UNITED STATES - JANUARY 11: THE NIGHT STALKER — Walt Disney Television via Getty Images TV movie - ... [+] 1/11/72, Reporter Carl Kolchak (Darrin McGavin) tracked down and defeated a serial ...

About a decade before Richard Ramirez gained infamy as the “Night Stalker” serial killer, the chilling statement, “There’s no thrill like a good kill," had made an indelible impression on him.

In the 1980s, a serial killer who local media named the Night Stalker, terrorized cities across L.A. County. Police eventually identified this violent criminal as Richard Ramirez, a drifter from El ...