Richard Ramirez, the notorious serial killer known as the Night Stalker, died early Friday in a hospital, a [California] 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.
Ramirez was convicted of 13 murders that terrorized Southern California in 1984 and 1985, and was sentenced to death. ...
A bit more (w/photo); no doubt there will be many more detailed stories online as the day goes on (please feel free to post better links):
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/calif-serial-killer-richard-ramirez-dies-19349065#.UbITJJzm_xE
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