Talk:Richard Ramirez

message: Is this the same Pattie Elaine Higgins, described under victims? http://articles.latimes.com/1985-08-25/local/me-24940_1_miss-higgins  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.33.43.9 (talk) 00:01, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Higgins 

message: * Is there a legitimate reason why this page is not here anymore?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.75.45.225 (talk) 00:46, 21 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Question 

message: :Is this really important? BrianAlex (talk) 14:03, 4 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: No it is not important and has no purpose being posted in this article.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.15.30.125 (talk) 20:54, 12 April 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Why?  Give a good reason.  2602:306:BC83:DC10:802:E890:B790:C17D (talk) 19:35, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

text: In Ramirez' biography, written by Phillip Carlo, Carlo seems to put blame on the music Ramirez was listening to. For him heavy metal had an influence on Ramirez' way of thinking and pumped up his aggression. Carlo wrote about it quiet often in his book. It might not be that important to the reader and to be honest, it is usually a lot of BS, but it is part of the whole story. At least for the biographer. And I hate to say it, but in this case the music/lyrics had an influence on the killer, considering that he was what you might call "criminally insane". It happens, one in a 100.000 times.--87.184.157.77 (talk) 09:02, 12 May 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: If memory serves (I'll double-check when I get home), Carlo mentions the music (usually AC/DC), but never draws any cause/effect conclusions.  Your conclusion that "the music had an influence on the killer" is original research, and therefore can't be used here. DoctorJoeE review transgressions/talk to me! 19:57, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

text: Doublechecked, and the memory—for once—was accurate.  Also reviewed medical literature on this subject, and the consensus remains that music is a mirror of listeners' lives, rather than a causative factor in their behavior. The worst that anyone actually qualified to give an opinion has said is that music is perceived as harmful only when applied to preexisting states of negative arousal. DoctorJoeE review transgressions/talk to me! 21:10, 12 May 2016 (UTC)

text: A 1985 article of the Los Angeles Times confirms Ramirez "was particularly attracted to the band’s -the AC/DC- 1979 hit album “Highway to Hell,” said Ray Garcia, 27, of El Sobrante, Calif. The album’s cover depicts a band member wearing devil’s horns, and one of the songs included is titled “Night Prowler.”  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.38.235.149 (talk) 13:27, 16 May 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  His preference in music? 

message: There's a good section on this at Night Prowler (song)#"Night Stalker" controversy  Possibly the solution would be a small section on here with a Main Article link at the top of it to the Night Prowler song article's section on Ramirez.Romomusicfan (talk) 10:12, 29 March 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Section on this on the article on the relevant song 

message: This makes no sense.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.30.250.248 (talk) 15:53, 3 September 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: What don't you understand? It's saying that the alternative juror was too frieghted to leave the hotel to go home because the woman she was replacing was shot and killed and at that time, they suspected that Ramirez may have organized it.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.15.30.125 (talk) 20:57, 12 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  "The alternative juror who replaced Singletary was too frightened to return to her home." 

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replies: text: Thanks for finding and fixing that.   Will Beback  talk   20:52, 3 July 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Quite a shame, really. :/ It was an IP who found it, though; I just followed through with listing it for him or her. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 20:53, 3 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Copyright problem removed 

message: Hi there, as this article was in need of reference citations to verify the information within it, I have inserted several. (I will insert more as I have time in the near future). In reading articles etc to reference the information in the article, I noticed that virtually all the articles I read made reference to Ramirez's satanic beliefs. However, in this wiki article there is very little reference to this aspect of his life. As these beliefs seemed to be a pivotal part of his life and justification for committing the 'night-stalker' crimes, it seems odd that this is not really addressed in the wiki article. What do other contributors think about creating a new section which explores his relationship with satanism?Jihadcola (talk) 13:58, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Satanic influences

message: I really don't think he is the voice of Kermit the Frog. I guess someone started April Fool's early.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.25.103.33 (talk) 19:45, 27 March 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Kermit the Frog 

message: Hello.  I noticed that the text as stands claims that when Richard's cousin Mike murdered his wife, Richard was present and "her blood splattered on Ramirez's FACE."  However, if you check the source, it never mentions the word "face."  It states, "Author Philip Carlo, speaking on CNBC's Rivera Live, revealed that Ramirez was spattered with the woman's blood."  Obviously this could also mean that Ramirez' shirt, his hand, sneakers, or other areas could have blood on them while "his face" did not.  Please find a source that states "his face was splattered in blood" or simply revise the text to claim, as per the source, "...Ramirez was splattered with her bloood."  Thanks114.158.149.78 (talk) 03:31, 10 April 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Citation needed: nothing in the referred source mention's Ramirez' "face" being splattered with blood 

