Richard Ramirez

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/richard-ramirez

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the full name?Ricardo Leyva Muñoz Ramirez
2. What is the aliases?The Night Stalker, The Walk-In Killer, The Valley Intruder
3. Who was Richard Ramirez?He was a man who committed many violent crimes in California during the 1980s and was called the Night Stalker.
4. Why did people call him the Night Stalker?Because he usually broke into houses and committed crimes during the night.

Serial Homicide: The unlawful killing of two or more victims by the same perpetrator over a period of time, with a significant break between murders.
Schizophrenia: A serious mental disorder in which people interpret reality abnormally, often involving hallucinations and delusions.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): A mental health condition triggered by experiencing or witnessing a terrifying event.
Occult: Beliefs or practices related to supernatural, mystical, or magical phenomena.