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Two days later, his [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mug_shot mugshots] were broadcast on national [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television television] and printed on the cover of every major [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspaper newspaper] in California. The next day Ramirez was identified, chased, surrounded, and severely beaten by an [[Angry Mob|angry mob]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Los_Angeles_%28region%29 East Los Angeles] as he was trying to steal a car. Police broke up the mob, preventing them from [[Lynching|lynching]] Ramirez.

==Trial and Conviction==

~~[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_selection Jury selection] for the~~ case started on July 22, 1988, and on September 20, 1989, he was found guilty of 13 counts of murder, 5 attempted murders, 11 sexual assaults and 14 burglaries During the penalty phase of the trial on November 7, 1989, he was sentenced to die in California's ~~[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_chamber~~ gas chamber]. The trial of Richard Ramirez was one of the most difficult and longest criminal trials in American history, taking over four years to finalize Nearly 1,600 prospective jurors were interviewed. More than one hundred witnesses testified, and while a number of witnesses had a difficult time recalling certain facts four years after the crimes, others were quite certain of the identity of Richard Ramirez.

The case started on July 22, 1988, and on September 20, 1989, he was found guilty of 13 counts of murder, 5 attempted murders, 11 sexual assaults and 14 burglaries During the penalty phase of the trial on November 7, 1989, he was sentenced to die in California's gas chamber. The trial of Richard Ramirez was one of the most difficult and longest criminal trials in American history, taking over four years to finalize Nearly 1,600 prospective jurors were interviewed. More than one hundred witnesses testified, and while a number of witnesses had a difficult time recalling certain facts four years after the crimes, others were quite certain of the identity of Richard Ramirez.

On August 3, 1988 ~~the ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times Los Angeles Times]'' reported~~ that some jail employees overheard Ramirez planning to shoot the prosecutor with a gun, which Ramirez intended to have smuggled into the courtroom.Consequently, a metal detector was installed outside the courtroom and intensive searches were conducted on people entering. On August 14, the trial was interrupted because one of the jurors, Phyllis Singletary, did not arrive to the courtroom. Later that day she was found shot to death in her apartment. The jury was terrified; they could not help wondering if Ramirez had somehow directed this event from inside his prison cell, and if he could reach other jury members. However, Ramirez was not responsible for Singletary's death; she had been shot and killed by her boyfriend, who later committed suicide with the same weapon in a hotel. The alternate juror who replaced Singletary was too frightened to return to her home.

On August 3, 1988 it was reported that some jail employees overheard Ramirez planning to shoot the prosecutor with a gun, which Ramirez intended to have smuggled into the courtroom.Consequently, a metal detector was installed outside the courtroom and intensive searches were conducted on people entering. On August 14, the trial was interrupted because one of the jurors, Phyllis Singletary, did not arrive to the courtroom. Later that day she was found shot to death in her apartment. The jury was terrified; they could not help wondering if Ramirez had somehow directed this event from inside his prison cell, and if he could reach other jury members. However, Ramirez was not responsible for Singletary's death; she had been shot and killed by her boyfriend, who later committed suicide with the same weapon in a hotel. The alternate juror who replaced Singletary was too frightened to return to her home.

By the time of the trial, Ramirez had fans who were writing him letters and paying him visits. Beginning in 1985, freelance magazine editor Doreen Lioy wrote him nearly 75 letters during his incarceration In 1988 he proposed to her, and on October 3, 1996, they were married in ~~California's [http://en~~.~~wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Quentin_State_Prison San Quentin State Prison] Lioy has~~ stated that she will commit suicide when Ramirez is executed. By some estimates, he could be in his early seventies before the execution is carried out, due to the lengthy California appeals process. He died of liver failure June 7, 2013 while still awaiting death row appeals.

By the time of the trial, Ramirez had fans who were writing him letters and paying him visits. Beginning in 1985, freelance magazine editor Doreen Lioy wrote him nearly 75 letters during his incarceration In 1988 he proposed to her, and on October 3, 1996, they were married in Prison. Lioy stated that she will commit suicide when Ramirez is executed. By some estimates, he could be in his early seventies before the execution is carried out, due to the lengthy California appeals process. He died of liver failure June 7, 2013 while still awaiting death row appeals.

