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Quiz about The Case Of The Night Stalker
Quiz about The Case Of The Night Stalker

The Case Of The Night Stalker Trivia Quiz


The Night Stalker terrorized Los Angeles in the early '80s. Who was he? Why did he start killing and injuring people? If you think you know all about the Night Stalker, think again. Take this quiz, if you dare.

A multiple-choice quiz by DakotaNorth. Estimated time: 8 mins.
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Author
DakotaNorth
Time
8 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
70,362
Updated
Apr 01 23
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
7 / 15
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Question 1 of 15
1. On June 28, 1984, at the Glassel Park apartment house in Los Angeles, a 79 year old woman was murdered. What was the name of this woman? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. The Night Stalker kept himself under control for almost a year, but on March 17, 1985, at approximately 11:30 P.M., he struck again. A woman parking her car in her apartment house's garage was shot, but not killed. She was one of the few who actually had a good look at the Night Stalker. What is this woman's name? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. On March 17, 1985, the Night Stalker struck again, this time a few blocks away. A woman was driving her car when the Night Stalker forced his way into her car, and shot her at point blank range. What was the name of this woman? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. On March 27, 1985, the killer entered a house of a sleeping couple. The couple were fast asleep in their bed, with the window open, they never knew what hit them. What were the couple's names? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. At pre-dawn on May 14, 1985, the Stalker crept into the house of another elderly couple. He killed the husband and beat and asaulted the wife. What was the name of this couple? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. In the dark hours of May 30, 1985, a 41 year old woman was asleep in her bedroom when she was surprised by someone flashing a light in her eyes. Terrified, she sat up. When she did, the Stalker asked "Where's your money?". But before she could say a word, the killer grabbed her off the bed and led her down the hall to her son's room. Afraid he would hurt her child, she did what he told her to do. What is the name of this woman? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. On the night of June 1, 1985, 83 year old Malvia Keller and her 79 year old sister, Blanche Wolfe, were the victims of the Night Stalker's most aggressive and horrible onslaught. When their gardener found them the next morning, what did Malvia have drawn, in lipstick, on her thigh? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. At one of the crime scenes, a black baseball hat was taken into evidence. The hat had an emblem of a hard rock group on it. What was the name of the hard rock group that was emblazoned on the hat? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. Which Los Angeles newspaper termed the killer the "Night Stalker"? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. What was the name of the detective in charge of the case? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. On August 17, 1985, the Night Stalker ditched the stolen car he had been using for a few weeks near Lake Merced. When the police discovered the car and ran the plates, they found that the car was stolen. They dusted the car for fingerprints, and fed the prints through Cal-ID. Within minutes the police had a name and a mugshot to match. What name did the police have for the Night Stalker?

Answer: (First and Last names or last name only )
Question 12 of 15
12. On Saturday, August 31, 1985, the Night Stalker went into a store to buy a bottle of whiskey. Unbeknownst to him, his picture was splashed all over the newspapers. He knew something was different because everyone in the store was staring at him. When he looked down at the newspapers he saw what everyone else had already saw, his own picture on the front page of the newspaper. He immediately ran out of the store and into the Spanish speaking neighborhood he knew so well. The Night Stalker was captured in his own neighborbood and by his own people. What is the name of the street he was caught on? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. During questioning by detectives, who did the Night Stalker claim he idolized? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. When did the trial for the Night Stalker take place? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. The Night Stalker was given the death penalty.



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1. On June 28, 1984, at the Glassel Park apartment house in Los Angeles, a 79 year old woman was murdered. What was the name of this woman?

Answer: Jennie Vincow

On the night of June 28, 1984, Jennie Vincow was asleep in her first floor apartment at the Glassel Park apartment house. She left her window open because of the heat and humidity, and she wanted to get what little breeze she could. The Night Stalker crept through the open window and viciously murdered Jennie.

Her son found her the next day. Who was this person who murdered Jennie Vincow? Was he a crazed madman?
2. The Night Stalker kept himself under control for almost a year, but on March 17, 1985, at approximately 11:30 P.M., he struck again. A woman parking her car in her apartment house's garage was shot, but not killed. She was one of the few who actually had a good look at the Night Stalker. What is this woman's name?

