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Cecil Hotel

640 South Main Street, Los Angeles, California

Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles, photographed in September 2005.
Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles, photographed in September 2005. Image resized for display.Jim Winstead · CC BY 2.0. Displayed to fit; photo may predate current conditions.

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Odd Stops reports that Ramirez stayed at the hotel during the 1980s. This is an accommodation connection, not evidence that his killings occurred here.

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Richard Ramirez

Richard Ramirez entered homes across California during a series of murders, sexual assaults, and other attacks in 1984 and 1985. Public identification helped end the manhunt. The crimes and the investigation became widely known through reporting about the Night Stalker.

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Odd Stops · historical location reference

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