Interview with author Nikolas Schreck on Richard Ramirez-The Night Stalker! Follow me on Instagram at: dani_after_dark Email: thedaniafterdark@gmail.com PayPal: @thedaniafterdark www.buymeacoff...
Great interview Dani. I like that you give Nikolas as much time as he wants to answer a question. A lot of interviewers interrupt the person they're interviewing too much and you don't get to hear the full story so to speak. It's interesting to hear Nikolas perspective on Ramirez.
Because Dani respects his knowledge. I think a lot of interviewers want to insert their own knowledge. Not bad, of course they know a few things, but we know who we're all here to listen to.
@@daithiocinnsealach1982 and @SuperStrik9 Thank you both! Nik is full of great knowledge, so he can talk all that he wants, because I want to hear everything he knows. 😊
I agree! I hate not hearing the full story/response just cause the interview cut them off so they could give their useless input that adds nothing to the interview lol
If Richard Ramirez had been short and ugly he wouldn't have had any groupies. He had groupies because he was extremely handsome, tall, elegant, with an animal magnetism and an aura of bad boy, he also had a feminine quality about him, soft, polite. His walk was amazing also.
I disagree that Ramirez had a "Death Wish." If he did,he'd have chosen victims that had some chance of protecting themselves. Not older women, smaller women,and children. He chose the weakest of society, and that's the only reason he got away for so long. Look what happened when men recognized him in the street,they'd have finished him off if police hadn't shown up.
I really like your channel. I just found it. I love that you let him talk! Am am so tired of interviewers who are more occupied by their own questions then what the person they are interviewing actually tell them. A really good interview and you definitely have a new subscriber!🥰
@@daniafterdark Hi Dani. Huge true crime fan here. Psychotherapist x 30 years from New Orleans. I stumbled onto your channel from Paulcast. How does one get in touch (Email) you if one has a question not fit for public consumption. True Crime/Manson related question.
Thanks for the great video. I first met Nikolas and Zeena in person at Hellhouse of Hollywood; October 3, 1996. The same day that Ramirez married Doreen Liyo in prison.
He was with The Temple of Set at that time. I spoke with him about the TOS, but he doesn’t speak too much of them now, once describing his experience as “negative “
I wish you would have asked him what Richard fantasies were. I’ve heard different things from different people. But great interview and amazing job letting him speak, most interviewers would never😂👏
This completely contradicts what he and zeena portrayed back in the so called satanic panic. I was under the impression that he didn't believe in hell, demons and satan. They claimed satan was purely symbolic and that they were just edgy rebels
I agree. I’ve always been intrigued by the intellectual dishonesty of claiming Atheism yet practicing Black Magic and believing that it works. Ex. The Jane Mansfield story of Lavey putting a curse on her lawyer.
That was what the church of Satan theology was then Lena and nikolas left and started the temple of set and disowned Anton lavey which is much more based on real belived in deities hope that helps so the interviews you were talking about he didn't believe in the devil and it was figurative but as time went on they got knocked much darker stuff and went off on their own
And even still... Zeena claims to be a Buddhist yet still has ritual students. Buddhism and eastern practices are so nebulous and under their guise often people engage in different types of magick and turn to different gods. They are in no better position.
@tylerdouglas480 laveys Satanism is today's covert narcissism. The dude was a genius and knew how to survive during that time playing the game with everyone.
Just subscribed after listening to a couple podcasts with you. Something to add - a connection with LA County’s Men’s Central Jail told me he’s (Ramirez) considered one of the darkest, spookiest, characters ever to be held there. That says a lot considered the long and storied history of Men’s Central Jail.
The dream this man shared wasn't about letting him know that Richard died as he would've found anyway, it was a spiritual warning. I've had similar dreams. It was kind of chilling listening to him describing the room. Jesus is the way, the truth, the and life and no one comes to the father if not by him"
I feel like being in love with dangerous men is like owning a tiger. It's awesome while you have control, but at any second, he can turn around and eat you.
