Richard Ramirez, the ‘Night Stalker,’ dies

Richard Ramirez, who was convicted on 13 counts of murder in the “Night Stalker” serial killings, clenches his fists and pulls on his restraints in a court appearance in Los Angeles on Oct. 21, 1985. (Lennox McLendon / Associated Press)

June 7, 2013 9:59 AM PT

Richard Ramirez, convicted and sentenced to death for 13 murders that terrorized Southern California in the mid-1980s, died at Marin General Hospital on Friday morning. Map: The Night Stalker’s path | From the Archives: Times coverage of the Night Stalker