning that same night, high from the adrenaline of the last murder, Ramirez found another victim. He found the laundry room window was open so he slipped in, crouching down and letting his eyes adjust to the light. Mercedes was a devote Catholic. On the night of July 2, 1985, Ramirez returned to Arcadia in a stolen Toyota , randomly selecting the house of 75-year-old Mary Louise Cannon. But theyve hit a snag, Rain check! He murdered Chainarong Khovananth, by shooting the sleeping man in the head with a .25 caliber handgun, killing him instantly. They also recovered a handgun. He murdered the household patriarch, Chainarong Khovananth, by shooting the sleeping man in the head with a .25 caliber handgun, killing him instantly. On August 30, 1985, Ramirez took a bus to Tucson, Arizona, to visit his brother, unaware that he had become the lead story in virtually every major newspaper and television news program across the state of California. The charges were dropped. During a time when satanic panic was at its peak, the seemingly devilish crime wave that hit Los Angeles in the mid-1980s was especially terrifying. It appeared, to investigators, that the killing was the point. We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us. Ramirez froze as Maxine pulled the trigger, but unfortunately for her, the gun wasnt loaded. As was the case at Hernandez and Okazaki's place, where nothing had been taken, Yu hadn't been robbed. The media dubbed him . On May 14, 1985, Ramirez returned to Monterey Park in search of another random victim and entered the home of William Bill Doi and his disabled wife Lillian. Ramirez began shooting up cocaine and quickly lost control of his habit. On March 17, 1985, he bought a .22-caliber revolver, stole a car and set out to hunt for a victim. At approximately 4:15 am, he broke into the home of the Khovananth family. Ramirez told the terrified woman that he was The Night Stalker and forced her to swear she loved Satan as he beat her with his fists and bound her with neckties from the closet. His charisma wasnt enough to win the jury over. He also didnt have a single method of killing. Other family members and associates include Cynthia Wilkie , Mohsen Tahiti , Annee Delaware , Judith Trimble and Stephanie Jobe . By 1959, shed given birth to four children; Rubin, Joseph, Robert and Ruth. One of the reasons whyAmerican Horror Storyremainsmust-watch terrifying TV is the way in which it craftily utilizes real-life figures in its otherwise fantastical story plots, from making the Black Dahlia, Elizabeth Short, one of theunfortunate victims to pass through the Murder House to the banquet of ghostly serial killersconvening at the Hotel Cortez in season six. He bound the couple's terrified 8-year-old son before dragging Somkid . Because of this bizarre and random behavior it was nearly impossible for police to predict his next move and capture him. The judge who upheld his 13 death sentences remarked that Ramirezs deeds exhibited cruelty, callousness, and viciousness beyond any human understanding. On Sept. 7, 2006, the California Supreme Court denied his request for a rehearing. Ramirez beat her unconscious then stomped her to death, leaving a shoe print from his Avia sneakers literally imprinted on her face. He shot Chainarong in the head and then moved on to Somkid, whom he assaulted. Name Position Location Contact info; Kimberly Khovananth: Alumni: California, USA kxx@collegeofautomotive.com Maxon andLela Kneiding, both in their 60s, were killed in their beds July 20. Simpson Murder Trial, Why the Hunt for the Zodiac Killer Turned Into a Terrifying Puzzle for the Ages, Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer. His hat fell off at one murder scene, and detectives found a shoeprint outside another. She worked during the day, however, as a security guard and was naturally vigilant. Richard Ramirez died of complications from secondary to B-cell lymphoma at Marin General Hospital in Greenbrae, Calif. One of them, Doreen Lioy, a freelance magazine editor, would later marry Ramirez in San Quentin. Vote on LAPD transit patrols sparks City Hall debate over safety on Metro system, UCLA, UCSF hospital nurses voice complaints about overcrowding, staffing shortages, Couple sues Pasadena fertility clinic after baby is born with stomach-cancer gene, Legislators propose changes to Californias conservatorship law, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass endorses Rep. Barbara Lee in Senate race. His mistakes didn't make him any less deadly, however. Not loaded, because their grandchildren had recently visited and Vincent had removed the shells. He was pronounced dead at 9 a.m. on June 7, 2013. When it was discovered that the ballistic and shoe print evidence from the Night Stalker crime scenes matched the Pan crime scene Dianne Feinstein, who was the mayor of San Francisco at the time, divulged the critical information in a televised press