KTLA- Richard Ramirez Sentenced For Murders on June 08, 1984 in Los Angeles, California (Footage by Tribune Broadcasting/Getty Images)

03:59:22:13. BARS AND TONE. CS. VO. VS OF ALLEGED RAPIST AND MURDERER RICHARD RAMIREZ BEING LED INTO COURT BY POLICE 04:10:10:12. MS OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY IRA REINER ADDRESSING THE PRESS 04:10:40:04. VS OF THE PRESS. VS OF RAMIREZ BEING LED OUT OF THE COURTROOM 04:11:10:20. END CS. REFEED. CS. COLOR PHOTOS SHOWING ARTIFICIAL HEART RECIPIENT MICHAEL DRUMMOND WITH HIS DOCTORS 04:12:53:16. MS OF ONE OF THE DOCTORS ADDRESSING THE PRESS. SU: ABC CORRESPONDENT. END CS. CI: PERSONALITIES: RAMIREZ, RICHARD. PERSONALITIES: REINER, IRA. PERSONALITIES: DRUMMOND, MICHAEL (ABOUT). CRIME: RAPE. CRIME: MURDER. HEALTH: ARTIFICIAL HEART TRANSPLANTS.

CU RICHARD RAMIREZ, "THE NIGHT STALKER" DEVIL WORSHIPPER, IN COURT AT HIS TRIAL.

Night Stalker Richard Ramirez in court - Premium Rate Footage - Los Angeles court house - Ramirez with lawyer - Judge sitting behind the bench - bailiff waits for Ramirez to re-enter court - police officers - media - many different angles and cutaways - Los Angeles, CA - LA

00:00:00:00 Richard Ramirez enters court/ MS of Ramirez in court {w/new Atty} (0:00)/

In Los Angeles, the trial of Richard Ramirez begins. Charged with thirteen counts of murder, Ramirezs notorious case as the Night Stalker will present the court with several challenges and delays, including jury selection and gathering evidence in other cities.

KTLA- Richard Ramirez Police Sketch on June 08, 1984 in Los Angeles, California (Footage by Tribune Broadcasting/Getty Images)

CS VO RICHARD THRELKELD, ABC NEWS. ZOOM IN TO THE CAPITOL BUILDING AND THE WHITE HOUSE. SOUNDBITES OF PAST PRESIDENTS LYNDON JOHNSON, RICHARD NIXON, GERALD FORD GETTING TOUGH ON CRIME. XLS ZOOM IN TO WHITE HOUSE. COLOR AND B/W CLIPS OF POLICE OFFICERS OF THE PENTAGON'S CRIME CONTROL UNIT. ALSO, CLIPS OF STREET SHOOTING. SOUNDBITE OF AN EXPERT ABOUT THE FEDERAL CRIME UNIT. MONTAGE OF SHOTS: US CUSTOMS CRACKDOWN ON THE DRUG TRADE IN THE SOUTHERN STATES. SU. CLIPS OF ANTI CRIME DEMONSTRATIONS AND TV ADS BY POLITICIANS SENATOR PETER WILSON (R-CALIF) AND GOVERNOR GEORGE DEUKMEJIAN (CALIF). MS ANALYST EXPLAINS WHY POLITICIANS STRESS CRIME CONTROL IN CAMPAIGN SPEECHES. CLIPS OF NEIGHBORHOOD PATROL GROUPS. MS A COP SAYS THAT MAYBE EMPHASIS SHOULD BE PLACED ON THE VICTIM AND PUT THE CRIMINAL BEHIND BARS FOR A LONGER TIME. MS ROBERT GARCIA, FATHER OF A SLAIN GIRL, TESTIFIES BEFORE A JUDGE IN CALIFORNIA JUST BEFORE TIMOTHY RAMIREZ IS SENTENCED WITH THE CRIME. CU OF RAMIREZ. CLIPS OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE VICTIM AND WITNESS PROGRAM. MORE DEMONSTRATIONS. SOUNDBITE OF GARCIA. VS RAMIREZ LEAVES COURT. SU. SOUNDBITE OF AN EXPERT EXPLAINING THAT WE "PAY" FOR OUR FREEDOMS IN THE US. SU. BLACK. CI: PERSONALITIES: JOHNSON, LYNDON. PERSONALITIES: NIXON, RICHARD. PERSONALITIES: FORD, GERALD. PERSONALITIES: WILSON, PETE. PERSONALITIES: DEUKMEJIAN, GEORGE. PERSONALITIES: GARCIA, ROBERT. PERSONALITIES: RAMIREZ, TIMOTHY. CRIMES: MURDER. JUSTICE: TRIALS.