You are very right. Sadly I have to much experience with dangerous men. Most likely because I grew up with SA and abuse. They make you feel safe in the beginning, because they see as an object to protect so they can have you to them self, but they will turn on you. Luckily I got away, got help and have a normal life with a kind husband today, but if I can give one advice. If your stomach tells you a ma is dangerous, stay away. It will put you in dangerous situations the second they are bored with you and as we know, sociopaths gets bored easily. Stay safe people❤
I find it quite interesting how Richie still felt guilt for his parents after all of that. Regardless of the talk of brain damage, his trauma pushed him to investigate reality in a deep way, esoterically and also in relation to his racial heritage. Yet after all, his deep childhood wounds, his rebellious nature that drove him away from his parents and family, stuck with him all along. He wanted to compensate his family for the least. And its quite the deal that at this time, we can all see the origin of people like him. How they got bitter and resentful, there act’s definitely got them to be re-born in a new consciousness in hell. Or at least that’s what their life has become, hell, sorrow, and agony. I urge everyone who has a spiritual instinct or belief to pray for the lost souls, may they be redeemed, as far as they face their actions and karma. The atrocities that happened to the pure souls will also never be forgotten , and the grief of there loved ones will eco as long as people get to know this history. They were the lambs sacrificed and they are ought to rest in peace, in our hearts. Spread love ❤ not power
I walked right by him on the sidewalk on 1900 Knox St.in Sanfernando CA.in 1986, the street my Dad lived on, he was wearing a n orange baseball cap, walking in opposite directions, I even said hi to him, he said hi back to me, it was at night, I knew it was him for sure after they caught him and I saw a clear picture of him, a few days later the News paper said he was seen around 1900 Knox St.,he was hiding at a house 8 houses down from my Dad's, after he got caught a weak later I was releaved, they tore that whole house down and dug up the ground underneath it.
@@staywokeinthesestreets yeah, I most every night I walked down Knox St to my friends house of of Orange Grove,a street that joins Knox St. I saw him only one time , it was right by that house that was tore down later, when I said hi to him he looked suprized then said hi like he couldn't believe that I said hi to him, when we passed each other a moment after he looked to his side and behind himself, I did the same thing at the same time, I had a weird feeling about him walked a few steps farther and looked back again and he was gone.
What a great interview! Nikolas is a very interesting man and I'd love to hear him talk about the deeper occult knowledge he has. My only disagreement with him is that I feel Dave McGowan has done some great research over the years, particularly on Laurel Canyon... but that's my opinion. Thanks for all you do, Dani!
I remember this guy from Donahue days. Laveys daughter, who he was with on the show, has raised her head recently as well. The headphones hide his malformed right ear. Also... the pentagram in Ramirez's hand in the title pic is upside down. derp : /
That was a scary time knowing Ramirez was loose in our city. My 2 daughters friend from school her dad was their soccer coach. He was one of the head detectives on the Richard Ramirez case was Gill Carrillo. At one point for the family’s safety he had to take the family to a safe place while he was working on the case.
I moved to California in December of 84 so that whole summers murder spree was a bit of a F,d up welcome to Southern California for me. Although I did like to crank ACzDC to try to scare my neighbors at the time like any self respecting 13 year old metal head should do. 🤟🏻👺
A detective said that he had remorse for only two of his crimes, when he abducted a 10 year old girl a puppy had got out of the car, and when he tried to strangle a 15-16 year old girl with a wire, he told someone to tell her that he was sorry. is this true?
He may have said it, but I wouldn’t believe a word of it given the unbelievably brutal nature of his crimes, the way he taunted his victims, and, the fact that psychopaths of this magnitude don’t possess true empathy. In the first scenario, was he remorseful about abducting the girl or letting the puppy out of the car?? Even if he said he was remorseful, I certainly wouldn’t believe it.
in the 1st scenario, he felt guilty about the puppy. but he did say he felt guilty for leaving the young teenager bludgeoned in bed in the condition she was left in. i 1000% believe it’s possible for him to feel guilt for these acts. i know a few people who absolutely fit the definition of a sociopath and psychopath but they do have emotions. that is why those definitions conflict me. whether it’s anger, or resentment, or jealousy, or a feeling of rejection or feeling betrayed.. they are capable of emotions. i’ve seen it.
