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This file concerns Richard Ramirez, the serial murderer and sexual assailant known as the 'Night Stalker,' whose 1984 and 1985 attacks terrorized Southern California and the San Francisco Bay Area. The released material is largely a bulky-exhibit inventory and FBI-held newspaper clippings from Los Angeles-area papers dated August 1985, with a 1986 property inventory cover sheet. The clippings report on the Mission Viejo attack on William Carnes and his fiancee, the regional task-force investigation, public tip calls, forensic links among attacks, and investigators' efforts to avoid releasing details that could aid the offender. They also describe the pattern attributed to the Night Stalker, including predawn home invasions, assaults on sleeping victims, and investigations of possible links to attacks on children.

Documents span: 1985-1986 | Released in 1 part
Names in this file: Richard Ramirez, William Carnes, Sherman Block, Kenneth Hahn, Frank Salerno, Dayle Okazaki
Subjects: Night Stalker, serial murder, sexual assault, Los Angeles, newspaper clippings, evidence inventory