California serial killer Richard Ramirez dies

June 08, 2013 00:26

Richard Ramirez, the notorious serial killer known as the Night Stalker, died early today in a hospital, a state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation official said. Ramirez, 53, "passed away this morning," San Quentin State Prison spokesman Lt. Sam Robinson told The Associated Press.

No other details were released. Ramirez had been taken from death row to Marin General Hospital.

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