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Title: The Night Stalker by Phillip Carlo, Philip Carlo ISBN: 0-7860-1362-1 Publisher: Pinnacle Books Pub. Date: April, 2000 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.73 (37 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: True Crime Writing At Its Best
Comment: This book about Richard Ramirez, the so-called Night Stalker, is simply one of the best, most painstakingly researched books I have ever read in the true crime genre. Philip Carlo takes you through every single facet of the Night Stalker case, from the victims and thier families, to the life story of Richard Ramirez and his family, through the trials and the evidence and even the groupies that gathered around Ramirez during his lentghy trial.
Carlo takes you down slowly, down into the mind of Richard Ramirez. By the time you realize where you are, its almost too late; you understand the Night Stalker. The groupies make sense. You feel the bewilderment of the victims. You understand the drive of the dectectives and see flaws in the system. And maybe, just maybe, you understand why someone like Doreen Ramirez would be so obsessed with a killer that she would make it her life's mission to marry him on San Quentin's death row.
Unlike many true crime novels, where the "shocking photos" are nothing more than pictures of the places and the peripheral people, Carlo has photos of crime scenes, Ramirez in various stages of his life, the women who were obsessed with him, the outrageous trial behavior. One tiny dissapointment: couldn't the photo of Laura Kendall (undeniably gorgeous but unmentioned in the book) be replaced by a shot of his supporters from the Church of Satan in court?
All in all though, this is a work to rival Graysmith's in depth coverage of the Zodiac killer. I highly reccomend it to fans of good true crime writing.
Rating: 5
Summary: "I am beyond your experience. I am beyond good & evil" R. R.
Comment: With the exception of the Night Stalker himself, Philip Carlo is the foremost expert on Richard Ramirez and the Night Stalker case. Every television documentary I have seen on Ramirez's murderous rampage in southern California in 1985 includes interviews with Carlo and information coming directly from this book. Carlo provides one of the most thorough true crime works I have read. He has accumulated information from hundreds of interviews with the key people in Ramirez's life and the Night Stalker case, including hours with the Night Stalker, himself. Every thing is covered here: the gory details of the numerous rapes and murders, the exciting capture of Ramirez by an angry mob, the long and often infuriating trial, and Ramirez's Death Row wedding with an entertainment magazine editor. What I found to be the most interesting part of the book was the section on the Ramirez family, particularly young Richard's relationship with his cousin Mike.
Mike was a decorated Green Beret who returned to the U.S. a mental and emotional volcano. He taught young Richard guerrilla combat techniques which ironically came in handy when Richard set out for a "career" in burglary that later escalated to much worse crimes. Mike also showed Richard photographs of Vietnamese women sexually tortured and killed. A crime Richard witnessed Mike committing while a visitor in his cousin's home was a turning point in Ramirez's life.
The bizarre groupies who attended Ramirez's sometimes farcical trial is very eye-opening. I was shocked at the lengths to which some of these women went to visit Ramirez even after he was convicted for some of the most heinous crimes imaginable. That one of these groupies was a juror is even more remarkable (even Madonna wanted to meet him). This book is the best source on one of the most infamous serial killer cases of the century and, by true crime standards, well written. An index would have been a welcomed addition, but the book is divided in the following "books": "The Hunted and the Hunters," "Richie," "Capture," "The Trial," and "Epilogue."
Rating: 5
Summary: He is the reason I check doors and windows at bedtime!!!!!!!
Comment: When I first read this book, I thought it would just be another true crime book. But soon after starting this book, I realized I was in for a ride! It was tough to lay in my bedroom at night time and read this book. Every little noise, crack and creak in my house had me listening very closely and holding my breathe.
For sure, this book is the reason I always double check my locks and windows at night time. The way he was able to break into homes at night time and be completely undetected was amazing. You would think you or your dog would hear when a window is being opened. Unfortunately, this book shows you how you are not safe in your home at night time. Gives me chills thinking about it and it has been a few years since I read it. I most likely will never read this book again due to the nightmares I experienced from it the first time around.
So if your thinking of reading this book, turn the lights on while someone else is home with you or just read it during the day.
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Title: Killer Clown: The John Wayne Gacy Murders by Terry Sullivan, Peter T. Maiken ISBN: 0786014229 Publisher: Pinnacle Books Pub. Date: November, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story : An American Nightmare by Donald A Davis ISBN: 0312928408 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 November, 1991 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Zodiac by Robert Graysmith ISBN: 0425098087 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: 02 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Only Living Witness: The True Story of Serial Sex Killer Ted Bundy by Stephen G. Michaud, Hugh Aynesworth, Roy Hazelwood, Stephen G Michaud ISBN: 1928704115 Publisher: Authorlink Pub. Date: August, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Search for the Green River Killer by Carlton Smith, Tomas Guillen ISBN: 0451402391 Publisher: Onyx Books Pub. Date: March, 1991 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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