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 Two days later, his [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mug_shot mugshots] were broadcast on national [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television television] and printed on the cover of every major [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspaper newspaper] in California<sup>.</sup> The next day Ramirez was identified, chased, surrounded, and severely beaten by an [[Angry Mob|angry mob]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Los_Angeles_%28region%29 East Los Angeles] as he was trying to steal a car. Police broke up the mob, preventing them from [[Lynching|lynching]] Ramirez.
 ==Trial and Conviction==
-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_selection Jury selection] for the case started on July 22, 1988, and on September 20, 1989, he was found guilty of 13 counts of murder, 5 attempted murders, 11 sexual assaults and 14 burglaries During the penalty phase of the trial on November 7, 1989, he was sentenced to die in California's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_chamber gas chamber]. The trial of Richard Ramirez was one of the most difficult and longest criminal trials in American history, taking over four years to finalize Nearly 1,600 prospective jurors were interviewed. More than one hundred witnesses testified, and while a number of witnesses had a difficult time recalling certain facts four years after the crimes, others were quite certain of the identity of Richard Ramirez.
+The case started on July 22, 1988, and on September 20, 1989, he was found guilty of 13 counts of murder, 5 attempted murders, 11 sexual assaults and 14 burglaries During the penalty phase of the trial on November 7, 1989, he was sentenced to die in California's gas chamber. The trial of Richard Ramirez was one of the most difficult and longest criminal trials in American history, taking over four years to finalize Nearly 1,600 prospective jurors were interviewed. More than one hundred witnesses testified, and while a number of witnesses had a difficult time recalling certain facts four years after the crimes, others were quite certain of the identity of Richard Ramirez.
-On August 3, 1988 the ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times Los Angeles Times]'' reported that some jail employees overheard Ramirez planning to shoot the prosecutor with a gun, which Ramirez intended to have smuggled into the courtroom.Consequently, a metal detector was installed outside the courtroom and intensive searches were conducted on people entering. On August 14, the trial was interrupted because one of the jurors, Phyllis Singletary, did not arrive to the courtroom. Later that day she was found shot to death in her apartment. The jury was terrified; they could not help wondering if Ramirez had somehow directed this event from inside his prison cell, and if he could reach other jury members. However, Ramirez was not responsible for Singletary's death; she had been shot and killed by her boyfriend, who later committed suicide with the same weapon in a hotel. The alternate juror who replaced Singletary was too frightened to return to her home.
+On August 3, 1988 it was reported that some jail employees overheard Ramirez planning to shoot the prosecutor with a gun, which Ramirez intended to have smuggled into the courtroom.Consequently, a metal detector was installed outside the courtroom and intensive searches were conducted on people entering. On August 14, the trial was interrupted because one of the jurors, Phyllis Singletary, did not arrive to the courtroom. Later that day she was found shot to death in her apartment. The jury was terrified; they could not help wondering if Ramirez had somehow directed this event from inside his prison cell, and if he could reach other jury members. However, Ramirez was not responsible for Singletary's death; she had been shot and killed by her boyfriend, who later committed suicide with the same weapon in a hotel. The alternate juror who replaced Singletary was too frightened to return to her home.
-By the time of the trial, Ramirez had fans who were writing him letters and paying him visits. Beginning in 1985, freelance magazine editor Doreen Lioy wrote him nearly 75 letters during his incarceration In 1988 he proposed to her, and on October 3, 1996, they were married in California's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Quentin_State_Prison San Quentin State Prison] Lioy has stated that she will commit suicide when Ramirez is executed<sup>.</sup> By some estimates, he could be in his early seventies before the execution is carried out, due to the lengthy California appeals process. He died of liver failure June 7, 2013 while still awaiting death row appeals.
+By the time of the trial, Ramirez had fans who were writing him letters and paying him visits. Beginning in 1985, freelance magazine editor Doreen Lioy wrote him nearly 75 letters during his incarceration In 1988 he proposed to her, and on October 3, 1996, they were married in Prison. Lioy stated that she will commit suicide when Ramirez is executed<sup>.</sup> By some estimates, he could be in his early seventies before the execution is carried out, due to the lengthy California appeals process. He died of liver failure June 7, 2013 while still awaiting death row appeals.
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