Who is Richard Ramirez’s wife Doreen Lioy and where is she now?
EVIL California serial killer Richard Ramirez was convicted of 13 murders and 11 sexual assaults in 1989, and spent 24 years on death row.
However, during his incarceration at San Quentin State Prison, Ramirez found love beyond the iron bars and married besotted pen pal Doreen Lioy.
After 's courtroom proceedings were televised, the twisted murderer started gathering fans and began communicating with them via letter.
However, he found his biggest fan in doting Lioy, who began writing to the serial killer on a daily basis.
They started communicating in 1985 and she wrote him 75 love letters during his incarceration.
Their marriage lasted seven years until Lioy eventually left Ramirez in 2009, after DNA confirmed he had in 1984.
Robinson also said that, “[Ramirez] wasn’t allowed to have personal visits all of 2010 and the last few years he has refused to visit with everyone.”
"I was taken aback by the news.
"To be related by birth is fine... [but] I don't want to be a part of this. It's been a painful event for the family."
It's not clear what the murderer's ex-spouse is doing, as she has avoided publicity.
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Ramirez, was born in El Paso, Texas, and was raised by Mexican immigrants.
He came to Southern California as a drifter from El Paso.
Ramirez was heavily influenced by his older cousin Miguel who had fought in the Vietnam war and tortured and mutilated Vietnamese women.
At 13, Ramirez watched his cousin murder his wife.
He developed a penchant for Satanism after moving to California in the late 1970s.
Evil Ramirez was arrested several times for drug possession, burglary, and auto theft.
He was eventually found guilty of a total of 43 counts including attempted murder, rape, sodomy and burglary, said Los Angeles prosecutor Alan Yochelson, who assisted in the case against Ramirez.
Some 23 victims suffered in the crimes for which Ramirez was convicted, Yochelson added.
Ramirez's parting words to the jury after he was sentenced to death were: "Big deal. Death always went with the territory. See you in Disneyland."
What has Doreen Lioy said about Richard Ramirez?
Smitten Doreen Lioy always believed Richard Ramirez was innocent.
"He's my best friend; he's my buddy."
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Although Lioy complained about her "lonely lifestyle" after her family disowned her, she would describe her situation as a "hometown girl makes bad" whenever anyone criticized her for marrying a serial killer.
She reportedly said: "Once I was married to Richard, I would have a new family; his family would become mine."