message: Typical when a subject has recently died, we have two seemingly conflicting "causes of death". Many sources say he died of "natural causes" (at the age of 53), while others indicate "liver failure". Seeing as he was an IV drug user (and other reports say he had Hepatitis C): my money's on liver failure. Time will tell. Please bear in mind that the C.O.D. is not official yet, and reports conflict. Doc talk 01:35, 8 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: inasmuch as liver failure ~is~ fundamentally a natural cause, i see no conflict here. --emerson7 01:48, 8 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text:  Liver failure is far more specific a cause of death, much like "heart failure", and thetefore preferable as his C.O.D. Just my opinion. Doc talk 01:52, 8 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text:  hate to belabour the point, but liver failure is ~very very general as a number of ailments could lead to it. hepatitis, sclerosis, cancer...just to name a few. at any rate, we do have proper and reliable....sourcing for it and i don't see a problem with noting it in the article until and unless something more specific is reported.  --emerson7 02:02, 8 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text:  Is liver failure a complication of B-cell lymphoma? I was surprised to read that he died of that, given the substantially high rates of remission. Then again, some people do die of it or else it'd be a 100% remission rate! Matthias Alexander Jude Shapiro (talk) 16:14, 20 October 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cause of death 

message: The head injuries were probably alleged to be "serious" by the defense, desperately seeking to find some exculpating issues. Experts know how to distinguish trivial concussions from those likely to be life-changing. We don't know how serious these injuries were. The only citation for "serious head injuries" in childhood is "true crime stories," a Wordpress blog, a secondary source, that provides no citations of its own. In other words, most of the information about his early life given in this article have the truth value of an urban legend until better sources can be found..
Much of the information in this article about Ramirez's early life is copy-and-paste from the True Crime Stories blog. Wikipedia readers deserve better.
Information given under oath at Ramirez's trial is probably available in the trial transcript, but the transcript is probably not available online. There are probably more reliable sources available, if anybody wants to hunt for them. If the trial transcript can be found, the defense's exculpating evidence was probably questioned by the prosecution. Ideally, the bigger picture would be considered.
Citations from Tru-TV are also embarrassing. This is not a reliable and objective information source.
Ramirez very likely had a severe mental disorder, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or schizoaffective disorder, possibly organic brain syndrome, and possibly antisocial personality disorder. Evidence was probably presented at trial. This information should be included in the article.108.219.39.17 (talk) 17:20, 8 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: The article is in dire need of improvement (a major overhaul) and will be worked on. Please feel free to make any constructive improvements of your own. Doc talk 23:11, 8 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Questionable information regarding early life and head injuries 

message: What was he diagnosed with: ASPD? schizophrenia? Jim Michael (talk) 12:48, 9 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mental disorder(s) 

message: I'm unsure if this is appropriate, but I happened to be staying with friends in Long Beach, California shortly before Ramirez was captured.  I went to a nearby home improvement center and discovered that it was completely sold out of the three-inch bolts that are frequently used to "pin" double-hung wooden windows, making them very difficult to pry open.  I had to adapt another type of bolt for the windows of my friends' house.  Checkers at the home improvement center told me that they had never sold so many deadbolts and other security hardware within recent memory.
After Ramirez was captured, my friends and I spent the day at Disneyland and didn't return until well after dark.  When we arrived back at their house, we found every light blazing.  It turned out that their roommate heard, or thought he heard someone outside a bedroom window, and the entire neighborhood was flooded with police within minutes of him reporting it.  This may have been due to the fact that authorities may not have yet been certain that Ramirez always acted alone, it might have been a "copycat" incident, it may have just been a demonstration of how on edge everyone was, or possibly a combination of all three.
RogerInPDX (talk) 16:42, 13 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Public Reaction 

message: "The trial of Richard Ramirez was one of the most difficult and longest criminal trials in American history, taking over four years to finalize." - this obviously conflicts w/ the dates immediately prior as to jury selection beginning, guilty verdict, and penalty phase date. It comes from an 'About.com' article on the subject - which was masquerading in the links as a NYT article. I've deleted it. Irish Melkite (talk) 23:56, 21 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Miscellany 

