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Never-Before-Heard Recordings of "Night Stalker" Richard Ramirez Will Air on New Peacock Docuseries
A series of prison recordings with the murderer and sex offender unearths new truths in the Peacock original docuseries Richard Ramirez: The Night Stalker Tapes.
Nearly 40 years after serial killer Richard Ramirez's summertime reign of terror on the streets of Los Angeles, the myth of the “Night Stalker” still looms large.
Now, a series of prison recordings with the murderer and sex offender unearths new truths in the Peacock original docuseries Richard Ramirez: The Night Stalker Tapes.
The project exposes the troubled man behind the dark myth through firsthand recordings and accounts from women who knew him best.
What is Richard Ramirez: The Night Stalker Tapes about?
The new two-part docuseries, produced by NBC News Studios, includes interviews collected from more than 25 hours of audio recordings — most of which have never been heard before. Among them, are revealing interviews with Ramirez's family, friends and wife, and the killer himself.
Some of the women impacted by Ramirez over the years share their experiences, from former friends to victims’ families, and his own niece, who speaks out for the first time in a documentary. The series also goes inside the confounding love story of a former teen magazine editor who fell in love with Ramirez and eventually became his wife.
How can I watch Richard Ramirez: The Night Stalker Tapes?
The docuseries will consist of two 60-minute episodes that will drop on Peacock on Tuesday, December 10, 2024.
Docuseries includes recordings from Ramirez's time on death row
In advance of the 40th anniversary of his murderous crime spree and epic arrest, this project uses death row audio interviews with Ramirez — as well as audio and video interviews with those who were closest to him — to explore how a perfect storm of child abuse and twisted boyhood influences enabled a troubled young man from El Paso, Texas, to become the infamous "Night Stalker."
These tapes offer an unsettling and thought-provoking look into the mind of a brutal serial killer and, by the end of the series, will provide significant findings to the age old question of whether a monster is born or created — or both.
Richard Ramirez: The Night Stalker Tapes is executive produced by Amy Goodman Kass, Elizabeth Fischer, Alexa Danner, Andy Berg, and Liz Cole.
