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<b>Benicio Del Toro as Richard Ramirez</b>

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Benicio Del Toro as Richard Ramirez

In 1984 and 1985, Ricardo Richard Ramirez, right, committed a series of abductions, rapes and robberies that terrorized Californians from Orange County to San Francisco. Media dubbed him The Night Stalker. 21 Grams star Benicio Del Toro would be perfect to channel Ramirezs intensity.

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