message: I would like to suggest that the 1984 mug shot of Ramirez be swapped with the image currently in the infobox because it is by far the most recognizable image of the subject, the subject is now deceased, and the images would also then be in chronological order.  What are others' thoughts?Hoops gza (talk) 02:50, 5 September 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Comment - As the '84 mug is not yet technically public domain, this move would be opposed procedurally through WP:NFCC. We must get this article beyond the current "Start" class rating. We need to expand this article, adding lots of referenced info about: the detectives who hunted him and the physical evidence, the section on his capture, his lengthy trial (one of the most expensive in that state's history), and much more. Any help raising this article above start-class would be greatly appreciated. Doc talk 03:50, 16 September 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Photograph for infobox 

message: I did some research and both February 28 and February 29 1960 give equal results as Ramirez's date of birth. Not only that but both dates of birth are found in numerous reliable sources (including this ] NYTimes article written a day after his death showing his DOB as Feb 28. Here's where it gets even stranger. I searched the Texas Birth Database at Family Tree Legends and two results come up for Ricardo Ramirez (his birth name) one for Feb 28, 1960 and another for Feb 27, 1960. So now we have a possible third birth date, huh?? Can someone who has more knowledge in this area help to find out what Ramirez's actual date of birth is because right now it should at least say Feb 29 OR 28 in the article? Thanks. Emivam (talk) 04:06, 1 September 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I'll help look into this. If reliable sources are equally divided on the day of his birth, your solution is the right way to go. I know that Carlo has his birthday as the 29th - it's also worth noting that Feb. 29th is a leap year day that only occurs once every four years. If he was born on a leap year, there should be some notes on that out there. Keep digging. Doc talk 01:00, 2 September 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Different Birthdates 

message: Ramirez was a devil worshipper, not a satanist. I am not a satanist myself, but I know that satanism is essentially a form of humanitarianism, NOT worshipping satan. The fact that he called himself a satanist is about as relevant as someone calling themself a vegeterian, while eating seafood. Just as those people are pesciterians, no matter what they say, Ramirez is a devil worshipper, no matter what he says --188.110.121.169 (talk) 08:38, 22 January 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Complete and utter rubbish.  Consult a dictionary, or any good solid specialist source. Crackpot personal views have no place on the Wiki TP's, anon. HammerFilmFan (talk) 21:31, 17 March 2015 (UTC)
replies: text:  Um, no. OP is talking about LaVeyan Satanism [] as is the person in the comment that follows below. However I guess it is pataytoe patahtoe to most people. 2A01:CB0C:CD:D800:FD66:73F2:8691:FB57 (talk) 09:27, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

text: It may be helpful to mention these maxims of LaVeyan Satanism: 
When in another's home, show them respect or else do not go there. Do not make sexual advances unless you are given the mating signal. Do not harm little children. Ramirez was apparently not this kind of Satanist.
Lest this appear an apology of LaVey, I mention also
When walking in open territory, bother no one. If someone bothers you, ask him to stop. If he does not stop, destroy him.
which tends to show that LaVeyans can be dangerous killers once they judge themselves to have been "bothered."2A01:CB0C:CD:D800:FD66:73F2:8691:FB57 (talk) 09:35, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
replies: text:  Anton and his group were more like cosplay or Shades of Grey than satan-worshippers. They just thought it was cool to have scantily-clad girls on the alter and all that stuff. Mr Lavey was sort of a fraud, if you really wanted to worship the devil. 2603:3023:752:E000:45F6:E34B:D0F3:86BF (talk) 02:13, 4 July 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Satanist 

message: My mom's cousin was the woman who almost got carjacked by Richard Ramirez and her husband came outside and began chasing him THEN, the neighbors came out and also began chasing and beating him until police arrived Artlover700 (talk) 21:21, 10 July 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  You left out something 

message: There's a new article from LA Magazine, dated May 15, 2017, about James Romero's role, if anyone wants to flesh that part out a bit more: http://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/13-year-old-boy-brought-down-notorious-serial-killer-richard-ramirez-night-stalker/ Specifically, the sequence of events is slightly different than what we have here. Ramirez went to the Romeros' home first, but left without breaking in (James was awake and woke up his parents), then he drove to the home of Cairns and Erickson. —howcheng  {chat} 23:14, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  LA Magazine article 

message: That is a terrible section title. I would suggest it be changed to nearly anything else, maybe "romantic relationship" or something less lurid. 104.254.230.90 (talk) 01:36, 1 September 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Already done - FlightTime (open channel) 21:45, 14 September 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  "love object" 

