Night Stalker Faces Murder, Assault Charges in San Francisco Court
Heavily guarded and shackled Night Stalker killer Richard Ramirez appeared for the first time in a San Francisco courtroom Friday to answer a murder charge against him in Northern California.
Ramirez, 29, already faces execution on San Quentin’s Death Row for his convictions last year of 13 murders and a host of other crimes stemming from his satanic rampage in Southern California during the summer of 1985.
In addition, Ramirez faces charges of murder and assault for the Aug. 17, 1985, shooting death of Peter Pan, 66, and the beating of Pan’s 64-year-old wife, Barbara, in their San Francisco home.
Ramirez is set to return to court Wednesday for an arraignment hearing, which was postponed at the request of Public Defender Randy Martin. Superior Court Judge Dominique Olcamendy agreed to the delay to allow time to locate a permanent local attorney for Ramirez.
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