conference. She survived the savage beating, which required 478 stitches, nearly four feet of sutures, to close the lacerations to her scalp. Born 28 February 1960The Victims 28 June 1984: Jennie Vincow - raped and murdered 17 March 1985: Maria Hernandez - attempted murder 17 March 1985: Dayle Okasaki - murdered 17 March 1985: Tsai Lian Yu- murdered 27 March 1985: Vincent Zazzara - murdered 27 March 1985: Maxine Zazzara - murdered 14 April 1985: William Doi - murdered 14 . Richard began to hang around with the Vietnam vet, getting high and fantasizing about rape and torture. When he found one to his liking he would case it before entering. "A man does not become a killer overnight," the elder detective advised. Ramirez followed Maria Hernandezto Rosemead, a city about 12 miles away from the bowels of downtown L.A. where he had made himself at home, and watched her pull into the garage of the condo she shared with her roommate, Dayle Okazaki. "It hasn't been easy. Though LAPD had caught the Viscow murder the year before and that death wouldn't be connected for some time, Salerno saw the detectives' memo from the Zazzara case and immediately called Carrillo because the same kind of gun had been used. But it wasnt really the card game he liked. At age 5, Richard was knocked unconscious by a swing at a park. His father Julian, a strict disciplinarian, had taken to beating Richard and his brothers with a belt when he misbehaved. 64-year-old Vincent Zazzara had fallen asleep on the couch in front of the television. He was the fifth and last child of Julian and Mercedes Ramirez. The trial cost $1.8 million, which at the time made it the most expensive in the history of California, until surpassed by the O. J. Simpson murder case in 1994. Both stopped at a red light, Ramirez, his gun tucked in his waistband, got out of the Toyota and approached her window. She was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. They have also lived in Albuquerque, NM and Santa Clara, CA. When evidence was shown of mutilated bodies Ramirez would laugh or giggle. Your source for entertainment news, celebrities, celeb news, and celebrity gossip. Though he was single-handedly responsible for terrorizing California during. He quietly slipped into the widowed grandmothers bedroom to find her peacefully sleeping. Kimberly Khovananth is on Facebook. James thought he matched the police sketch of the Night Stalker or was at the very least highly suspicious, so he wrote down as much of the license plate as he could remember. 38. He drew a pentagram on his hand that he flashed for the cameras, and another on the wall of his jail cell in blood. He was sent to death row in San Quentin. Hernandez, who had run around to the front of the complex, saw him as he let himself out through the front door. On the night of May 14, Ramirez stole a car from downtown andhaving sold the revolver on the street and acquired a .22 automaticdrove back to Monterey Park, not caring that people might be on their guard after multiple murders in the area. Kevin Khovananth lives in San Jose, CA ; previous cities include Albuquerque NM and La Jolla CA. He didnt have a specific type of victim but preyed on the young and old alike. August 6, 1985: Christopher and Virginia Peterson were shot but survived. On March 28, 1985, at two in the morning he silently coasted up to a house in Whittier that hed burgled a year earlier. Kevin Khovananth is 46 years old and was born on 11/17/1976. After Ramirez broke into her house, attacked her, and killed her husband in July 1985, Somkid Khovananth described him as "brown-skinned, bad teeth, thirty to thirty-five, 150 pounds, six foot one or so." From the beginning Ramirez showed no remorse. And he saw her. He then tied up and beat Khovananths wife, Somkid, and his 8-year-old son. Somkid Khovananth was born in 1955 in Thailand. Mei Leung, a 9-year-old girl, was found murdered in a hotel basement where Ramirez was living in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco. Ramirez discovered Somkid asleep on the couch; though she woke up as he advanced towards her. Some of the witnesses called the police to tell them the Night Stalker was on the run. It's not to say thatAHS brought him back to life, because the world's most notorious villains are never really forgotten, and pop culture holds a special macabre place in the darker regions of its soul for monsters. On Aug. 24, 1985, Ramirez drove 76 miles south of Los Angeles in a stolen Toyota to Mission Viejo where he broke into the house of 30-year-old Bill Carns and his fiance, Inez Erickson. An assailant stalked through that garden around 6 a.m. July 20, entering the house and fatally shooting Khovananth. Police recovered a car he had used, with bullets inside that linked him to several of the murders. Satan was still a vital part of his philosophy. He restrained the couples terrified 8-year-old son before dragging Somkid around the