Ok, but Richard didn't kill any of the people with whom he sociacialised. He wasn't killing prostitutes, neither his familly members, neither any of his acquaintances ( Donna from SF said in court that he was staying alone with multiple members of her familly, inculding her teenage daugther and he never was vilant. She even teased him that he could never kill anyone. She knew him for years. He never harmed his Texas girlfriends and there was also the juror that has fallen in love wih him - Cindy Haden. She was visiting him in jail many times, spending some time alon with him (she got some dedective licence or sth like that in order to be able to do that) , they were kissing and touching ( and who knows what else), he never killed her. So he was clearly capable of having relations with people without harming them.
I believe I read this interview or someone mentioned that he said something along the lines of him killing people that no one knows about. Some of those people being prostitutes. I don't know how factual it is though, but I wouldn't be surprised if it were true. I personally think that the people he had connections to, or that benefited him are people whose lives he spared. I did read a story about how he broke into a woman's home and he didn't kill or steal from her because she engaged in conversation with him. It's interesting though how he had mercy on some people...like the people who were nice to him or obeyed him.
I do agree that is a bright observation. The weird thing is how he had the social relatively very normal facade, and the night stalker face and they’re so different. It’s like day and nighttime. The people who personally knew Richard always said they think he could never do such a thing even his ex-girlfriend Nohemi Navarete has sworn the guy she has dated would never do such a thing. His family members and old friends too. I find hard that he’d rape and kill with no mercy when he could have hurt Nohemi for example or his nieces nephews when they had direct contact with them but he was gentle and soft. What I believe is 1) He was ill and under the influence of such strong drugs that it made him dissociate ( I know a lot of normal people who got addicted and became extremely violant and we all know these side effects especially of cocaine and alcohol ) 2) The police put more crimes on his shoulders than he really did simply because it was easier than to investigate and he didn’t care for correcting them towards the end as he said himself that he didn’t care what would happen to him. He was even ready to kill himself.
Saludos, Dani y Nikolas. Soy de El Salvador. 🇸🇻 😊 ¡Saludos! Mi inglés es básico. Pero afortunadamente el Video contiene subtitulos y pude activar la traducción automática; para no perderme tal video de una conversación enrriquecedora. 😁 Gracias. Sin duda, ya soy un nuevo suscriptor esperando más, del buen material como éste. Nikolas expresa muy bien todo. Espero que el nuevo libro contenga un capítulo con más de esta historia, exista en idioms Español.
This was a really fascinating interview! Thanks for this. I wonder how Richard survived in prison for so long if he didn't want to be there. Like, if he wanted the death penalty, why was there appeals? Why didn't he commit suicide? Was it the attention he got from women that kept him going? And that dream that Nikolas talked about WAS wild! I was shocked to know people smuggled weed to him. I thought things like that only happened on tv shows, but I guess there's some truth to it 😅 I heard that it was his wife Doreen that helped him with his last court statement so, finding out that wasn't true surprised me. I thought he moved to California at the age of 19yrs. old. Finding out he was on his own at a younger age is sad. I did a bit of research (and observation) on Richard so I wasn't shocked to know he was a very intelligent, charming, introverted and introspective person...or how much he masturbated except I just thought it was because he was hypersexual, not because his health was declining. Or maybe it was both 🤔 The bit about how psychs and inmates saying he was not in touch with reality threw me off because all of my research of the people who have talked to him personally says the opposite. I figure maybe he was making them think that purposely, the same way he was putting on a show for the media....? The demon possession talks were interesting. I saw an interview of this guard that worked at San Quentin who was Catholic. He said Richard was "perfectly possessed". It's interesting how more than one person has said that about him, which intrigues me because my idea of possession only comes from movies where the person is totally disassociated and has no autonomy over their body/awareness. I am SO curious to know all about Richard's medical records and psychiatric evaluations. And I wish I knew the timeline of everything that happened the day he died and what happened afterwards. I heard that no one claimed his body which I don't know how true that is. but if it is, it would shock me because he had family that loved him so, why wouldn't they? I heard he was cremated, and his wife sold his ashes. I wonder where his remains are right now. I wish I could see his autopsy report to see what else they discovered.
@@daniafterdark oh you have to read it! that book is a classic. very interesting. I have read it a few times haha. the only problem is I've got this weird feelings for the main character after reading it.
