The notorious “Night Stalker,” Richard Ramirez, left a dark legacy that continues to haunt the annals of true crime. His twisted worldview and unsettling statements offer a disturbing insight into the mind of a serial killer. Here are the top 40 chilling quotes by Ramirez that provide a glimpse into his macabre mindset:
- “In the end, we all die, and nothing really matters.”
- “I gave up love and happiness a long time ago.”
- “We are all evil in some form or another, are we not?”
- “You don’t understand me. You are not expected to. You are not capable of it. I am beyond your experience.”
- “Evil has always existed, the perfect world most people seek shall never come to pass and it’s gonna get worse.”
- “Serial killers do, on a small scale, what governments do on a large one. They are products of our times and these are bloodthirsty times.”
- “I don’t believe in the hypocritical, moralistic dogma of this so-called civilized society.”
- “Big deal, death comes with the territory. See you in Disneyland.”
- “I love to kill people. I love to watch them die. I love all that blood.”
- “I am beyond your experience. I am beyond good and evil. Repeat not the errors of the Night Stalker and show no mercy.”
- “Even psychopaths have emotions. Then again, maybe not.”
- “Who’s to say what’s evil? True freedom is about being able to be who you really are.”
- “While anger and hate are two things some people can cope with, I cannot.”
- “You maggots make me sick, I will be avenged. Lucifer dwells within us all.”
- “Everyone plays a role and no one says what’s truly on their mind.”
- “A book I suggest to everybody is ‘Mysterious Stranger’ by Mark Twain. It’s about Satan and his visit here.”
- “I lived a dangerous life. Nothing in existence holds any terror for me.”
- “I don’t need to hear all of society’s rationalizations. You don’t understand me.”
- “Violent delights tend to have violent ends.”
- “I believe that most humans have within them the capacity to commit murder.”
- “I was not aware of my actions. Everyone must be aware of their actions to avoid a vicious predicament.”
- “I’ve killed 20 people, man. I love all that blood.”
- “There’s blood behind the Night Stalker.”
- “Everybody has got good and evil in them. I’d like to be 100% evil, but I can’t.”
- “When the state comes to execute a man, they laugh. So do I.”
- “What Satan means to me is a stabilizing force. It gives me a reason to be.”
- “We’ve all got the power in our hands to kill, but most people are afraid to use it.”
- “I’m pretty set in my ways. I doubt anything short of a miracle would change me.”
- “Normal, ordinary people do not think like a Serial Killer.”
- “Satanists need to have more faith than Christians, because Christ was seen and felt.”
- “One time I told this lady to give me all her money, she said no. So I cut her and pulled her eyes out.”
- “Blood is the substance that allows any living thing to exist, but blood has no special interest for me.”
- “And no one knows that better than those who kill for policy, as do the governments of the world.”
- “Going to the trial was tiring, but I enjoyed it better than sitting in a jail cell.”
- “All the killings are going to be blamed on me.”
- “I read suspense and horror. I have always been fascinated by death.”
- “I’ve been accused of almost every crime you can imagine.”
- “The media portrayed me as a monster, but I’m really not that way.”
- “My mother and father used to take me to church. Religion played a big role in my life.”
- “I was receiving so much negative publicity. I wasn’t going to give people the satisfaction of seeing me down.”
These quotes provide a window into the twisted thoughts of Richard Ramirez, offering a chilling reminder of the darkness that can reside in the human psyche.