Born Ricardo Leyva Muñoz Ramirez on February 29, 1960, in El Paso, Texas, Richard Ramirez grew up in a deeply troubled environment. He was heavily influenced by his older cousin Mike, a Vietnam War veteran who exposed him to graphic stories of v*olence and m*rder. By his teens, Ramirez had developed a fascination with Satanism, dr*gs, and d*ath. These obsessions would later fuel one of the most terrifying k*lling sprees in American history. Between 1984 and 1985, Ramirez broke into homes across