The Night Stalker: Richard Ramirez · 29 Aug 2026 · 12 min

Death Row Evidence: The Shoe Print That Should Have Been Challenged

A criminalist with zero footwear training told a capital murder jury that partial shoe prints definitively linked Richard Ramirez to eight crime scenes — and the defense never challenged him. This episode dismantles the forensic evidence at the heart of the Night Stalker conviction.

The Night Stalker: Richard Ramirez
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Death Row Evidence: The Shoe Print That Should Have Been Challenged

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The man on the witness stand had never analyzed a shoe print before in his life. Not once.

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