@@daniafterdark btw🤫 Nikolas is resentful because of how he and Zeena were portrayed in the book. Carlo wrote what Richard told him. Nik didn't like it. but they did act weird and liked attracting attention. and it seemed like they were his 'admirers' ("friends") from the letters they wrote... as much as he is ashamed of it now. Its ok. whatever, they were in their early 20es ;) hehe
Based on what Mr. Schreck just indicated, how could any women have a relationship with Richard? They would be murdered! Very interesting! Thinking about Ava O relationship with him.
Can't take his take on Lavey because of his relationship with his daughter, who wanted to overthrow her own father for power and used Schreck to help her get out, just to get rid of him afterward. Lavey was a real one, but schreck and his own daughter used him and manipulated him and used his kindness to make money of his death afterward at saying he was some lunatic when far from it. The dude was an intellectual and way ahead of his time during that period.
That would have been the kind of book I would have LOVED to read! Too bad it never happened...When he said, man they are after your ass, he sounded just like Richie 🤣 ... that joke, you never know when your last moment etc, as a lot of people that knew him found out... That shouldn't have made me laugh but it did ..lol! 🤣 And yes he is so right about the media!! also, he keeps saying repeatedly...he was quite candid in telling us things, however he is not telling us what he says 😔 regardless thanks for doing this interview 👍 wish he would go into more detail like a previous youtuber commented, richards fantasies, his woman type, his deeper feeling on his religion...etc.. so many things we would have liked to know...p.s. did he ever send the wax figure picture? Again thanks for the interview 👍
Yes! More questions to ask him.....I think there needs to be a live chat so we can ask the questions as well. Kudos to Dani for a such a great interview !
Can u find anything about the latest Manson file book Shreck wrote. Many of us have paid and 2 yrs waiting and still we don’t have our book. What’s the deal?
@@planes3333 Yes the Calvinist god that has predestined it all. Sadly this is the false god that the false satanists are rebelling against. They've never encountered the true Christ.
Yeah, a common theme with seemingly most of the mass, spree, and serial, killers is total lack of remorse, lack of guilt of course, and no regrets (except getting caught), and so forth. It’s always sobering to hear it when they say it because it’s such a stark difference between us so-called “normative” folks and them. “Disturbing” is a good word for it. More like disturbing on steroids.
Probably only to the degree that it would make him look bad to other prisoners/ maybe even the groupies. Prisoners generally don't like chomos. And it would put his life in danger behind bars.
@@rachelw821 You're probably right. Despite his "death wish" the coward was afraid of the other inmates. They weren't a bunch of sleeping old ladies like the people he murdered.
I can attest to the fear/worry he created in the LA Basin as I was living there at the time. People really were aware and fearful and double checked locking their doors and windows and kept their weapon ready or improvised defense tool of whatever kind….
Interesting he didn’t record any of his visits. Wonder why he didn’t after going to all the trouble to meet with him. He goes to visit him then constantly takes notes?
Yeah probably because Ramirez wouldn't of wanted his "no filter" chats recorded. He was his shameless self around Nicholas Shrek & Zena Lavey. Makes sense to me. Different personas for different people. Charles Manson was more than happy to be filmed by NS as he had nothing to hide from the public. Nothing.
I love to listen to Nickolas. I believe he's a man of wealth and taste. But he does not have his father's eyes. I believe he's been close enough to evil to educate.
So he was a Beautiful wild and ill animal that also had a sweet side. And then when you learn more about his life... it is sad. Women love to analyze things. Why is it so hard to understand the infatuation? All of those Men hung out with him and called him nice, that he had a side of him easy to warm up to, fun... but women are crazy? :)
Also interesting that one of his first murders he shot a woman point blank in the forehead, almost recreating the murder he saw as a child committed by his uncle.
1:00:58 - He sounds a bit like Dahmer in terms of how it was a subconscious drive turning the wheels, just that officially it seems like Ramirez had a much worse life and childhood whereas I don't know if Dahmer was abused or neglected to such an extent as was Ramirez.
I doubt Richard was possessed by Belial. It takes intricate detail and knowledge to work with the Goetia and actual possession is very rare. I think he was just mentally unstable or some personality disorder.