house looking for valuable items to steal. He loved her like he did his own, she said tearfully. The last time Chainarong Khovananths sister saw her brother alive was on her daughters birthday. He dragged Somkid around her house so that she can show him where they keep all their valuables after he bound her eight-year-old son. She described him to a police sketch artist as tall, dark and Hispanic. Settling into the Skid Row area he found he could feed his lust for sex, drugs, and violence 24 hours a day. Ramirez entered the bedroom of the sleeping couple and shot Carns three times in the head before attacking Erickson. I don't wish what I've gone through on anyone, but what I did possibly saved my family's lives. When he saw his victims suffering hed turn around and sneer at them in childish delight. Chainarong died immediately. Once again they were at a dead end. Between the months of June, 1984 to August, 1985, Richard Ramirez terrorized the Los Angeles area with his murderous crimes, including multiple home invasions, resulting in the deaths of sixteen people. Now with multiple victims able to describe him,sketches of Ramirez were all over the news. Somkid Khovananth Biography It looks like we don't have any Biography for Somkid Khovananth yet. At approximately 4:15 am, he broke into the home of the Khovananth family. Ramirez grabbed the 41-year-old and led her to the room of her 12-year-old son. The house had an alarm, but he found an open bathroom window and simply removed the screen. He fenced the stolen items hed taken from the Kneidlings then drove to nearby Sun Valley along the I-5 freeway. Beberapa korban kemudian, pada 20 Juli 1985, Ramirez menembak dan membunuh Chainarong Khovananth, . In the dead of the night, Ramirez removed the screen to her apartment window, brutally killing her in her bed while she slept. On Aug. 18, 1985, Ramirez entered the home of Peter and Barbara Pan. 5. He shot her once in the forehead, killing her instantly. He bound the couple's 8-year-old son before dragging Somkid around the house to reveal the location of any . In 2009, DNA testing conclusively linked Ramirez to another murder, this one from April 10, 1984. The manhuntfinally for a man with a flesh-and-blood facewas on. He shot the sleeping Chainarong Khovananth in the head with a .25 caliber handgun, killing him instantly, [60] then repeatedly raped and beat Somkid Khovananth. This provided not only motivation for the terrible crimes, but an explanation for his brazenness and recklessness at crime scenes at well. And for those who did know of him, it was a mixed bag to see himnot glamorized, exactlybut turned into someone whose fate you could have a general interest in. LAPD didnt tell the sheriffs department what they knew. Disillusioned with Christianity, he began praying instead to the devil. His friends back home were stunned to hear Richie was the Night Stalker. August 6, 1985: Christopher and Virginia Peterson were shot but survived. He broke into the home of the Khovananth family. Hed even traveled to San Francisco to meet a coven of devil worshipers, but rejected becoming a member of an organized Satanic cult feeling he was superior to them. He was the ultimate manifestation of absolute evil." They could only help link a suspect to a crime after he was already identified. When her curiosity overwhelmed her she raised her head. With a bloodthirsty cry, he burst into the sleeping couples bedroom and hacked at them with his deadly new toy. Then after robbing and ransacking the house hed disappear. Whitney Bennett, 16,survived being beaten with a tire iron on July 5. Law enforcement officials decided to release a mug shot of Ramirez from a Dec. 12, 1984, arrest for car theft to the media. Soon after his cousin, Mike was released from the mental hospital. He was convicted of 67 felonies, including 14 murders. He looked down and saw his face was on the cover of every newspaper on the rack and fled the store in a panic. There will be no place you can hide.. On July 7, 1985, Ramirez returned to Monterey Park to burglarize the home of 61-year-old Joyce Lucille Nelson. Richard Ricardo Ramirez (February 29, 1960 - June 7, 2013) was an American serial killer, rapist, and burglar. Even James Romero III, who testified at Ramirez's preliminary hearing, was haunted long into adulthood. The Department of Justice had 16 million fingerprints in master files, all in hard copy. (Ironically, they didn't know at first that they were chasing the Night Stalker, but the husband of a woman whose keys he'd tried to grab went after himwith a pipe. While he ransacked the room, Maxine wriggled free and grabbed the shotgun her husband kept under the bed. Ramirez grabbed Yu's arm and tried to pull her right through the driver's side window. There will be no place you can hide," police told reporters at a press conference. See you in Disneyland.". He startled 27-year-old Virginia before shooting her