PremiumRichard Ramirez: The Night Stalker Tapes out on OTT in India: Docuseries explores brutality of The Night Stalker
Richard Ramirez: The Night Stalker Tapes takes a deep dive into the killer's violent past, exploring the events that shaped him into one of the most notorious serial killers in history.
Last Updated: 07.42 PM, Dec 11, 2024
Richard Ramirez: The Night Stalker Tapes, the two-episode documentary series, has made it to OTT in India. The documentary on an unidentified assailant known only as "The Night Stalker," the most dreaded figure in mid-1980s Los Angeles, has begun streaming on JioCinema (OTTplay Premium).
Brutality of the Night Stalker and the manhunt
The murderous serial killer randomly selected his victims, subjected them to horrific torture, and then brutally murdered them. After a seemingly endless manhunt across the streets of the Californian city, law enforcement finally succeeded in apprehending the faceless killer thanks to the combined efforts of countless ordinary residents. Despite the release of the new docuseries, screen productions have already explored the story of Richard Ramirez, also known as The Night Stalker. The killer himself speaks to the audience via audio recordings taken from his prison cell this time.
The documentary transports viewers to the mid-1980s, when Ramirez terrorised the streets for a whole summer, taking them to some of the worst days in Los Angeles' history. The condemned murderer confides in the interviewer, who assures him that all he wants is to uncover the truth about his fears regarding the interview's portrayal. In addition to hearing previously unheard conversations between the subject and the interviewer, viewers of the documentary series also meet Ramirez's close relatives and others who sympathise with a man who claims to be working for Satan.
Deep dive into Ramirez's violent upbringing and influences
Anyone curious about Ramirez's background can learn all they need to know about his transformation into the monstrosity that a future true-crime show will examine. The boy grew up in a violent household in El Paso, Texas, where he endured frequent beatings from his father, some of which were severe enough to inflict brain damage. In addition to his father, Ramirez's psychotic older cousin was a major figure in his life. The cousin had raped and tortured innocent people while serving in the Vietnam War and then told his younger cousin about it. Ramirez's cousin even killed his wife in front of him when he was 15 years old. Surely, the documentary delves into the life story of the serial murderer to find out what shaped Ramirez irrevocably and how he used those experiences to unleash terror in Los Angeles.
If you are a fan of true crime documentaries, watch both episodes of Richard Ramirez: The Night Stalker Tapes on JioCinema right now.