Answer: Maria Hernandez

On the night of March 17, 1985, at approximately 11:30 P.M., Maria Hernandez had just pulled into the garage. Unbeknownst to her the Night Stalker was hiding behind a pillar. He waited for Maria to get of her car. When she did he shot her in cold blood. Lucky for Maria, the bullet was deflected off of her car keys. Maria suffered a hand wound, but was otherwise unscathed.

She was the second person to get a good look at the Night Stalker. Unfortunately, when Maria made her way to her apartment, she found her friend, Dayle Okazaki, in a pool of blood. Dayle had been shot in the head at close range by the Night Stalker. Why did the Night Stalker wait almost a year to start again?
3. On March 17, 1985, the Night Stalker struck again, this time a few blocks away. A woman was driving her car when the Night Stalker forced his way into her car, and shot her at point blank range. What was the name of this woman?

Answer: Tsai-Lian Yu

Within an hour of murdering Dayle Okazaki and injuring Maria Hernandez, the Night Stalker murdered Tsai-Lian Yu. Yu was driving her yellow Chevrolet down North Alhambra Avenue in nearby Monterey Park, when a man forced his way into her car. He shouted profanity at her and shot her at point blank range. Yu died immediately.
4. On March 27, 1985, the killer entered a house of a sleeping couple. The couple were fast asleep in their bed, with the window open, they never knew what hit them. What were the couple's names?

Answer: Vincent and Maxine Zazzara

On March 27, 1985, Vincent and Maxine Zazzara were asleep, when the killer struck. The Stalker shot Vincent in the head at close range, but Maxine was horribly tortured.
5. At pre-dawn on May 14, 1985, the Stalker crept into the house of another elderly couple. He killed the husband and beat and asaulted the wife. What was the name of this couple?

Answer: Harold and Jean Wu

On May 14, 1985, at pre-dawn, the killer entered the house of Harold and Jean Wu. Harold was shot in the head, while Jean was savagely beaten. When the Stalker was finished with Jean, he left, thinking she was dead. Jean Wu was the third person to have a good look at the Night Stalker.
6. In the dark hours of May 30, 1985, a 41 year old woman was asleep in her bedroom when she was surprised by someone flashing a light in her eyes. Terrified, she sat up. When she did, the Stalker asked "Where's your money?". But before she could say a word, the killer grabbed her off the bed and led her down the hall to her son's room. Afraid he would hurt her child, she did what he told her to do. What is the name of this woman?

Answer: Ruth Wilson

In the dark hours of May 30, 1985, 41 year old Ruth Wilson was asleep in her room when the Stalker entered. She was rudely awaken by a light from a flashlight beaming in her eyes. When she sat up, the killer asked "Where's your money?". Before she could answer, he yanked her off her bed and dragged her down the hall to her 12 year old son's room. Afraid he would harm her child, she did everything he told her to do.

When the police interviewed her, she gave the same description of the man that the other three had given: He was tall, gaunt, dark, and definitely Hispanic. The police knew that four people couldn't be wrong in describing the Stalker.
7. On the night of June 1, 1985, 83 year old Malvia Keller and her 79 year old sister, Blanche Wolfe, were the victims of the Night Stalker's most aggressive and horrible onslaught. When their gardener found them the next morning, what did Malvia have drawn, in lipstick, on her thigh?

Answer: A pentagram

When Malvia's and Blanche's gardener found them the next morning, the sisters had been beaten savagely on the head. Blanche was bleeding profusely from the head, but she was still alive, barely. Malvia, on the other hand, had been killed. Malvia also had, drawn in lipstick on her thigh, a pentagram.

Another pentagram was found in the room where Blanche was found. Blanche was taken to the hospital where she was in a coma for some time. Unfortunately, months later, Blanche passed away without ever regaining consciousness.
8. At one of the crime scenes, a black baseball hat was taken into evidence. The hat had an emblem of a hard rock group on it. What was the name of the hard rock group that was emblazoned on the hat?

Answer: AC/DC

The hat was found by Los Angeles County Sheriff, Sherman Block, at the scene of Dayle Okazaki's murder. According to Block, the group was known to have written and produced songs with a satanic overture. According to the Los Angeles Times, "Authorities focused on AC/DC's 1979 'Highway to Hell' album and its six-minute 'Night Prowler' cut, which says, in part, 'What's the noise outside your window? What's the shadow on the blind? As you lay there naked like a body in a tomb, suspended animation as I slip into your room.'"
9. Which Los Angeles newspaper termed the killer the "Night Stalker"?

