PHILIP CARLO

The Classic Account Of One Of The Worlds Most Feared Serial KillersTwenty years after Richard Ramirez left thirteen dead and paralyzed the city of Los Angeles, his name is still synonymous with fear, torture, and sadistic murder. Philip Carlos classic The Night Stalker, based upon three years of meticulous research and extensive interviews with Ramirez, revealed the killer and his horrifying crimes to be even more chilling than anyone could have imagined. From watching his cousin commit murder at age eleven to his nineteen death sentences to the juror who fell in love with him, the story of Ramirez is a bizarre and spellbinding descent into the very heart of human evil.A Shocking New ChapterIncredibly, after The Night Stalker was first published, thousands of women from all over the world began to contact Carlo, begging to be put in touch with the killer. Carlo began to interview them and, in this compelling tenth-anniversary edition, presents their disturbing stories and the dark sexual desires that would drive them towards a brutal murderer. And in an exclusive death row interview, the killer himself gives his thoughts on the Ramirez Groupiesand what he thinks they really want.

The Classic Account Of One Of The Worlds Most Feared Serial KillersTwenty years after Richard Ramirez left thirteen dead and paralyzed the city of Los Angeles, his name is still synonymous with fear, torture, and sadistic murder. Philip Carlos classic The Night Stalker, based upon three years of meticulous research and extensive interviews with Ramirez, revealed the killer and his horrifying crimes to be even more chilling than anyone could have imagined. From watching his cousin commit murder at age eleven to his nineteen death sentences to the juror who fell in love with him, the story of Ramirez is a bizarre and spellbinding descent into the very heart of human evil.A Shocking New ChapterIncredibly, after The Night Stalker was first published, thousands of women from all over the world began to contact Carlo, begging to be put in touch with the killer. Carlo began to interview them and, in this compelling tenth-anniversary edition, presents their disturbing stories and the dark sexual desires that would drive them towards a brutal murderer. And in an exclusive death row interview, the killer himself gives his thoughts on the Ramirez Groupiesand what he thinks they really want.

Painstakingly researched over three years, based on nearly one hundred hours of exclusive interviews with Richard Ramirez on California's Death Row, "The Night Stalker" is the definitive account of America's most feared serial murderer. From Ramirez's earliest brushes with the law to his deadliest stalking expeditions to the unprecedented police and civilian manhunt that resulted in one of the most sensational trials in California history, "The Night Stalker" is an eerie and spellbinding descent into the very heart of human evil. It is more than epic nonfiction at its most brutally real - it is true crime masterpiece.

Durante más de cuarenta años, Richard Kuklinski, «el Hombre de Hielo», vivió una doble vida que superó con creces lo que se puede ver en Los Soprano. Aunque se había convertido en uno de los asesinos profesionales más temibles de la historia de los Estados Unidos, no dejaba de invitar a sus vecinos a alegres barbacoas en un barrio residencial de Nueva Jersey. Richard Kuklinski participó, bajo las órdenes de Sammy Gravano, «el Toro», en la ejecución de Paul Castellano en el restaurante Sparks. John Gotti lo contrató para que matara a un vecino suyo que había atropellado a su hijo accidentalmente. También desempeñó un papel activo en la muerte de Jimmy Hoffa. Kuklinski cobraba un suplemento cuando le encargaban que hiciera sufrir a sus víctimas. Realizaba este sádico trabajo con dedicación y con fría eficiencia, sin dejar descontentos a sus clientes jamás. Según sus propios cálculos, mató a más de doscientas personas, y se enorgullecía de su astucia y de la variedad y contundencia de las técnicas que empleaba. Además, Kuklinski viajó para matar por los Estados Unidos y en otras partes del mundo, como Europa y América del Sur. Mientras tanto, se casó y tuvo tres hijos, a los que envió a una escuela católica. Su hija padecía una enfermedad por la que tenía que estar ingresada con frecuencia en hospitales infantiles, donde el padre se ganó una buena reputación por su dedicación como padre y por el cariño y las atenciones que prestaba a los demás niños.. Su familia no sospechó nada jamás. Desde prisión, Kuklinski accedió conceder una serie de entrevistas. El resultado estremecedor fueron tres documentales sobre la vida de Kuklinski emitidos por la HBO. John O'Connor, del New York Times, dijo: «Pocos espectadores olvidarán este retrato tan estremecedor. Si se tuviera que comparar con alguna película de ficción, tendría que estar a la altura de