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Richard Ramirez: AC/DC

The Night Stalker murdered at least 15 people in California between 1984 and 1985 – often bursting into the homes of his victims and killing them without warning.

Ramirez, who was fascinated by Satanism and the occult, listed to Australian rockers AC/DC and some have claimed that his killing methods were inspired by the group's 1979 song Night Prowler.

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