The Night Stalker terrified California for over a year.

But how was he finally caught?

In this episode we follow the investigation step-by-step, discuss his childhood and criminal development, explain the evidence that led to his arrest, and of course, the final verdict.

This is the reveal of The Night Stalker.

Sources

• CBS News — "Richard Ramirez and the Night Stalker Murders" (cbsnews.com)
• History.com — coverage of the capture and manhunt (history.com)
• Gizmodo — retrospective on the AFIS fingerprint match (gizmodo.com)
• Biography.com — Richard Ramirez biography and background (biography.com)
• Grunge — "The Disturbing Story of Miguel Ramirez" and related coverage (grunge.com)
• Refinery29 — "A Detailed Timeline of Night Stalker Richard Ramirez' Crimes" (refinery29.com)
• Britannica — Richard Ramirez entry (britannica.com)
• Daily Beast — "The Tale of a Shoe, My Father, and the Night Stalker" (thedailybeast.com)
• Sportskeeda — coverage of lead investigators Salerno and Carrillo (sportskeeda.com)
• LAmag — coverage of the investigation and James Romero (lamag.com)
• Newsweek — investigation retrospective (newsweek.com)
• Crime+Investigation UK — case timeline (crimeandinvestigation.co.uk)
• Wikipedia — used for cross-referencing dates and case details

For sixteen months, someone moved through California under the cover of darkness, entering homes through unlocked windows and leaving behind scenes so brutal that investigators initially believed none of the crimes were connected.

In Part One, we experience the case exactly as the victims, survivors, and detectives did—in real time. No suspect. No clear motive. Just a series of increasingly violent attacks that slowly reveal a terrifying pattern.

This episode covers the first wave of attacks that would eventually become one of America's most infamous serial killer investigations.

(Turn on notifications for Part Two that will be coming next week as we cover the investigation, identification, capture, trial, and the mistakes that finally brought the killer down.)

Sources

• CBS News — "Richard Ramirez and the Night Stalker Murders" (cbsnews.com)
• E! Online — "Richard Ramirez and the Real American Horror Story Behind the Night Stalker Murders" (eonline.com)
• Refinery29 — "A Detailed Timeline of Night Stalker Richard Ramirez' Crimes" (refinery29.com)
• The Escapist — "The Bloody Trail and History of California's Night Stalker" (escapistmagazine.com)
• Vocal Media / Criminal — coverage of Netflix's "Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer" (vocal.media)
• Deranged LA Crimes — "The Night Stalker: Epilogue" (derangedlacrimes.com)
• True Crime Zone — Richard Ramirez case profile (truecrimezone.com)
• Los Angeles Times — archival coverage of the Vincow and Mei Leung cases
• San Francisco Chronicle — archival coverage of the Mei Leung DNA match, October 2009
• Wikipedia — Richard Ramirez case timeline, used for cross-referencing dates and ages

Everyone makes mistakes.

Most people get another chance.

In 1994, one man didn't.

After one split-second mistake, Andrés Escobar became the target of national outrage, organized crime, and death threats. Five days later, he was gunned down in a parking lot.

This is the unbelievable true story of Andrés Escobar.

Sources:

• Wikipedia — Andrés Escobar
• Britannica — "Was Andrés Escobar Killed for Scoring an Own Goal?"
• A&E — "How Andrés Escobar Became 1 of Soccer's Darkest Stories"
• CBS News — "Suspect killed 32 years after Colombian soccer star Andres Escobar murdered"
• Grokipedia — Andrés Escobar
• Kiddle — Andrés Escobar facts for kids
• Colombia Reports — "Colombia's 1994 World Cup"
• The Ringer — "Andrés Escobar, an Own Goal, and Tragedy at the 1994 World Cup"
• Vice — "How Colombia's 1994 World Cup Campaign Led To The Murder of Andres Escobar"
• Vice / These Football Times — "The Own Goal That Led to Murder"
• The Irish Times — "World Cup moments: Andrés Escobar's fatal own goal in 1994"
• The Bogotá Post — "Drug lord and prime suspect of footballer Andres Escobar's murder has been arrested"
• ColombiaOne — "30 Years Ago, Footballer Andres Escobar Was Assassinated in Medellin"
• NamuWiki — Andrés Escobar
• Daily Nation — "1994 Fifa World Cup, and fatal shooting of Colombia captain Andre Escobar that shocked the world"