The Night Stalker

The Life and Crimes of Richard Ramirez

De: Philip Carlo

Narrado por: Tom Zingarelli

Decades after Richard Ramirez left 13 dead and paralyzed the city of Los Angeles, his name is still synonymous with fear, torture, and sadistic murder. Philip Carlo's classic The Night Stalker, based on years of meticulous research and extensive interviews with Ramirez, revealed the killer and his horrifying crimes to be even more chilling than anyone could have imagined. From watching his cousin commit murder at age 11 to his 19 death sentences to the juror who fell in love with him, the story of Ramirez is a bizarre and spellbinding descent into the very heart of human evil.

Incredibly, after The Night Stalker was first published, thousands of women from all over the world contacted Carlo, begging to be put in touch with the killer. Carlo interviewed them and here presents their disturbing stories and the dark sexual desires that would drive them towards a brutal murderer. And in an exclusive death row interview, the killer himself gives his thoughts on the "Ramirez Groupies" - and what he thinks they really want.

©1996 Philip Carlo (P)2016 Tantor

Reseñas de la Crítica

"This book will provide true crime readers a chilling inside perspective of a serial killer." (Library Journal)

Be prepared; this is not an easy book to listen to

What did you love best about The Night Stalker?

The author is very methodical and carefully takes you through each case. He studies the crime itself and then reports on the courtroom testimony. It may seem a little monotonous but he is providing precise details of each crime.

Any additional comments?

The book is graphic, probably more so near the end but still very raw. This will leave you wondering about issues of good vs. evil and will probably cause you to lock your doors and windows and support the 2nd Amendment.

very detailed and I like the interview at the end

very good book very detailed gruesome details about the murders. I especially like the interview at the end with Richard Ramirez himself

Must read!

So much I didn't know about his story. What surprised me the most was the closeness to his family. I for some reason always thought he was alone. Must read if you like stories about serial killers.

Perfect and fascinating!

It goes into great detail about everything except the gruesome parts of his crimes. It is well researched and thorough. Performance was great. No complaints. I have recommended it to everyone I know.

Fascinating story. Inappropriate narration.

Fascinating story. I especially like that the author gave equal, if not more, focus to the trial process as he did to the actual murder spree
Would have been much better had the narrator not performed unnecessary and inappropriate voiceovers for the victims, namely an Asian woman he impersonates with a pretty racist accent.

Horrifying

Great work by Carlo. I could not stop listening. Carlo's writing style is not for individuals who get offended easily.

Great book

Such a great book , I love how I learned every aspect of the night stalker case

Well…

That was… enlightening. I wasn’t bored, for sure, and I learned quite a lot more than I expected to.

The story was riveting

While this true life story was riveting having all of the details parsed throughout the entire book did seem to lengthen it unnecessarily. Also the epilogue with the various letters from female groupies was also unnecessary especially after there had been so much discussion about them throughout the trial.

Another True Crime classic...! (yay)

Its been a little while since a new "classic" true crime audiobook has been released...well, wait no more! I rate this in my TOP 5 (Helter Skelter, Green River Running Red, etc) along with several others. This was SOOO good. I know I will be re-listening to it many more times! I never knew *all* the intricate details surrounding the numerous crimes/murders of Richard Ramirez (aka "The Night Stalker"), I just recall seeing the somewhat censored tv news segments at the time. Wow. Unh. Wow. Putting eyeballs in a jewelry box? Electric cord shocking? Raping next to the freshly killed husband? And that's not all! Holy sheet! He covered every base of everything evil you can think of. Stabbing, shooting, clubbing, etc. He was bold, daring, arrogant and fearless - often attacking while multiple people were present in the home - and they didnt even have a chance. I dont think there has been another killer quite like him since.

The book is done in several segments. The first part details ALL the crimes (night after night of mayhem, torture and murder) ...in *every minute* detail. The second part, chronicles his childhood and youth - not meant to be a "oh boo-hoo feel sorry for me" thing, but certainly its clear that times were hard for him and especially his family. Then of course his capture and trial - which I found quite interesting as well; hearing about his defiant behaviour in court, and his lawyers trying to come up with SOME kind of defense for him. This book was written in 1995, and was slightly updated in 2005. It does cover quite a bit of additional material including tales of his devoted groupies and prison marriage, but not his death. There is also an "interview session" between him and the author at the end.


This one is totally WORTH THE CREDIT! Worth ignoring everyone you know for a few days while you listen to it. Lol. True Crime fans rejoice!!!