BEST OF 2025: The Night Stalker Pt. 1
Serial Killers & Murderous Minds
Crime House
4.5 • 713 Ratings
🗓️ 29 December 2025
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Happy New Year! As we look ahead to 2026, we’re excited to bring you even more fascinating cases and gripping investigations.
More importantly, we'd like to thank you for listening, and making 2025 an unforgettable year, your support and curiosity keep us coming back week after week.
Please enjoy our Best of 2025 selection, The Night Stalker! Killer Minds will be back next week with a brand new episode.
Richard Ramirez, "The Night Stalker," wasn't born a killer, but his path was paved with trauma, violence, and a dark obsession. In Part 1, we explore Ramirez’s disturbing childhood in El Paso, his fascination with Satanism, and the twisted influences that turned him into one of California’s most feared serial killers.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, Crime House community. It's Vanessa Richardson. Looking for another Crime House original podcast to add to your rotation, you will love Clues with Morgan Absher and Kalyn Moore. |
| 0:12.8 | Every Wednesday, Morgan and Kalin dig into the world's most notorious crimes, clue by clue, from serial killers to shocking murders. |
| 0:21.5 | They follow the trail of clues, break down the evidence, and debate the theories. |
| 0:26.3 | It's like hanging out with your smart and true crime-obsessed friends. |
| 0:29.8 | Listen to clues on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you listen to podcasts. |
| 0:47.3 | Music. or wherever you listen to podcasts. This is Crime House. |
| 0:49.3 | When we feel lost, it can be comforting to seek the guidance of a higher power. |
| 0:55.6 | Spirituality can give us a sense of purpose, a feeling of deeper meaning. |
| 1:00.8 | Richard Ramirez certainly felt that way. After a youth filled with abuse, |
| 1:05.7 | he was desperate to understand his place in the universe, to find something worth believing in. |
| 1:12.4 | But Richard wasn't interested in going to church. |
| 1:15.4 | He'd done enough of that, and it hadn't done him any good. |
| 1:19.3 | So instead of looking to the heavens for answers, |
| 1:22.8 | he turned to hell. |
| 1:24.8 | ... to hell. The human mind is powerful. |
| 1:38.3 | It shapes how we think, feel, love, and hate. |
| 1:43.3 | But sometimes it drives people to commit the unthinkable. |
| 1:47.4 | This is Killer Minds, a crimehouse original. I'm Vanessa Richardson. |
| 1:52.5 | And I'm Dr. Tristan Engels. Every Monday and Thursday, we uncover the darkest minds in history, |
| 1:58.2 | analyzing what makes a killer. |
| 2:00.4 | Crime House is made possible by you. Please rate, review, and follow Killer Minds. |
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