RICHARD RAMIREZ IN YELLO JAIL JUMPSUIT HANDCUFFED AND SHACKLED ENTERS COURT ROOM. HE SITS BESIDE HIS LAWYERS. SLUMPS BACK IN HIS CHAIR. LAWYERS ASK THAT PRELIMINARY HEARING BE POSTPONED DUE TO DISCOVERY.

00:00:00:00 [Richard Ramirez taken from cthse after sentencing]--MS Ramirez & deputies exit cthse; Ramirez is put in van; crowd jeers; Ramirez smiles; van pulls away. (0:00)/

CS VO RICHARD THRELKELD, ABC NEWS. ZOOM IN TO THE CAPITOL BUILDING AND THE WHITE HOUSE. SOUNDBITES OF PAST PRESIDENTS LYNDON JOHNSON, RICHARD NIXON, GERALD FORD GETTING TOUGH ON CRIME. XLS ZOOM IN TO WHITE HOUSE. COLOR AND B/W CLIPS OF POLICE OFFICERS OF THE PENTAGON'S CRIME CONTROL UNIT. ALSO, CLIPS OF STREET SHOOTING. SOUNDBITE OF AN EXPERT ABOUT THE FEDERAL CRIME UNIT. MONTAGE OF SHOTS: US CUSTOMS CRACKDOWN ON THE DRUG TRADE IN THE SOUTHERN STATES. SU. CLIPS OF ANTI CRIME DEMONSTRATIONS AND TV ADS BY POLITICIANS SENATOR PETER WILSON (R-CALIF) AND GOVERNOR GEORGE DEUKMEJIAN (CALIF). MS ANALYST EXPLAINS WHY POLITICIANS STRESS CRIME CONTROL IN CAMPAIGN SPEECHES. CLIPS OF NEIGHBORHOOD PATROL GROUPS. MS A COP SAYS THAT MAYBE EMPHASIS SHOULD BE PLACED ON THE VICTIM AND PUT THE CRIMINAL BEHIND BARS FOR A LONGER TIME. MS ROBERT GARCIA, FATHER OF A SLAIN GIRL, TESTIFIES BEFORE A JUDGE IN CALIFORNIA JUST BEFORE TIMOTHY RAMIREZ IS SENTENCED WITH THE CRIME. CU OF RAMIREZ. CLIPS OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE VICTIM AND WITNESS PROGRAM. MORE DEMONSTRATIONS. SOUNDBITE OF GARCIA. VS RAMIREZ LEAVES COURT. SU. SOUNDBITE OF AN EXPERT EXPLAINING THAT WE "PAY" FOR OUR FREEDOMS IN THE US. SU. BLACK. CI: PERSONALITIES: JOHNSON, LYNDON. PERSONALITIES: NIXON, RICHARD. PERSONALITIES: FORD, GERALD. PERSONALITIES: WILSON, PETE. PERSONALITIES: DEUKMEJIAN, GEORGE. PERSONALITIES: GARCIA, ROBERT. PERSONALITIES: RAMIREZ, TIMOTHY. CRIMES: MURDER. JUSTICE: TRIALS.

KTLA- Richard Ramirez Arrested As Night Stalker on June 08, 1984 in Los Angeles, California (Footage by Tribune Broadcasting/Getty Images)

00:00:00:00 Ramirez with lawyers in court :44/ SOT Ramirez atty (wants change of venue) :12/ SOT DA (Thinks venue is okay) :04 (0:00)/

RICHARD RAMIREZ (THE NIGHT STALKER) IN SUIT AND DARK SUNGLASSES WALKS INTO COURT ROOM WITH LAWYER. SITS DOWN. HIS LAWYER WHISPERS SOMETHING TO HIM. HE CHATS QUIETLY WITH LAWYERS. CU OF HIS SHACKLED ANKLES. JUDGE MICHAEL A. TYNAN PRESIDES. JUDGE READS CHARGES OF MURDER. CALIFORNIA DISTRICT ATTORNEY SPEAKS

Night Stalker Crime Scenes on June 08, 1984 in Los Angeles, California (Footage by Tribune Broadcasting/Getty Images)

00:00:00:00 [Richard Ramirez victims read statements after sentencing (victims not seen)]---CU of Ramirez as shooting victims Christopher & Virginia Peterson make statement ab the lasting effec ...