message: At the end of the Trial and conviction it mentions his trial cost. To show inflation adjusted amount, just copy and paste this after the $1.8 million price:
($ in  dollars)
It will output this: ($ in  dollars). 50.64.119.38 (talk) 04:46, 18 November 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Done  — Ammarpad (talk) 20:20, 20 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inflation 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: The statement that  Lioy and Ramirez were separated in the Romantic relationship section needs a citation 74.12.43.133 (talk) 21:57, 1 November 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Done --DannyS712 (talk) 02:52, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 1 November 2018 

message: I'd like to replace the current Profile Pic with this one. Stammberger13 (talk) 18:13, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: A color version of this image is already on the article, and it has properly completed copyright information. —KuyaBriBriTalk 19:18, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 13 June 2019 

message: The citation to the PCL-R rating doesn't seem to be credible. It seems to be just one person's opinion. There isn't even an about page on the blog.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sherlockiain (talk • contribs) 23:02, 22 January 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Done - content failed WP:RS so it has been removed. Thadeuss (talk) 03:03, 3 July 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  PCL-R Rating 

message: The article mentions that he may have leaned towards sociopathy instead of psychopathy, but there is no medical distinction between the two and the claim is unsourced.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.91.161.112 (talk) 12:08, 18 February 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Done - unsourced and possibly OR diagnosis has been removed. Thadeuss (talk) 03:03, 3 July 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Psychopathy/sociopathy  

message: The new documentary on Netflix ("Night Stalker, Hunt for a serial killer") shows that he committed several child abductions and raped children on several occassions. Shouldn't this be mentioned?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.228.71.154 (talk) 10:30, 14 January 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: +1, should be included. Googling "Anastasia Hronas" gives a bunch of results. She was 6 when she was abducted and sexually abused by Ramirez; he let her go and she helped to track him down. He also abducted a number of other children. — Bob • (talk) • 05:15, 8 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Child abductions/rapes 

message: Original Marilyn Manson band member Jeordie White adopted the persona Twiggy Ramirez based on the pattern of "fashion model first name" followed by "serial killer last name": https://apnews.com/article/18f8a75f87c7d66f1f0204c2d7e409a4  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.244.226.238 (talk) 18:39, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pop culture addition? 

message: He was apprehended on 31st August 1985 not 24th. Clairebear83 (talk) 16:42, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you. Do you have a source for this claim? If so please share it. This can be updated in the article. Rasnaboy (talk) 16:55, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Apprehension 

message: Huh? Needs editing! -  {Talk} 09:36, 23 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Unable to grep paragraph 

message: I think the paragraph about the 2021 Netflix doc is overly long, and contains irrelevant details such as the "Rotten Tomatoes" rating. It seems inappropriate and possibly not objective. Matuko (talk) 03:31, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Netflix doc 

message: It seems likely Ramirez was referring to the I'm going to Disney World! commercials. If that is made explicit in any of the sources, the interlink should reflect as much. Thmazing (talk) 17:58, 25 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Disneyland link 

message: In the first paragraph, Richard Ramirez is claimed to be a pedophile. Pedophilia is a disorder in which affected persons show a primary or exclusive sexual attraction to children. The selection of his victims seems rather indifferent to their age and therefore contradicts such an statement. The reference associated with the first paragraph does not support this claim either. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2003:F6:6715:9E00:2583:A58A:768C:8872 (talk • contribs) 
:Agreed. He does not meet the definition of a pedophile. There seems to be no evidence that he had a preference for children. He did however sexually and physically abuse and murder a child on at least one occasion. I will therefore replace "pedophile" by "child abuser" which subsumes these crimes. Rappatoni (talk) 11:43, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Doubtful pedophilia claims 

message: Change “despite Ramirez confessing to both murders long after his convictions while in prison.” It needs to be deleted as this has never been confirmed that he admitted to these or any crimes whilst in prison. 86.18.138.122 (talk) 21:30, 29 June 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Done ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 10:53, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 29 June 2021 

message: Why is it now stating that he confessed to these crimes whilst in prison? He never confessed to either. TMirners (talk) 21:34, 29 June 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Never confessed to Higgins or the Leung case 

message: Delete “ despite Ramirez confessing to both murders long after his convictions while in prison.” There're no reliable sources for this as it did not happen TMirners (talk) 21:37, 29 June 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Done ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 10:53, 30 June 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 29 June 2021 (2) 

