Doreen Lioy: The Girl Who Married A Serial Killer on Death Row

Doreen Lioy

Doreen Lioy was a regular magazine editor who lived a normal life until she met dreaded serial killer Richard Ramirez on death row and married him, rising to infamy as “the Night Stalker’s Wife”. Let’s find out more about her.

Doreen Lioy: All You Need to Know

Who is Doreen Lioy?

Doreen Lioy grew up in Burbank, California, USA, and worked as a magazine editor, however, she is most popular for being the ex wife of notorious serial killer Richard Ramirez. Her previous spouse was known for a series of home invasion crimes from 1984 to 1985, and was named the “Night Stalker”. Their strange relationship prompted a great deal of media consideration. 

How rich is Doreen lioy?

Actually 2018, sources gauge a total net worth of nearly $300,000, procured through achievement in her various undertakings. She evidently procured a decent compensation as a magazine editorial manager, however subtleties of her work were never disclosed to general society. As she proceeds with her life and profession, it is normal that her notoriety will likewise keep on expanding. 

Who was serial killer Richard Ramirez married to?

Richard started his homicide binge in 1984, murdering a nine year old young lady in a storm cellar where he was living, situated in the Tenderloin region of San Francisco. As indicated by reports, he raped and brutalized the young girl severely and hung her body after killing her. This was his first ever recorded murder however it was not the first crime he ever committed. The serial killings started in 1984, when the main casualty’s body was found riddled with stabwounds in her bed. Things remained calm for a year until killings started again, with two casualties discovered shot inside their home. Just an hour after the shooting, another casualty was discovered shot twice, and declared dead on arrival in the medical clinic. Reports began spreading of a wavy haired assailant, with wide separated decaying teeth. Following half a month, he burglarized another home and left another trail of bodies in the wake, shooting a more seasoned man while killing his significant other prior to mangling the body, at that point carrying her eyes with him inside an ornate jewellery box. The killings proceeded in a brutal fashion, with casualties shot, assaulted, beaten, and with various weapons. The people in question and crime locations likewise began to convey indications of pentagrams. The police thought that it was hard to follow him, as his casualties were picked arbitrarily. He was before long named as the “Night Stalker”, because he committed all his murders and home invasions at night. In the end, he was recognized through a unique fingerprint that was found in one of the vehicles he had taken. 

In the wake of professing to cherish Ramirez “more than anything on earth” in her 1996 meeting with the Examiner, Lioy, who was known as Doreen Ramirez then—proceeded to audaciously pronounce her adoration for the undying love for the Night Stalker. “He’s benevolent, he’s interesting, he’s beguiling,” she told CNN in 1997. “I believe he’s actually an incredible individual. He’s my dearest companion; he’s my amigo.” 

When asked how she could be in love with such a savage murderer, Lioy’s answer was straightforward: a relentless confidence in his honesty. “I simply put stock in him totally,” she told CNN. 

And keeping in mind that she conceded that being hitched to somebody waiting for capital punishment was a “desolate way of life” that blocked her from accomplishing her fantasy about having her very own family (since death row prisoners aren’t permitted sexual arrangements), Lioy appeared to be content with having supplanted that fantasy with another one: “being with Richard.” 

How was the Night Stalker caught?

In 1985, Ramirez took a transport to visit his sibling, unconscious that his face was at that point getting out in each significant print media across America. He strolled past officials, and understanding that he was being distinguished, endeavored to steal a vehicle but was chased away by onlookers. He was then cornered and captured by a brave group of residents who beat him until the police arrested him. During his first court appearance, he began expressing his love of Satan, and gratuitously displayed pentagram signals in the court. He was subsequently sentenced for all charges, including 13 counts of homicide, five murders, 14 thefts, and 11 rapes. The Night Stalker’s trial cost a whopping $1.8 million, making it the most costly throughout the entire existence of the state of California at that point. He was sentenced to die in a gas chamber, however he communicated through the media that he wasn’t really concerned with his demise. 

How was Doreen Lioy’s relationship with the Night Stalker? 

During his highly publicized trial, Richard acquired a great deal of supporters and fans, who began keeping in touch with him through letters, and he was likewise visited in jail by various adherents. His greatest fan would be Doreen, who in 1985 began thinking of sending him letters during his detainment. As per reports, she penned over 75 letters for him while he was detained, and the two began seeing each other routinely – sources express that she visited him in jail around four times each week. In 1988 he proposed to her, and the two were at last hitched in 1996 at California’s San Quentin State Prison. During their relationship, she turned into an ardent campaigner against his imminent execution. 

She continued referencing openly that she wouldn’t hesitate in committing suicide if Richard Ramirez was executed. The crazed fans of Richard Ramirez also started appealing to get his sentence reduced from capital punishment. This created a long setback for his execution, because of the long interaction of requests in the California Supreme Court. She likewise started showing up in TV meetings and shows, including the show “History”, which covered the account of the Night Stalker. She likewise took an interest in a narrative named “THS Investigates: Love Behind Bars”, and utilized her situation as an editorial manager to begin expounding on her better half, in any event, composing a biographynamed “Richard Ramirez: The Night Stalker”.

What is Doreen Lioy doing now?

While Doreen Lioy spent a major part of the 80s and 90s fawning over Richard Ramirez and expressing her undying love for him, her love seemed to have died down with time. In 2009, DNA evidence linked Ramirez to the rape and murder of a 9-year-old girl in San Francisco in early 1984, well before his 1985 rampage as the Night Stalker began. That turned out to be the straw that broke the camel’s back as Doreen Lioy severed all ties with Richard Ramirez after that.

Lioy never commented on her relationship with Ramirez after those reports arose, but their alleged separation was seemingly confirmed by a Daily Beast article published after Ramirez’s 2013 death because of B-Cell Lymphoma and other comorbidities. As per that article, nobody came to claim the Night Stalker’s body after his demise in 2013. Additionally, a spokesperson for San Quentin noted that Ramirez hadn’t been allowed any personal visits in 2010. And he refused to meet anyone during his final years, this implied that Doreen Lioy and Richard Ramirez had ended their relationship. After becoming notorious for her infatuation and eventual marriage with a crazed serial killer early on, Doreen Lioy has somehow managed to stay away from public eye in recent years. The only recent mention of her is in her father’s 2019 obituary, in which she is listed as Doreen Ramirez. Her current place of residence is unknown and she never released a statement after Ramirez’ death. 

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