1:15:33 - It could have been the childhood brain damage as well resurfacing along with being in what sounds pretty close to solitary confinement. I'm sure the Hep C helped but I've known people who were dying from Hep C, they looked like they had a lot of ambient pain but they still seemed like themselves cognitively.
Ur dream 🦇 hell is for children ❤️🔥R.I.P Richie 💘✨✨✨ he showed me my spiritual path he lead me to understand the shift 🙏! And how to see the brain damage and most of all the Chicano war 😭🖤🖤🖤 thank u two for this interview I appreciate it and had so much fun ✨ hearing more about him and all of our similar hearts 💕 🌷 and no judgement just honest and excepting ❤❤❤
Unfortunately 😞 🔫 sad sad sad 😭 u know he was ruined as a child those secrets i always felt i knew he did so when the netflix documentary came out i was not surprised just sad 😢 ya know! Child abuse is the problem i hope we can all agree
I agree when they said Richard Ramirez raped a 7 year old boy in front of his mom and then murdered them I was like fuck that guy. These satanists leave out the disgusting parts.
He probably wouldn’t have liked him. Because Richard Ramirez was very homophobic (he liked lesbians but hated gay people) and Twiggy Ramirez spent his whole career wearing makeup and dresses so yeah. Probably would have hated him. Also, Richard probably associated the name Ramirez with his own family which he didn’t want to be linked with all of this. If anything he would probably have preferred for Twiggy to take the name “Richard” instead of “Ramirez”.
@@cissyh.5385super good observation. I find Richard Ramirez to have an overall “ I’m bored with all of you “ vibe. It was hard to get his honest attention and interest, that is why for example he befriended people you wouldn’t expect him to befriend and he liked female admirers who weren’t typical groupies and had more personality. So he’d probably think of twiggy as a copycat and wouldn’t like how disrespectful it is towards his family that he was savagely protective of despite everything
Fantastic interview Dani. I followed your from your Manson discussion panel. If you ever read my comment, my quandary is about the front door of the Tate home. Could some of the blood ( not all and I know there was a lot) from a towel or whatever Atkins used to write PIG on the door, that smear mark looks like a piece of cloth used to pick up some of the blood perhaps used to write Pig on the door. I found it odd that Atkins would retrieve a cloth then walk over to Sharonand “ dip” the cloth with her blood then walk to the front door to write PIG. I think she used Sharon’s blood that was result of her being stabbed initially in the front area - that smear mark and not a body drag mark that blood I believe was used to write pig with. If Manson went to the crime scene after the murders he could’ve used the cloth Susan threw back in the living room that had Sharon’s blood on it , Manson could’ve wrapped Sebrings head with that very cloth. Some called it a hood. Be interesting if that hood cloth had Sharon’s blood on it. That could substantiate Susan’s testimony.
Thank you! Not sure if you follow George Stimson on his channel? He had a guest on about a week or so ago that has a lot of experience, professionally, with blood and discussed that.
@@daniafterdark thank you , I followed your advice and I watched that episode. I guess the amount of blood required to transfer “ pig “ on the door was minimal. The idea was even brought up that if Tate was killed out front Susan would not have had to go far to dip a towel in her blood then possibly moving her. I still think the majority of the wounds she sustained occurred where she was found. There was obviously some , initial stab out front though. Also according to krenwinkle Abigail ran toward the back hallway through ShRons bedroom and out back door near the. Pool while pat chased her with an upraised knife. That’s why Abigail’s blood is found in hallway and on back wall and doorway. She ran toward the gate before pat caught up withh her not toward the back trails.
I wondered if he felt any resentment sometimes towards Satan since he ended up in prison, or if he felt like Satan was punishing him for whatever reason 🤔
The point that Nikolas made is that his actions were similar to what I've made of Manson, which is that they were self destructive. That is what ruled the behavior, and not the additional influences from any particular source. These guys didn't carry the thought of how am I ever going to straighten all this out and someday get a job, apartment, get clean, etc, which even the most down and out person on skid row would still have in the back of their mind.
Such a shame they didn’t do the book, but great interview really liked the video. I had a dream about Richard a few months ago he was at the end on my bed he looked like when he was younger when he grew out his hair he was wearing his black leather jacket i could see the side of his body sitting at the edge of the bed looking at me. When i woke up it definitely felt real.