in the face. Next he came upon Somkid Khovananth whom he raped repeatedly before tying up the couple's 8-year-old son and dragging Somkid around the house to reveal any valuable items. He was given 19 death sentences. He took pictures of them while they were alive, terrified and tied up, and also pictures of them after hed killed them, often severing their heads. He fired, butin a stroke of luck the bullet hit the keys she instinctively was holding up in front of her face, wounding her hand. Police taunted the killer back, saying at a news conference We know who you are now, and soon everyone else will. Unas pocas vctimas ms tarde, el 20 de julio de 1985, Ramrez dispar y mat Chainarong Khovananth , De 32 aos, mientras dorma, luego viol y agredi a su esposa, Somkid Khovananth y at a su hijo de 8 aos. Two of the victims had described a bad smell coming from their attacker. I was barely a teenager but Ill never forget the fear that the Night Stalker, as the media dubbed him, installed in the hearts of myself and virtually everyone I knew. They released the information to the press, who quickly dubbed him the Night Stalker. On March 26 at around 2 a.m., eight nights after the two women were killed, Ramirez drove (still in the stolen Toyota, now with a bumper sticker reading "America, love it or leave it" to placate cops with a show of patriotism) to a house he had previously robbed innearby Whittier, Calif. Moving from Devil's Night dinner guest to recurring nightmare inAHS: 1984 was Richard Ramirez, playedin the latter season by Zach Villaas a reliably murderouspresenceat Camp Redwood, imbued with supernatural powers that made him unkillable. Chainarong Khovananth, Somkid Khovananth, Lela Kneiding and Maxon Kneiding [] richard remirez at his capture. He began roaming the neighborhood at night as a peeping Tom and taking LSD. He shot Chris Peterson in the temple and attempted to flee, but Peterson fought back and avoided being hit by two more shots during the struggle before Ramirez escaped. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Another defense attorney also came and went before the Ramirez family hired two new lawyers that had never tried a death penalty case. The infant was rushed to Good. Los Angeles quickly proved to be the perfect playground for a serial killer. After stealing what he could find, he dragged Erickson to another room to rape and sodomize her. Death always came with the territory. He murdered Chainarong Khovananth, by shooting the sleeping man in the head with a .25 caliber handgun. The best result we found for your search is Kevin Khovananth age 40s in San Francisco, CA in the Outer Sunset neighborhood. "He came to the wrong place to steal a car,"Julio Burgoin, whose dad and brother took chase, told theRegister.). Legal authorities estimate Ramirez would have been in his early seventies before his execution was finally carried out, due to the lengthy California appeals process. As she was unlocking the door, she turned around, saw the intruder and screamed. DIAMOND BAR (CBSLA.com) Sakina Abowath was married to her husband for 3 years, 2 months and 28 days before he was shot and killed -- in cold blood -- by . Kevin de Len just postponed Wakanda Forever screening after uproar, Left-handed pitchers offer gold-like value for high school teams, Schiff, Porter in tight race to replace Sen. Feinstein, poll shows; others trail far behind. After fatally shooting Billwho reached for his own gun that he kept near the bed but not in timein the face, Ramirez raped Lillian, who was disabled and used a wheelchair. When he did, according to Carlo, she started followinghim. She survived, but the killer made off with asackof jewelry, including the couple's wedding bands. The couple survived their injuries. The sheriffs department recovered bullet casings from each of the murder scenes. Yu opened it and demanded to know why hehad been following her. (v) Somkid Khovananth first identified Ramirez at the live lineup (CT 3528, 164 RT 19110) and then subsequently in court at the Preliminary Hearing (CT 3513). The Night Stalker finally had a face the public could fear and despise, but also identify. Throughout, theterror he wrought defied description. ), "I mean, I just hate it," AHS:1984 costar Angelica Ross told Cinema Blend in 2019. Later as he was being led off he yelled out hail Satan. Detective Salerno wasnt surprised. She was dead before she hit the floor. For the first time, the Night Stalker had left them more than a clue, hed given the men hunting him a view into his psyche by announcing his dedication to Satan. Both were still alive but comatose. He wore all black and kept to the shadows, wrapping himself in the night and embracing his twisted inner darkness and inhumanity as something to celebrate. At age 5, richard was knocked unconscious by a swing at a press conference of Julian and Mercedes.. 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