Why are people treating me this way? Next he was moved to a hospital in Texas for behavior modification work. . Maxine escapes the binds and grabs a gun that isnt loaded. He shoots Virginia in the face, then shoots Chris in the neck and tries to flee the scene. Good job, she said, beaming a quick smile at him. He uses lipstick to draw a pentagram and write Jack the knife on a bedroom wall. In telephone conversations, he has to write down the callers name as a reminder. RICHARD Ramirez was dubbed the Night Stalker after his serial killings. Carns and his girlfriend, Inez Erickson, were asleep when The .22 caliber bullet headed right for her face but she fortunately lifted her hands to protect herself. Southern California has had nine years to get over the summer when it lived in fear, when the man the newspapers called the Night Stalker crept in unlocked windows and doors after dark and murdered and raped and robbed at random. Police soon found the car, lifted Ramirezs fingerprints, matching them to his criminal record, and then released an image of Ramirez to the public. Dont worry, Mom, he told his mother one day when she called him long distance and asked about the killings. How rude of a person to do that. The injuries ended his career as a computer engineer, and not long after, he and his girlfriend--the woman he had planned to marry--broke up, both unable to handle the aftermath of the ordeal. . The killer's return to California reportedly led to his dramatic capture by members of the public. Tyler Terry and Adrienne Simpson face a slew of charges after their arrests in South Carolina. We know who you are now, and soon everyone else will, officials say when releasing an 1984 mugshot of his. Bradshaw remembers Carns as very intelligent, friendly and outgoing. 'He said 'swear to Satan' and he made me swear to Satan.'. He might immediately kill a man in sight. I dont remember any hurt, he said simply. While Carns sometimes has trouble remembering how to get around, Ramirez then bork into the house of Bill Carns 30, and his fiance, Inez Erickson, 2. Im with him every day. MIKE McCLEARY/TribuneBill Carns of Bismarck demonstrates the adapter he has attached to his car steering wheel allowing him to drive again after 20 years. Richard Ramirez's victims ranged widely in terms of their age, but they were mostly women or couples. I try to overcome it; sometimes Im successful.. During this time Ramirez also gets a job at a Holiday Inn, where he breaks into hotel rooms to steal from guests and even attempts to rape one. For those nine years, Carns, 38, has been in and out of hospitals, rehabilitative therapy programs and group homes, reassembling his life, relearning the basics and coping with short-term memory loss that can sometimes leave him frustrated. For the first year, his girlfriend took care of him: She drove him to the doctor, fed him, bathed him. In short order, his name and photograph flooded the media. Ramirez then breaks into Bill Carns and Inez Erickson's home. and listening to the radio. See you in Disneyland.". He then drives to Sun Valley, breaks into the Khovananth home, and fatally shoots Chainarong Khovananth. . Richard Ramirez, a self-professed Satan worshiper, reportedly terrorized California in the 1980s. Now living in Northern California, the former girlfriend said in an interview that, although she loved him, the pain and burden of caring for Carns were unbearable. William Carns. He demanded she swear her love for Satan and afterwards, forced . Is Riley Keough Singing in Daisy Jones & The Six? Ramirez was 53. Shooting Carns in the head three times, Ramirez then forces Carns' fiance, 29-year-old Inez Erickson, to swear she loves Satan before he binds her with neckties from the closet, beats her, then sodomizes . She was later able to give a detailed description of the assailant to police. Three years ago, Carns moved back to North Dakota to start life anew near his two sisters and parents. For more on Richard Ramirez, watch Investigation Discoverys Horror at the Cecil Hotel on ID GO now! . He was eventually captured after he broke into the home of Bill Carns, 30, and his fiancee Inez Erickson, 29. He fatally shoots Elyas, who was sleeping. He then turned his attention to Bill's 29-year-old fiancee Inez Erickson, telling . illness or injury. The jury subsequently voted for him to receive the death sentence. A blinking red light signals him that he has something to remember. Im overly optimistic. 