message: This mf really do be a serial killer, serial rapist, kidnapper, child abuser, burglar. He really do be doing all the crimes.
Yup. Even if some other killers like Ted Bundy, John Wayne Gacy, Rodney Alcala had higher body counts, Ramirez is still among the worst of the worst. Aside from the obvious severe brutally of his crimes, I always was particularly disturbed by how we still don’t know exactly just how many people Ramirez killed, how it’s likely higher than the generally accepted consensus of 15 murders confirmed as  being his doing, and the fact that unlike most serial killers, Ramirez didn’t have any real victim profile, aside from being someone in a random house he broke into explicitly to burglarize, rape, and kill, or him seeing you on the streets and having felt like killing you. Titanoboa Constrictor (talk) 21:04, 21 July 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Crimes 

message: Says "The rest of Ramirez’s known homicides usually involved him breaking into a home to kill, or shooting someone who was in a car on the freeway after stopping them, while Leung was lured to the basement to be killed." To me this makes it sound like he caused someone to pull to the side of the freeway (the "shoulder" of the freeway) and killed them. But I don't think this happened. He may have followed someone who he saw on the freeway and killed them on surface streets. Believe this needs to be more clearly phrased. Greg Dahlen (talk) 11:05, 27 September 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: I went ahead and rewrote it. Greg Dahlen (talk) 11:47, 27 September 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Did he stop anyone on freeway and shoot them? 

message: He did not suffer from a mental illness.  In your article you mention he had schizophrenia.  There is no evidence of that and you did not back up that claim with any references that claim this. Anna7711 (talk) 01:10, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't see any mention of schizophrenia, only schizoid personality disorder. It's a related personality disorder, but distinct. Source is a book on personality disorders by Dr. Michael J. Stone, who studied the case, and the diagnosis is attributed to him. Thadeuss (talk) 21:23, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mental health of Richard Ramirez 

message: We acknowledge him as a child molester, but some of his crimes in that area are left out of the article. Why is that? 140.186.106.98 (talk) 21:33, 12 November 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Question 

message: This article does not have many citations in the initial paragraphs (above first heading.) It is a large chunk of text and I believe that adding citations to sources that provide evidence for both his military skills and cocaine use would be beneficial. 
Mittens For Short (talk) 21:43, 12 January 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lack of citations  

message: * What I think should be changed:
"The trial cost $1.8 million ($3.93 million in 2021 dollars), which at the time made it the most expensive in the history of California..."
Maybe "most expensive MURDER trial" ?
* Why it should be changed:
The current wording is incorrect/misleading, the McMartin preschool trial ended years earlier in the same county & state and cost $15 million, over 8x as much.
* References supporting the possible change (format using the "cite" button):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMartin_preschool_trial#Legacy
DemonicLlama (talk) 19:31, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: —Sirdog (talk) 09:02, 18 October 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Trial & conviction superlative 

message: To add in the popular culture, if that’s what you call it, criminal minds episode called our darkest hour 5x23 2600:1702:228A:4240:1DE2:3634:5463:5FBA (talk) 03:59, 16 October 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  The night stalker 

message: 190.19.18.80 (talk) 01:53, 9 November 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 9 November 2022 

message: Please add a psychological assessment was also done on Richard Ramirez for conduct disorder to the Mental Health page. Ramirez would cause commotion in society that was not normal. Ramirez was then evaluated by the American Psychiatric Association for Conduct Disorder. Within the 15 questions that Richard Ramirez was evaluated against, Ramirez matched 10 of the questions. It is argued that Richard Ramirez suffered from Conduct Disorder due to all the abuse he dealt with while growing up.UKEssays. (November 2018). Psychological Assessment of Richard Ramirez. Retrieved from https://www.ukessays.com/essays/criminology/psychological-assessment-richard-6923.php?vref=1 Laura1459 (talk) 16:53, 1 December 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Per the source:  ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 14:21, 2 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 1 December 2022 for Mental Health Section 

message: Richard Ramirez birthday is on February 29, 1960, not the 28th
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Ramirez 2604:2D80:B20A:3C00:94EB:1CFB:9C91:A466 (talk) 22:46, 27 May 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: See also  and  --Pinchme123 (talk) 03:10, 28 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 27 May 2023 

message: Addition to the “In Popular Culture” section: 
Richard Ramirez is mentioned in the song “God Bless” by artist Combichrist on their 2005 album “Everybody Hates You”. 50.88.198.93 (talk) 18:40, 6 September 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. M.Bitton (talk) 21:43, 6 September 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 6 September 2023 

message: The song city of angels from the testament album titans of creation is also about Ramirez.
https://genius.com/Testament-city-of-angels-lyrics
https://heavymusichq.com/testament-titans-of-creation-review/ Dvanbalen (talk) 13:41, 11 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Additional pop culture reference