Original Night Stalker

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Original Night Stalker is the nickname for an unidentified serial killer and rapist who murdered six people in Southern California from 1980 through 1986. His crimes are totally unrelated to Richard Ramirez, a serial killer who was dubbed The Night Stalker, or to the 1970s television show of the same name. Six murders in Ventura, Dana Point and Irvine, CA, have been linked by DNA to this killer. An additional four murders in Goleta, CA, in 1979 and 1981, are often considered to be the work of the same individual, although there is no DNA link between those crimes and the rest. The perpetrator's modus operandi was to stalk upper middle class neighborhoods for victims who lived in single story homes. He sought out women who were alone and couples. He stealthily entered their living space late at night, then took control with a handgun in a surprise home invasion. All victims were bound with ligatures the criminal brought to the crime scene. Law enforcement theorizes the male victims were killed first by bludgeoning. Female victims suffered rape before their death by bludgeoning.

In 2001, California law enforcement linked DNA evidence from the Original Night Stalker's crimes to DNA found from Northern California three victims of an unidentified serial rapist dubbed the East Area Rapist. The three linked rapes are not connected to the rest of the crimes considered to have been committed by the East Area Rapist by DNA evidence, but by presumed modus operandi similarities.

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