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The book offers a comprehensive portrait of John Vincent Ramirez, the notorious serial killer whose crimes shook Los Angeles. It is grounded in extensive interviews with Ramirez himself—sixteen hours of personal conversation—and supplements this with new interviews of women who have reached out to him since publication, as well as a death‑row interview.
By compiling these firsthand insights, the author constructs a vivid account of Ramirez’s psychology, motives, and the circumstances surrounding his trials and convictions. The work serves both as a case study in serial murder and as a biographical exploration of one of California’s most infamous criminals.
First publish date: 1996
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography
Authors: Philip Carlo
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