Answer: Los Angeles Herald-Examiner

For a while, the killer was called the "Valley Intruder" and the "Walk-in Killer," but it was not until the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner started calling him the "Night Stalker" that the city became terrified. The name brought fear to the citizens of Los Angeles.
10. What was the name of the detective in charge of the case?

Answer: Frank Salerno

Detective Sergeant Frank Salerno was placed in charge of the Night Stalker case. Salerno was also in charge of another famous Los Angeles case, The Hillside Stranglers. Salerno put together a strong case for when the Stalker was caught, which included: recovered .22 caliber cartridge shells, the same method of breaking and entering, imprints of the same design tennis shoe (Reebok hightops, size 11), the description of the killer by four surviving victims, and the fact that the killer made each survivor say the words "I vow to Satan" or "I love Satan." Salerno knew he had a strong case with all of this evidence, and so with this in mind Captain Robert Grimm and Salerno put together the Night Stalker task force.
11. On August 17, 1985, the Night Stalker ditched the stolen car he had been using for a few weeks near Lake Merced. When the police discovered the car and ran the plates, they found that the car was stolen. They dusted the car for fingerprints, and fed the prints through Cal-ID. Within minutes the police had a name and a mugshot to match. What name did the police have for the Night Stalker?

Answer: Richard Ramirez

Richard Ramirez was born in El Paso, Texas on February 28, 1960. He was known through his teenage years as a petty thief. His first arrest as an adult was for possession of marijuana. For this, he was placed on probation. He was arrested a second time for the same crime. His third arrest was for reckless driving. He was placed on three years probation for this crime. When Ramirez was 20 years old, he left El Paso.

While in California, he was arrested yet again for grand theft auto, but somehow he wasn't charged with the crime. What drove Ramirez to start killing? Considering that when he was a young, his mother sent him to Sunday School to learn the Bible. Ramirez, the youngest of seven children, did learn the Bible, but only in reverse. For everyday after school the young Ramirez would go to the library to teach himself about the fallen angels and Satan. It was widely believed that Ramirez had encountered a satanic cult which told him that he must sacrifice human lives for Satan. This is most likely the basis of Ramirez's killings.
12. On Saturday, August 31, 1985, the Night Stalker went into a store to buy a bottle of whiskey. Unbeknownst to him, his picture was splashed all over the newspapers. He knew something was different because everyone in the store was staring at him. When he looked down at the newspapers he saw what everyone else had already saw, his own picture on the front page of the newspaper. He immediately ran out of the store and into the Spanish speaking neighborhood he knew so well. The Night Stalker was captured in his own neighborbood and by his own people. What is the name of the street he was caught on?

Answer: Hubbard Street

Ramirez was running for his life, weaving in and out of the neighborhood he knew so well. When the people of the neighborhood saw him, they started running after him. He stopped at a woman's house to ask for help. Fortunately for the woman, she recognized him and slammed the door in his face. During this time, the police were drowning in calls, and each call said that Ramirez was running through the neighborhood. The police knew that a whole community couldn't be wrong, so they sent squads to the neighborhood. When Ramirez made a wrong turn onto Hubbard Street, he was cornered and beaten by the heroes of Hubbard Street.

When the police arrived, they were shocked to see Ramirez pinned to the curb by his own people. Ramirez pleaded with the cops to shoot him, but they didn't. Instead, they arrested him and brought him in.
13. During questioning by detectives, who did the Night Stalker claim he idolized?

Answer: The Hillside Stranglers

During questioning, Ramirez said he killed because he wanted to be famous like his idols, the Hillside Stranglers. When he was told that the interrogation room that he was in was the same one that the Stranglers were questioned in, he became very happy. Ramirez claimed he killed for the Hillside Stranglers, which investigators found hard to believe.
14. When did the trial for the Night Stalker take place?

Answer: January 29, 1989

Ramirez's trial was supposed to start on September 2, 1987, but it was pushed back to February 1, 1988. When February 1st came, it was pushed back yet again to January 29, 1989. Judge Michael Tynan resided over the case. After 165 witnesses and eight months of testimony, Ramirez was found guilty on 14 counts of murder.
15. The Night Stalker was given the death penalty.

Answer: True

Ramirez was sent to San Quentin and given the death penalty for his crimes. To the surviving victims comes a knowledge that he will never see the light of day again.
Source: Author DakotaNorth

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