Richard Ramirez letter/envelope 12/11/2010 DECEASED

This auction is for a letter from deceased California serial killer Ricardo Leyva Muñoz Ramírez, better known as Richard Ramirez, the Los Angeles Night Stalker (2/29/1960 – 6/7/2013). Richard Ramirez had several monikers in press, including The Walk-In Killer and Valley Intruder, however it was the Night Stalker that he would come to be known and ultimately remembered as. After years of criminal antisocial behavior, Richard Ramirez started to act on his inappropriate sexual urges with a series of child sexual assaults and molestation. This would also include at least one failed attempt at child abduction. Richard Ramirez's first known rape and murder took place on 4/10/1984, in San Francisco, CA. The victim 9-year-old victim was ritualistically posed and wasn't counted among his convictions being he was linked with DNA in 2009, years after his trials. Richard Ramirez would go on to commit one of the most heinous crimes sprees in United States history. His method of murder varied, including acts of torture and sodomy. His victims ranged in age from 9 to 84-years-old. Richard Ramirez would have likely continued killing if it weren't for his arrest on 8/30/1985, in Los Angeles, CA. Both the crimes and trail were riddled with satanic themes and outbursts. The case was largely celebrated in the press. In two separate trials Richard Ramirez was convicted of 14 murders coupled with numerous crimes of physical violence, sexual assault, and burglaries. He received multiple death sentences. On 6/7/2013, while awaiting execution in San Quentin State Prison, Richard Ramirez died of natural causes. He was survived by his post-conviction wife, Mrs. Doreen Lioy-Ramirez, with whom he was separated with at the time. He was 53.

ITEM DESCRIPTION: The missive is two pages on one sheet and signed, "Richard." Original recipient Timothy Lax wrote the date he received the letter on the original mailing envelope. The letter and envelope come inside a protective magazine sleeve with an acid free board and have been stored flat. Message me with any questions you might have. Thanks for having a look-see.

ORIGINAL RECIPIENT TIMOTHY LAX: This missive was originally mailed to murder victim Timothy Lax. On 5/31/2011, 24-year-old Lax, and his 18-year-old girlfriend, would be stabbed to death by Jeffery Minnick, in Oakland, MD. Jeffery Minnick would enter an Alford Plea to the charges and was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. Timothy Lax often wrote inmates all over the United States, sending a standard letter to everyone he wished to communicate with. Timothy Lax even made the trip to Corcoran, CA, where he visited with P.H.U. inmate Kenny Calihan, meeting Charles Manson, who was also in the visitation room at the time. Lax initially met Minnick through correspondence, while he was serving time for burglary and rape.