Psychopathy Checklist
Glibness/Superficial Charm [1]
- People who spoke with Ramirez personally said that he was a very charismatic individual - Women were attracted to him and would go to court to support him Grandiose Sense of Worth [2] - He believed that he would be the one who Satan would be proud of Need for Stimulation/ Proneness to Boredom [2] - Killing people gave him thrills - Ramirez was always bored so he looked for ways to get high - When he was in prison, he would exhibit his private parts and masturbate in front of visitors Pathological Lying [1] - Would lie to his parents about his criminal acts Conning/ Manipulation [1] - Would manipulate his victims into telling him where their valuables were Lack of Remorse of Guilt [2] - Did not show any guilt or lack of remorse for his actions - Believes that his actions are approved by Satan Shallow Affect [1] - Does not show affect when discussing his criminal acts Callous/ Lack of Empathy [2] - Cannot relate to the pain that his victims and their families feel Parasitic Lifestyle [2] - Depends on others' values in order to support his life and drug addiction Poor Behavior Controls [2] - Aggressive, angry, and short tempered with everyone including his victims, their families, and the courts |
Promiscuous Sexual Behavior [2]
- Sodomizes and rapes victims - Necrophilia Early Behavior Problems [2] - Runaway; would sleep at the cemetery at times - Drug use - Breaking into house Lack of Realistic; Long Term Goals [2] - Does not have any realistic. Ramirez has no job and sleeps in an abandoned building where he sleeps and gets high Impulsivity [2] - Criminal acts were impulsive , he was erratic and reckless when he committed his crimes Irresponsible [2] - In school, he would skip and get bad grades. He was irresponsible at his first job by stealing from guest who were staying at a hotel he worked for. Ultimately attempted to rape a guest, but her boyfriend intervened Failure to Accept Responsibility [2] - Always claimed that he was innocent - especially to his family Many Short-term Marital Relationships [0] - One marriage until his death. He was married while incarcerated Juvenile Delinquency [2] - Attempted rape - Theft Revocation of Conditional Release [0] - N/A Criminal Versatility [1] - Theft, assault, rape, and murder |
Is Richard Ramirez a Psychopath?
Ramirez scores a 31/40 on the PCL-R which makes him a Primary Psychopath.