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This true crime docuseries is comprised of four 50-minute episodes that detail the investigation of the murders and atrocities committed by serial killer Richard Ramirez, who was dubbed the moniker “Night Stalker” by the local Los Angeles community. Netflix has not responded to The Post’s request for comment on the criticisms.Netflix’s “Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer” may be one of the many crime documentaries on the media streaming platform, but it's notably distinct from all the ones that came before it. “I love True Crime docs but even I’m finding this one extremely dark & twisted,” wrote one. “Night Stalker” subject Richard Ramirezĭespite the goresploitative depictions, some viewers couldn’t look away. In media circles, Medium writer Eric Langberg thought the visuals amounted to violence porn while Indiewire writer Ann Donahue deemed the re-enactments “cheesy B-movie grade visuals” that undercut the serious subject matter.

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Other Twitter users thought the series glorified Ramirez without honoring the victims (a common critique of how killers are covered in the media).

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One commented that even though they “don’t scare easily,” they wouldn’t recommend the police procedural “unless you have a very thick skin for true crime.” Even hardened true-crime fans say the show went too far in depicting Ramirez’s crimes. This is tough viewing.”Įven calloused viewers found the gore a bit gratuitous. NetflixĪnother tweeted, “Not sure if I can get through all of #NightStalker on Netflix. Ramirez was convicted of 13 murders, five attempted murders, 11 sexual assaults and 14 burglaries in 1989. No need for them to include the victim crime scene photos, and slo-mo blood splatter shots, it’s not necessary,” wrote one appalled viewer of the docuseries’ lurid imagery. “Watching the new Netflix ‘Night Stalker’ series. The harrowing four-part show, which dropped earlier today, details the life of Ramirez, who was convicted of 13 murders, five attempted murders, 11 sexual assaults and 14 burglaries in 1989.ĭespite its disturbing subject matter, social-media watchdogs were nonetheless shocked at the grisly crime scene photos and bloody re-enactments that included a close-up shot of a knife sticking out of a body, and blood falling in slow motion. However, the content depicted in the “Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer” was so graphic that even seasoned true-crime fans had to shut it off. Mystery ‘second suspect’ tied to infamous Night Stalker serial killerĪudiences were undoubtedly anticipating some on-screen blood when Netflix announced it was making a docuseries on serial killer Richard Ramirez, who stalked Los Angeles in the 1980s.

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