# Episode 138: Hometown Horrors - Chapter II: The Night Stalker's Rampage

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Podcast: [5195 Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/5195-podcast-6592803)
Published: 2026-01-26T12:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcast5195.podbean.com/e/r-ramirez/
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## Resource

In this second in the Hometown Horrors series, Brad discusses growing up during the rampage of Richard Ramirez, the fear it generated that summer, and a possible frightening encounter with the Night Stalker one night.

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