CS VO RICHARD THRELKELD, ABC NEWS. ZOOM IN TO THE CAPITOL BUILDING AND THE WHITE HOUSE. SOUNDBITES OF PAST PRESIDENTS LYNDON JOHNSON, RICHARD NIXON, GERALD FORD GETTING TOUGH ON CRIME. XLS ZOOM IN TO WHITE HOUSE. COLOR AND B/W CLIPS OF POLICE OFFICERS OF THE PENTAGON'S CRIME CONTROL UNIT. ALSO, CLIPS OF STREET SHOOTING. SOUNDBITE OF AN EXPERT ABOUT THE FEDERAL CRIME UNIT. MONTAGE OF SHOTS: US CUSTOMS CRACKDOWN ON THE DRUG TRADE IN THE SOUTHERN STATES. SU. CLIPS OF ANTI CRIME DEMONSTRATIONS AND TV ADS BY POLITICIANS SENATOR PETER WILSON (R-CALIF) AND GOVERNOR GEORGE DEUKMEJIAN (CALIF). MS ANALYST EXPLAINS WHY POLITICIANS STRESS CRIME CONTROL IN CAMPAIGN SPEECHES. CLIPS OF NEIGHBORHOOD PATROL GROUPS. MS A COP SAYS THAT MAYBE EMPHASIS SHOULD BE PLACED ON THE VICTIM AND PUT THE CRIMINAL BEHIND BARS FOR A LONGER TIME. MS ROBERT GARCIA, FATHER OF A SLAIN GIRL, TESTIFIES BEFORE A JUDGE IN CALIFORNIA JUST BEFORE TIMOTHY RAMIREZ IS SENTENCED WITH THE CRIME. CU OF RAMIREZ. CLIPS OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE VICTIM AND WITNESS PROGRAM. MORE DEMONSTRATIONS. SOUNDBITE OF GARCIA. VS RAMIREZ LEAVES COURT. SU. SOUNDBITE OF AN EXPERT EXPLAINING THAT WE "PAY" FOR OUR FREEDOMS IN THE US. SU. BLACK. CI: PERSONALITIES: JOHNSON, LYNDON. PERSONALITIES: NIXON, RICHARD. PERSONALITIES: FORD, GERALD. PERSONALITIES: WILSON, PETE. PERSONALITIES: DEUKMEJIAN, GEORGE. PERSONALITIES: GARCIA, ROBERT. PERSONALITIES: RAMIREZ, TIMOTHY. CRIMES: MURDER. JUSTICE: TRIALS.

00:00:00:00 [Night stalker trial begins for Richard Ramirez] VS courtroom, Ramirez, attys Arturo Hernandez, Daniel Hernandez & LA County Dep DA Philip Halpin 1:30,1:00 (0:00)/

Richard Ramirez In Court on June 08, 1984 in Los Angeles, California (Footage by Tribune Broadcasting/Getty Images)

CS VO RICHARD THRELKELD, ABC NEWS. ZOOM IN TO THE CAPITOL BUILDING AND THE WHITE HOUSE. SOUNDBITES OF PAST PRESIDENTS LYNDON JOHNSON, RICHARD NIXON, GERALD FORD GETTING TOUGH ON CRIME. XLS ZOOM IN TO WHITE HOUSE. COLOR AND B/W CLIPS OF POLICE OFFICERS OF THE PENTAGON'S CRIME CONTROL UNIT. ALSO, CLIPS OF STREET SHOOTING. SOUNDBITE OF AN EXPERT ABOUT THE FEDERAL CRIME UNIT. MONTAGE OF SHOTS: US CUSTOMS CRACKDOWN ON THE DRUG TRADE IN THE SOUTHERN STATES. SU. CLIPS OF ANTI CRIME DEMONSTRATIONS AND TV ADS BY POLITICIANS SENATOR PETER WILSON (R-CALIF) AND GOVERNOR GEORGE DEUKMEJIAN (CALIF). MS ANALYST EXPLAINS WHY POLITICIANS STRESS CRIME CONTROL IN CAMPAIGN SPEECHES. CLIPS OF NEIGHBORHOOD PATROL GROUPS. MS A COP SAYS THAT MAYBE EMPHASIS SHOULD BE PLACED ON THE VICTIM AND PUT THE CRIMINAL BEHIND BARS FOR A LONGER TIME. MS ROBERT GARCIA, FATHER OF A SLAIN GIRL, TESTIFIES BEFORE A JUDGE IN CALIFORNIA JUST BEFORE TIMOTHY RAMIREZ IS SENTENCED WITH THE CRIME. CU OF RAMIREZ. CLIPS OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE VICTIM AND WITNESS PROGRAM. MORE DEMONSTRATIONS. SOUNDBITE OF GARCIA. VS RAMIREZ LEAVES COURT. SU. SOUNDBITE OF AN EXPERT EXPLAINING THAT WE "PAY" FOR OUR FREEDOMS IN THE US. SU. BLACK. CI: PERSONALITIES: JOHNSON, LYNDON. PERSONALITIES: NIXON, RICHARD. PERSONALITIES: FORD, GERALD. PERSONALITIES: WILSON, PETE. PERSONALITIES: DEUKMEJIAN, GEORGE. PERSONALITIES: GARCIA, ROBERT. PERSONALITIES: RAMIREZ, TIMOTHY. CRIMES: MURDER. JUSTICE: TRIALS.