3. On the same day Tsai-Lian "Veronica" Yu was pulled out of her car and fatally shot twice. Hes the greatest guy Ive ever met, she said, her voice breaking with emotion. The teens keen eye and quick action would prove to be a crucial step in finally bringing Ramirez to justice. March 2 (UPI) -- A Minnesota police officer came to the rescue of a raccoon he spotted running around with a jar stuck over its head. She survived but had severe injuries. . Ramirez shoots her three times, then stabs her, gouges out her eyes, puts them in a jewelry box and leaves. Between June 1984 and August 1985, Ramirez reportedly ran homicidally rampant in a series of home invasions in and around the cities of Los Angeles and San Francisco. at Christmas. He ties up their three-year-old son. Carns younger sister, Kathy, said she will never forget the first time she saw her brother in the hospital. practiced driving while using the device. Ramirez flees, believing Jesus saved her. There are special things I really want to remember that I cant. Why are people treating me this way? "I told her he was a thousand miles north and California is full But it is a chilling story, told and retold. 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August 18, 1985: Peter and Barbara Pan were both killed and Barbara was raped. windshield wipers. His license expired during this time. He Ramirez drove to another home about a mile and a half away, where he shot Bill Cairns, 29, in the head (he survived) and attacked his fiance, Inez Erickson, 29. Get up to speed with our Essential California newsletter, sent six days a week. She was instrumental in giving a detailed description of Richard to the police. What month is it? she asked, adding quickly, Now dont cheat and look at your watch., December? he asked. . Toward the end of his run, Ramirez reportedly drove a stolen Toyota to the home of 13-year-old James Romero III, who heard suspicious noises and woke up his parents. Made dying victims 'swear to Satan' Ramirez was now leaving his pentagram calling card at crime scenes and ordering victims to "swear on Satan" they weren't hiding valuables. Bill was awoken to the sound of Ramirez cocking his .25 caliber handgun. Ramirezs childhood also played a part in the style and nature of his crimes, having been exposed to violence and Satanism at a young age. cannot drive, she said. Ramirez exited the bus in the Boyle Heights area. He But, he never proposed to her, and they eventually broke up. program, he was able to get a spinner wheel with controls that When he returned to Los Angeles, a group of elderly Mexican women identified him, which caused Ramirez to. He was sentenced to death in 1989, but his case is on appeal. His favorite music is from the 1970s, Based on some of the information Erickson provided to police Everyday he has to take potassium supplements, anti-depressants and medication to help him replace the functions that were lost when his brain was injured. Authorities described Ramirez's typical modus operandi as breaking into a home during the overnight hours, ransacking it for valuables, and attacking one or more residents who had been asleep. He shot Carns three times in the head before turning his . The teen's keen eye and quick action would prove to be a crucial step in finally bringing Ramirez to justice. In June of that year his Night Stalker killing spree began and the crimes took place as follows: In August 1985, Richard made a journey from Arizona to California by bus. Chris fights back but Ramirez manages to escape. At first, he says, I would tell people I fell off a bicycle, because I didnt want to get into it. Ramirez drives the stolen car to Burbank and breaks into Carol Kyles home. 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It was the eve of the anniversary of the attack and, Carns said, the realization of the enormous changes in his life was becoming overwhelming. Carns was in the hospital and in a wheelchair the first two Overdue book returned to Massachusetts library after 56 years. Soon after, Ramirez broke into the home of Bill Carns, 30, and his fiance, Inez Erickson, 29, where he shot Carns three times in the head and raped Erickson (they both unbelievably survived the injuries). Bill Carns, 30, and Inez Erickson, 29, were asleep the night of August 24th 1985 when Ramirez came into their bedroom after breaking in to their house. He'd been caught after driving a stolen Toyota from LA to Mission Viejo on Aug. 24, 1985, when he broke into the house on Via Zaragosa of Bill Carns and his fiance, Inez Erickson, who were .